February 01, 2023 at 09:20AM

We now enjoy the “antique” side of Boro – some pieces of Boro are nicely exhibited in museums, or sold in the big antique market as “Art”. This is a very interesting phenomena, and I agree with the beauty of Boro. However, I feel the need to share the Stories of “Boro” and Sashiko. (Boro & Sashiko aren’t techniques in comparison – it is more like “Same” on the same time-line).

A few hundreds years ago, some Japanese had to stitch for their survival. It was often a necessity, not a choice. We appreciate the outcome of this “Out of choice” in a society where “Freedom of Choice” is the standard. It is culture – and the culture should change. And THEREFORE, I would like to share the stories & “techniques” to lead us to the stories to preserve Sashiko & Boro. By following the stories, we may be able to leave something behind for those who find our work beautiful in 2213 – about 200 years from now. When we ignore some of the stories in this long history, then we won’t be able to keep this sustainable for another 100 years. In a society where everyone can be connected over the Internet, everyone is a part of “making a choice”. I really appreciate you being here & listening to the stories. Although what I do isn’t the main stream of “Sashiko” and “Boro” unfortunately, I will keep trying my best to share stories so that I can be proud of myself in 200 years from now.





刺し子をお伝えするようになり「線引きをする必要はあるんだろうか」と強く意識するようになりました。日本語での結論を先に言うと、絶対的な線引きの必要性はないと思っています。私の好きな日本文化の一つに「曖昧さ」があります。曖昧が姿を変えると優柔不断となったりリーダーシップが無いと言った良くない側面が前面に出てしまうのですが、逆に「曖昧のまま」前に進めるというのは、日本的で素晴らしいなと思うようになりました。刺し子も襤褸も、その「曖昧さ」の中で培われてきたように思います。

私が普段使う言葉の中に、「日常」というものがあります。簡単に使っている言葉ですが、この日常は人それぞれ、十人十色で違ってきます。同じ日本人でも、当たり前ですが、日常は違います。その違いを雑にまとめて、曖昧なまま「日本の日常」として前に進めることができるのが素晴らしい所で、「じゃぁ日常とはなんだ?」と突き詰めて考えるところまでは良いとして、その後の「日常とは何かという定義付けをしよう」というところまでは行ってほしくないのです。選択肢となった刺し子の中で、刺し子をされる方一人一人の「日常」と向き合って、単純に楽しんで欲しいなというのが願いです。極論を言えば「芸術家の家庭に育った方」にとっては芸術が日常な訳で、刺し子が芸術になることすら日常の範疇に入るのです。線引きが必要なのは、それが言語を超えた時。このアカウントの存在意義は、その「一線を飛び出した後の線引き」を模索することなんだろうなと思っています。

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Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023

Please find the detail information about Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023, when and where Atsushi will be offering the Sashiko Workshop. As you may know by now, I do not offer many workshop throughout the year – probably maximum of 6 workshop throughout the year. I hope that you can find one to join one of the Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023.

*For those who wish to learn “Now”, please consider taking the Sashiko Online Class (2023). I am receiving many positive reviews that the Online Class can offer the same outcome of learning What Sashiko is. Some even prefer Online Class as they could proceed their learning with their own speed. One downside of Online Class is a missing opportunity of you touching our actual Sashiko items.

* For the drawback above, if you are learning from Sashiko Online Class & live near the workshop location, depends on the schedule, you can stop by the workshop & meet in person!

Sashiko Workshop Schedule 2023

Sashiko Workshop Schedule 2023 Across the United States.

(Last Update: Jan.30th 2023)

Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023

Schweinfurth Art Center (Auburn, NY) – Oct.2023

This is my first time to offer 3 Full Days Sashiko Workshop in well-known Schweinfurth Art Center in New York. Starting with learning the “Core & Essence” of the Sashiko We practice, we will go through the whole standard process of our Sashiko with sharing many Samples & ideas. This will be an intensive 18~21 hours of Sashiko Stitching Workshop.


We had great time in the In-Person SashikoWorkshop below!

QuiltCon 2023 (Atlanta, GA) – Feb.2023

It is an honor to teach Sashiko in QuiltCon again. In this year, I will be offering Sashiko Workshop “Core & Essence”, and a Lecture about Cultural Sustainability in Sashiko. Please check the detail below for the possible participation to Quiltcon 2023 & Sashiko Workshop “Core & Essence”.


Aya Fiber Studio (Stuart, FL) – April.2023

Another Great opportunity to spend 3-full days with Sashiko we practice, from Core & Essence to many ways to apply to your own project, and practice Sashiko with them. In Stuart, FL, we will have very fun, educational, and intensive 18 ~ 21 hours of stitching together. Plan your time in beautiful beach in FL with Sashiko!


Bring Atsushi to Your Group

Please consider bringing Atsushi to your group (or even to you as a private course) if you do not find a ideal location & time for you to join Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023. Depends on the numbers of your group & location, this may be the best interest for you. Please take a look at the article below & contact Atsushi for the availability. If you are an organizer wishing to offer Sashiko Workshop with Atsushi, please check the “Pricing Benchmark” PDF from the link below.

Sashiko Online Class (23)

Sashiko Online Class is available for those who would like to start learning Sashiko right now from your place. After sharing Sashiko over the Internet for a while, I am confident that I can deliver the same message via Sashiko Online Class. I “restock” Sashiko Online Class in the 3rd week of each month, based on the numbers of participants who signed up for the specific period. If you find it available, there is no need to fulfill the waiting list. I am looking forward to meeting you online!

More to Come for Sashiko In-Person Workshop Schedule 2023

I have one workshop pending in 2024, and hoping that I can offer a few more workshops somewhere in 2023. Please follow Instagram, Business for @UpcycleStitches and Sashiko Stories for @SashikoStory for the latest update!

January 28, 2023 at 11:33AM

I often enjoy Sashiko with Indigo Dyed Cotton Fabric & White Thread. This combination has been introduced as “Tradition”, and some think that I am trying to “protect” this tradition by denying the on-going change. They say I am stubborn – one even accused me of being an obstacle to “their” creativity. Well… please let me know if you find any articles or videos that say it is NOT okay to use colorful threads and fabrics. There are no problems or concerns with using any colors in Sashiko like the photo today. This is the recent work by Kieko. The reason I use Indigo Dye Fabric & White threads aren’t so sublime. It is more practical & ordinary: I just feel comfortable with Indigo & White.

I like (French) Fries with Ketchup. I understand that there are many dipping possibilities like Mustard, Ranch, you name it. While watching the show “Prison Break”, I learned that dipping (soaking) fries into a milkshake is one option. Derrick had it so attractively. I tried it once. I enjoyed the taste of Fries with Milksahek, but it didn’t become my ordinary. After so many years, I still prefer Ketchup.

For me, “Indigo & White” is like Fries and Ketchup. It makes me feel easy & satisfied. Trying something new is great and entertaining, yet we often come back to the “ordinary choice”. Here, the ongoing trend of Sashiko & Boro can be like Fries & MilkShake. It may be ordinary for some people, and that’s great. However, it is NOT the answer for how to eat fries. I just like Ketchup, and hopefully I would like to keep this option to the next generation by sharing how good they are. What I do isn’t so extraordinary – I am just trying to protect our ordinary from someone who uses our ordinary for their benefit (convenience).





「藍染め布に白い糸の幾何学模様」が伝統的な刺し子とされているようです。個人的には伝統的とかあまり考えたことはなく、ただ単純に「藍染め布と白い糸と幾何学模様」の組み合わせが好きなのです。考えなくても失敗しないですし、変に気を使わなくても良いですし。ただの好みの話です。ですから「カラフルな刺し子は間違っている」なんていうのは一言も今まで言ったことはないはずです。色を上手に使う刺し子に憧れたこともあるし、デザイン要素が強い刺し子を試してみたいと思うこともあるのですが、やっぱり慣れた場所が一番です。海外旅行は素敵ですが、家に帰ってお味噌汁を飲むとほっとする感覚なんだと思います。たまには私も冒険はするんですけどね。刺し子の本質を考えながら、様々な色を楽しんでもらうのが一番の刺し子の姿だと思っています。

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January 27, 2023 at 10:50AM

You may have heard someone saying, “Oh, you don’t need to use the(a) thimble in Sashiko”. This is a true statement. In Sashiko, no one “needs” to use anything if that’s their preference. However, it can be quite risky to “teach” a cultural practice based on their “preference”. Here is another analogy. 

When we cook, we can cut ingredients without cutting-board. However, the cutting board will protect our hands, the counter top, and help us to cook “better”. Of course, one can choose NOT to use it, but if one teaches about cooking, “You don’t need to use a cutting board in cooking” as if they know the whole picture of cooking can be very dangerous. For me, the cutting board is the thimble we use. We need the knife to cut no matter what – as we need a needle to stitch. There are so many kinds of knives to cut different ingredients, so are the needles. 

The point of this analogy is that there are reasons & stories why cutting boards exist. We can ALWAYS find a cutting board in a store’s kitchen section. There are reasons for the thimble we use. I teach how to use the thimble, but never “force” them to keep using it after the class (I force them to use it in the class). Yet, many students keep using the thimble just because it makes sense & better in experience of the Sashiko you see here. “Choice on Preference” is great & should be respected. However, a “teaching” shouldn’t be based on someone’s preference mainly because these “preferences” can be the outcome of ignorance/indifference. Learn how to use the thimble. Try to feel the difference. Then, they can choose based on their preference. There is a HUGE gap between [I don’t (use it)] and [I can’t (use it)]. 

英語で刺し子を教えるようになり、「ゆびぬき」について深く考えるようになりました。当たり前すぎて考えなかったことです。運針をお教えする中で「なぜ指貫が必要なのか」もお話しできるようになりました。運針会中は指定の指貫の強制を致しますが、その後は刺し子をされる方の自由です。それでもずーっと使い続けられているのは、それだけの存在理由があるからです。「刺し子に指貫なんていらない」という好みは真実ですが、それを正解として英語で書かれてしまうと、それは指貫が必要な私達を置いてけぼりにする文化の捻じ曲げだなぁと思うのです。また配信で、上記に英語で書いた「指貫とまな板」の比較のお話をしますね。好みは良いんです。ただ、教える時は好みだけじゃ駄目。「できるけれど使わない」と「使えない」にはとんでもなく大きな差がありますから。

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January 25, 2023 at 03:41PM

Hitomezashi (一目刺し) can be roughly translated to “One Stitch Sashiko” – we use the same posture & concept of running stitch there, yet it focuses on the outcome of stitches size determined by Grid we determine even before stitching. The Sashiko I often practice over the camera has very little control in the size of stitches. My conscious isn’t the first one to decide the stitches – it is the “Rhythm” and “something what fabric & needle tells me to do”.

Regardless, Sashiko is beautiful because of these “each” stitches. Hitomezashi, such as the one on Fukin (White Cloth), is now popular because of its mesmerizing outcome. Although I share many stories here from a “Cultural” perspective… and although I often say Sashiko is NOT the Art… it can fascinate people by just “outcome” – the stories & the fact that we stitch all by hand are good additional spices to that. For that, anyone can/should enjoy Sashiko regardless of any differences. All I am asking is to “acknowledge” that there are stories & people behind the word in this challenging time when we can find any “answers” we want by ignoring inconvenience.

About 2~3 years ago, I came across the fascinating & beautiful Sashiko Jacket by Geri (@geri_in_stitches). Sashiko on White Fabric with Red Thread – it is outside of my “comfort”, yet I couldn’t stop watching it imagining I would like to see the jacket in person one day (as my wife is from where she lives now, I believe). Later, I had the honor of her taking my Online Class & I am so happy to see her continuous Sashiko. I have many friends (ex-students) like her all over the world – and that confirms to me that anyone can enjoy Sashiko. Well, on top of Sashiko, her account is SO MUCH fun to follow – and very inspiring for many sewing addicts. Thanks, Geri.





お金を頂いて刺し子を教えているので、結果的に先生と生徒というご縁を頂いた人等とのやりとりが中心になります。運針会の後は友達関係になれたらなと思って活動はしていますが、どうしても閉鎖的になってしまうのは否めません。これは仕方ない。ただ、それ以外の人等の刺し子に感動しないという訳では決してありません。日本国内外に関わらず沢山の「憧れの人」がいます。上記英語で紹介した方もその一人。最初に見かけた時に「(こんなにさせる人がいるんだと)ぎゃー」と思い、その後私のオンラインクラスに登録して下さってもう一度「ぎゃー」となり。彼女の白地に赤色の一目刺しのジャケットは、一度直接拝見したい作品の、沢山いらっしゃる方々の沢山ある作品の一つです。基本一目刺しはあまり好きじゃないですが、人様のを見ると少し嫉妬心も出てくるわけで(笑)

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January 24, 2023 at 01:17PM

I say I do not like a trend of associating Sashiko to Zen/Meditation. It is true we can enjoy the meditative outcome by practicing Sashiko. However, as the one who has been thinking about “What is Sashiko?”, I share the stories why Sashiko is NOT so much Zen/Meditation. From one viewpoint – it can be completely opposite.

The significant difference is the “direction”. Meditation is more like “self-care”, and “Zen” is somewhat like a way to achieve enlightenment (or self-discipline). It is an “inward” direction, and the center of practice is “oneself”. Conversely, Sashiko was(is) a stitching to go an “toward (outward)” direction. The center of Sashiko exists in “they/you”. Of course, a practice can go both “inward & outward” simultaneously – however, without even realizing this difference, teaching Sashiko as “Zen” or “Meditation” is quite dangerous.

It is important to have a way of self-care. I enjoy meditation (Vipassana), and I absolutely agree with the similar meditative outcome of Sashiko – Sashiko Stitching can heal us. However, as you here listen to my stories, please know that Core of Sashiko exists in the “outward” direction – and we have this word in English – “Prayer”. I don’t know any Sashiko teachers who teach Sashiko as “prayer” yet… because I understand there isn’t much to teach in “praying”. No Right or Wrong in Prayers… right? My hope is to leave “No-One (who developed Japanese Sashiko so far)” behind in this trend. I am pretty sure… those who stitched in Japan many years ago, what they thought in stitching was not an egoistic self-care (or self-realization): It was the well-being of their family & friends. That is why, Sashiko can be powerful in today’s society.





英語圏での刺し子は頻繁に「禅」や「瞑想」の方法として紹介されます。確かに刺し子をすることで瞑想状態に入ることもありますし、そこから得られる癒しも真実です。ただ、「刺し子=禅」と定義してしまうことは、大切なことを忘れてしまう結果に繋がりかねません。

一番の違いは「思いの方向」です。禅や瞑想は「己」を大切にする(律する)為の手段や修行です。逆に刺し子は「布の補強=誰かの為の針仕事」が元来の姿であり、だからこそ思いは「誰か大切な人を思いやる」という外側に向くものだと思っています。もちろん、この内向き&外向きは同時進行が可能です。自分を大切にしながら他人を想うことも勿論可能です。ただ、「違いがあると思う」というお話を知って頂くことが大切だなと。日本語では同様のことを思う方はいらっしゃると思うのですが、英語圏でこのような話をしている人は決して多くないので。

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January 23, 2023 at 08:59AM

Since my youth, I often receive a request for a talk as they ask for my advice or what I think/feel. It is quite strange as I neither have any degree in counseling nor training in coaching. I know how significant the counseling degree means (as my wife’s profession), and I read there are many methods/approaches for coaching. Only thing I have done is read books and Sashiko… yet many people feel happy after the talk. Instead of knowledge and methods, what I offer is an outcome of Sashiko – which is NOT stitching – it is being a “mirror” of someone.

Besides the perspective of a Sashiko artisan/story-teller/teacher, please consider me as a mirror to reflect who you are. I try to write stories to encourage them to “think” – not to “follow”. When we stitch in a rhythm (not in Ego), Sashiko becomes like a mirror. I realize what I am doing here is to explain how “Stitching” can be the “mirror” to reflect who we are.

It isn’t easy – in fact, it is probably the most challenging thing to do in today’s society: to face oneself & accept (or even deny) it. However, acceptance is NOT significant (ordinary) for those who practice(d) Sashiko. Therefore, teaching technique without accepting what they do cannot be the whole picture of Sashiko – It is my hope to be someone’s help and I am happy to do so – and stitching Sashiko in the rhythm can be one big answer for that.





「針目は人を表す(現す)」という話の流れから、時々「針目診断」という遊び心に繋げることはありますが、基本的に無意識が含まれる運針から出てくる針目は鏡のようなものだと思っています。耳が疲れる程聞いた寓話だと思いますが、「鏡」に映る姿から「我(が)」がない状況が「神」だというのは、なかなかに面白い言葉遊びだと思っています。刺し子の本質が祈りだと思うのは、祈りという少々西洋的な言葉の本質が「内なる神と繋がること」でもあるからだと思っています。だから刺し子は宗教を超えても共通認識は持てるんじゃないかなぁと。それこそ理解して頂けますようにという祈りに近いものがあります

昔からよく「相談」を受けてきました。妻のように特に資格があるわけでもなく、またコーチングといった訓練も積んでいません。本は好きで読んでいますが、具体的に相談に乗る際に使う技術なんてものは思いつきません。ふと上記の文章を書いていて思ったのは、私が1対1で相談に乗るときは、その方の「鏡」になっているんじゃないかと思うのです。刺し子を続けることで得た能力なのかもしれません。それこそ、できるだけ触れないようにしているスピリチュアルそのものが、刺し子とずーっと触れてきたからこその結果なのかもしれないなと。たぶん昔の人はそれが当たり前だったのだろうし、だからこそ様々なお話が残っているんだろうと思うのです。「刺し子をすると自分がわかる」というのは誇大かもしれませんが、でも、強ち方向性は間違っていないような気がするのです。

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January 21, 2023 at 05:04PM

A piece of mindfood to share. Have you thought about the “condition” when one (cultural) practice would be buried in history? Is it when the last artisan/craftsman decided to quit practicing their art/craft? Or when the artisans/craftsmen cannot make their ends by working in their profession? Both cases can be true, and there are more reasons for them to discontinue the practice… Yet many professional artisans I have met in my life told me the same “condition” – it is when their trusting “suppliers” decided to discontinue. One cultural practice can be connected like chains, and therefore I speak up for the importance of Cultural Sustainability.

I say “I don’t know how many more Sashiko Pieces we can make”. Some received this message as we may have some health conditions that may prevent us from stitching. Nope. Although we do not know what will happen tomorrow, we are okay in terms of health (it can be better… hahaha). We faced some reality of “decision to discontinue” in the challenging environment in Covid-19. We can yet have the great supplies & tools from our suppliers, but we do not take it lightly – We appreciate greatly that we can have the tools & supplies which enable us to be the artisans. Unlike the time I was working for my family business, now I stitch as if no tomorrow would come – it isn’t based on despair or pessimism – it is just appreciating the moment while doing everything we can do for now. Therefore, Sashiko is more than a technique for us – it is a way of celebrating the moment for the better of something/someone. You may know of a similar action – in your culture, it may be called “prayer”.





震災後の大槌で刺し子への価値観が変わり、その後の人生が変わりました。瞬間的に何かがあったというわけではなく、滞在期間中に出会った様々な人とのご縁の中で滲み出てきた価値観の変化です。滞在期間中、国を作る仕事をされていて何冊も出版されている元世界銀行の副総裁の方とご縁を頂きました。その際、「淳君には一つだけ決定的に足りてないものがある。何が足りてないかわかると良いね」と会話の中でご助言を頂きました。足りてなかったもの – それは「覚悟」だったと後々気がつくことになります。「覚悟」ってなんぞやという話にはなるのですが、私は今も明日も10年後も死ぬ瞬間まで刺し子のことは考えていると思います。生まれてこの方ずーっと考えてきたように。逃げずに「刺し子と生きる」という覚悟です。刺し子を楽しむ人に覚悟が必要だなんては思いません。ただ、全く覚悟がない人が「これが刺し子の答えだ」と日本人の指摘が届かない所で中途半端なことをしているのが嫌なんでしょうね。楽しむ上では覚悟なんていりません。明日飽きてもいい。いつ戻ってきてもいい。そんな「楽しい刺し子」を守る為に、この覚悟を掲げ続けようと思うのです。

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January 19, 2023 at 11:11AM

I enjoy a lot of feedback in the previous post about “Ordinary” and Sashiko. Thank you. Ultimately speaking, I guess this “Sashiko in the Ordinary” is all I would like to protect from various types of Romanized Sashiko for someone’s profit. Some say Sashiko is a stitching to embrace imperfection as if it is okay to avoid effort to be better. Some insist the “answer” to Sashiko, or even “what is Right Sashiko”. Is there any “right bread” when I bake it for my family & friends? Isn’t it natural to practice more to bake better bread for them so that they can enjoy it? Therefore, I say, Sashiko is a form of “praying” – not only the technique, design or not even meditation. (I accept the meditative outcome of Sashiko, but defining Sashiko as Meditation is risky. For me, Meditation is more “inward” to treat oneself. Sashiko is more “toward” to care for someone)

Please, please embrace your own ordinary as well instead of applying someone’s “answer”. Don’t let others define your happiness. Some of my choices are the outcome of “pessimism”, yet I find the outcome as my happiness. I bake bread since I cannot find the bread I want my family to eat (I wouldn’t be doing it if I had a local bread store). I wipe the floor while my wife isn’t at home (as she feels bad that I am wiping the floor). Some elderly people would consider my “mended denim” as “poor” because they used to do so for their survival (like my mother in law). We all live in the “perspective”, and I want you to be the one who decides what you choose (not want – choose). Sashiko is a good practice to do so. Why? Because that’s how Japanese people have(had) been stitching Sashiko for more than centuries.

Another Thursday with Live Streaming – and then Sashiko Gathering. Link on Story & Highlight. I share my ordinary with no editing & filters. Photo from Good Old Memories from 2017 When I was a Stay at Home Dad.





「お子さんに刺し子は教えているの?」とよく聞かれます。教えていません。娘が興味を持てば道具を渡し教えるでしょうが、強制は絶対にしないと決めています。ただ、「日常の中に刺し子に触れられる機会」は作るようにしています。私は「刺し子が上手だ」とは思ったことがありません。それはもっと上手な人を見てきたからです。ただ、一つだけ「刺し子を教える側」として誇りに思っていることは、「刺し子を見てきた時間」です。幼少期からこれだけ刺し子に触れている人はそんなにいません。だからこそわかることもあると思っています。配信の題材になるかな。

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January 18, 2023 at 09:44PM

I often make “Anpan” – red bean paste buns. My daughter asked me why they are always round… So, in 2023, I bake the square one, which I feel quite strange to have Paste in – so just homemade white bread. Sashiko is my profession, but my “main job” is to run our household. My wife is a breadwinner (which was difficult for “old-fashion” Japanese, to be honest), and thanks to her I can keep the way of Sashiko as is. I try my best to do as many things with my hands. Cooking (Baking) is one thing.

Some ask me if I teach Sashiko to my daughter. I don’t. It is simply because she hasn’t asked me yet. However, she sees me stitching – and more importantly, she sees “Sashiko” in our ordinary. She finds Sashiko Fukin on her favorite bread, finds her father cleaning the floor with stitched Zokin, and kisses her father who always wears something with Sashiko on when she rides on the school bus. Instead of forcing her to learn “Sashiko” as a technique, I want her to see Sashiko as ordinary. That’s something I can do as a Sashiko artisan – to make Sashiko (hand-stitching, handmade, DIY, and taking care of family) more ordinary to her.





年末年始にあんぱんを焼いていたら、娘から「なんでお父さんのパンはいつも丸いの?」と、あんぱんの規定概念を吹っ飛ばす質問が飛んできました。「あんぱんは丸いものなんだよ」と答えてしまった自分が嫌で、少し勉強して四角いパンを今年になって作り始めました。ただ、「あんこ」は入らねーなというのが正直な気持ちで、すると四角いパンは食パンだということになり。娘は食パンにフムスを塗って食べるのが好きらしく、今年一年は食パンを焼く一年になりそうです。その食パンを軽く包むのが「刺し子のふきん」の予定です。

なぜこんな話をしたかというと、やっぱり刺し子の本質は「日常」にあると思うからです。それはどんな形でも良くて、台所にあるものだけが刺し子じゃなく、「身につけるもの(着るもの)」に刺し子をすると、その刺し子が私達の日常になるわけです。そんな私達の刺し子と、多分同様のことをしている(バッグだったりベストだったり何かしらに刺し子がしてある)方々と、またそういう刺し子をしてみたい方々と、一緒の時間と空間を過ごす機会を「刺し子なオフ会」とできたらいいなと思っています。今回は、初回にも関わらず、そこに「国際交流」という思いっきりのスパイスも添えて。

「刺し子なオフ会」への思いを文章にまとめてみました。いつものように長い文章ですが、正直に今の気持ちを書きました。10年ぶりの日本で、うまく感覚が掴めず、想像できることも的外れかもしれません…ただ、思いはしっかりあるよと伝われば幸いです。皆様にお会いできることを楽しみにしています。参加申し込みはこちらのグーグルフォームからお願いします。希望の人数に合わせて会場を検討します。(https://forms.gle/RPFLNE8uAy5CdZm8A)。グーグルフォームはインスタグラムのストーリー、及びそのハイライトからもご覧頂けます。

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