This sashiko cotton fabric from Olympus Thread Mfg. Co.  is printed with blue dots at 5mm intervals on cream, so you can use it to space your hitomezashi (one stitch sashiko) stitches perfectly, without needing to draw a grid first. Perfect for patterns including komezashi (rice stitch), kakinohanazashi (persimmon flower stitch) and many more, even hishizashi (diamond stitch) and urokozashi (scale stitch) can be spaced accurately using this fabric.  The dots wash out afterwards. The fabric is smooth and strong, not textured like Azumino or Kofu Tsumgui, or thin like the soft, absorbent sarashi cotton used for the sashiko sampler hanafukin (flower cloth) series, so it is suitable for all kinds of projects where extra durability is wanted, such as home dec, like cushions and placemats, or hard wearing bags and wearables. This listing is for the cream version of this fabric - I also have the dark blue and black.
 
110cm wide (dots cover approx. 105cm of the total width).

Suggested sashiko threads - 100m 6-ply medium sashiko threads (any brand), or 4-ply fine sashiko threads (any brand). This fabric would look especially effective with some of the brigher or darker sashiko thread colours, or some of the multi coloured threads.
 
100% cotton
 
Made in Japan by Olympus Thread Mfg. Co.

NB - sold in half metre (50cm) lengths, so please order '2' for one metre, '3' for 1 1/2m etc.  Fabric will be sent as one continous length.  Maximum length on bolt is 5 metres.