Higaki Sashiko Pattern PDF — Cypress Fence Herringbone Embroidery Template

A printable, true-scale PDF template for the Higaki "cypress fence" design, with clear, step-by-step instructions so you go from print to stitched piece without guesswork.

Higaki names a real piece of Japanese architecture before it names a stitch, a fence woven from thin strips of cypress on the diagonal; stitched as sashiko it becomes a calm diagonal herringbone, its crossing diamonds commonly read as a wish for good health.

A calm, rhythmic first project, lovely worked long across a runner or panel. Worth knowing if you're eyeing our Ajiro too: the two share a name-history but are built here as genuinely different constructions, this one a herringbone of planks, Ajiro a checkerboard of ribbons.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download):

• Cover with difficulty and motif overview

• Full-page stitching template at true 1:1 scale, with a color-coded two-pass stitch-path guide

• Step-by-step marking, stitching, and finishing guide

• Clean transfer template for water-soluble stabilizer

• US Letter AND A4 versions, reusable, print as often as you like

DETAILS:

• Skill level: Beginner, plain running stitch

• You'll need: cotton or linen, sashiko thread, a water-erasable marker, and a ruler for the marking grid

HOW IT WORKS:

• Print at 100% and check the 1-inch square

• On light fabric, trace at a bright window or lightbox; on dark fabric, use water-soluble stabilizer

For personal use only; please don't resell or redistribute. Digital download, nothing is shipped.

You'll get 2 files: one for US Letter, one for A4.

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