Azumino-Momen Hand Dyed Cotton Fabric, Grape Purple linked crosses mending tool designed to be

mending tool designed to be able to raise alternate threads in a row of warp (vertical) threads in order to make it quicker and easier to lay in the weft (horizontal) threads

one for each day of the year

and cross-back straps that transition to narrower ties that thread through back waist belt loops forming back waist gathers

There are several suitable fabrics for this project on this website but here is my suggestion: Cotton fabric for sashiko stitching

Azumino-Momen Hand Dyed Cotton Fabric, Grape Purple linked crosses mending tool designed to beThis 100% cotton fabric is perfect for sashiko, embroidery, visible mending, clothing, soft home furnishings, bags, and throws. This fabric is woven, then hand dyed in small batches in the Azumino district of Japan. During dying it undergoes a treatment which leaves it with a permanent distinctive texture which will show up more when it has been washed once, and does not wash out in future washing. This added texture lends depth to your stitching but