Kaku Shippo Sashiko Template

Kaku Shippo Sashiko Template will give you the confidence to draw the kaku-shippo (Angled Seven Treasures) sashiko pattern with accuracy and ease.

This stencil will allow you to mark the perfect stitch length for kaku shippo onto fabric—simply mark your fabric with a bohin pencil or fine point chalk pencil in the spaces provided. You’ll never again need to guess the number of stitches required for the best outcome.

Kaku Shippo Sashiko Template is available in the following sizes

• 4½” square (11.45cm²)
• 8½” square (21.6cm²)

The template is thick enough to use as a ruler, allowing you to cut perfectly square sashiko blocks. It’s so easy to get creative and draw any number of kaku-shippo pattern variations—create your own angled seven treasures design unique to you.  If you need to refresh the design, just place your stencil back over the fabric and re-do.

Measurement markers are displayed on the template so you can enlarge the pattern to suit your project.

About the pattern

Kaku-shippo, or ‘angled seven treasures’, is a variation on the traditional Japanese geometric pattern Shippo-tsunagi, which symbolises everlasting peace and happiness. Another name for this pattern is ‘Hana-bishi’, which can translate as ‘fireworks’ or ‘flower diamond’.

Read more about the history of sashiko patterns here.