Planned obsolescence

I had no idea that fabric is available that is preprinted for sashiko embroidery! Tasty! Ellen of Crafty Crafty stumbled across some and chose it because she liked the graphic pattern for her new diary. As it was being cut, she found out that it was intended for sashiko and that the pattern, therefore, wasn’t permanent. She says,

After a moment’s hesitation, I bought it anyway, and started thinking about this book cover. I liked the idea of an object that could change. Maybe the lines would wear off, maybe they would wash off….who knows! But just like the New Year, they would fade away.

Wonderful. She’s sharing a tutorial for how she created her book cover and embellished it with hexies. See her post.