Susan is widely recognized as an expert in this field. She regularly travels to Japan and studied kogin under local expert Yoko Sato, and the author of best-selling title The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook which has sold over 30.5k copies. Susan attends all the key quilt shows in the UK, Europe, Australia and Japan and teaches regular workshops on sashiko and other Japanese sewing and quilting techniques.|Susan Briscoe was first introduced to sashiko in the early 1990s while teaching English in northern Japan. Her sashiko designs have been published in numerous books and magazines, and she is widely recognised as a expert in Japanese sewing techniques.