The release of the Course [Introduction to Japanese Sashiko] was a bit of (actually a quite) surprise. A good surprise, but I was told that the release date would be this winter. Right after I came back from Japan, I started preparing for the release. Finally, I have a moment to think back about the Japan Trip, the first time in 10 years. A lot of things are behind schedule… I am working hard to catch up (Sorry if I were making you wait!).
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When I describe Sashiko, I often say Sashiko is a never ending story. For us, stitching is “adding” stories, big or small, positive or negative, we all have stories day by day. Therefore, I say there is no such a thing as “Right or Wrong” in Sashiko – only preference. Since it is “your” story, I do not want you to follow someone’s rule – especially if that “someone” is just using the word without proper understanding of what it is.
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To be honest, I didn’t (still don’t) understand how I offer the Online Course on Domestika, where many artists share their aesthetics. I was (still am) nervous if my stories meet the expectation because I do not consider myself as an “Artist”. I am just sharing stories I “had to” listen to, yet these stories are probably something we need now as we may have chosen to focus on something else over our own stories. I hope the Sashiko Story I share encourages you/them to learn more about yourself (their stories) while learning Japanese stitching. We are all on the line of stories, and when we connect each story, it will be another line to the future, as you can see in Sashiko.
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先週公開した刺し子オンライン講座ですが、実は今年の冬の公開予定だったのです（笑）それが半年も前倒しになって、日本での楽しかった時間からこちらに戻った瞬間に山のような仕事に追われてしまっておりました。1ヶ月弱の時間を経て、漸く日本での思い出に浸れるようになっています。言葉として残しておきたいことが沢山です。また色々宿題として頂いていることも少しずつ形にしていきます。（お待たせしてしまっている方、ごめんなさい！一つずつ追いついていきます！）。
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刺し子講座、日本からもご購入を頂いているみたいでありがたい限りです。前編英語ですが、字幕もつくので英語の勉強しがてら…と英語にも興味がある方は刺し子を学びながら英語も学んで頂ければ嬉しいです。リンクはストーリーのハイライト、あるいはプロフィールのリンクから飛んで頂けます。材料も日本国内で準備できるものなので、恵子さんにお願いして順次形にできればと思っています。また今週も配信で講座のお話が沢山できそうです。
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