Good Soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek

Good Soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek

Learn the stunning art of Sashiko stitching with this comprehensive guide that's packed with inspirational ideas. Meaning little stabs, it's a traditional Japanese sewing method that uses evenly spaced running stitches to create eye-catching geometric patterns.

• 20 patterns and motifs that readers can choose from and use as templates for their own unique Sashiko designs.
• Thorough guidance on the tools, materials and basic techniques,
  
• Included are large-scale items such as bedding, a door curtain and wall-hanging, and smaller items, such as brooches, greetings cards and notebook covers.

Sashiko explores the history of this strikingly effective technique and demonstrates how to apply it to a range of useful and ornamental items for the home, accessories and gifts.

Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) authored almost 2,000 short works, short stories, glosses, and sketches, most of which were published under numerous pen names. Hasek, a prankster and pillar of countless bars around Bohemia, was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI and spent much of the war in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp. Following the war, Hasek began writing The Good Soldier Svejk, a scathing and funny satire that was cruelly left incomplete at his early death and was, by several metrics, certainly unfinishable.