Regardless of the language I use & where I live, what I do is very Japanese. Please don’t get me wrong. I am doing my best to adjust to my “daily” routine to be a father in America. However, when it comes to work & Sashiko, I am after all very Japanese. It is very […]
When it comes to culture, there are some stories to explain what/how/why it is. Therefore, I find it very important to share the stories about Sashiko. Here on SNS, I only can read the comments and imagine your reaction. In-Person Workshop & Live Session via Online Sashiko Class, I can see how our Sashiko Story resonates […]
October… It was such beautiful scenery to drive up Northern New York. The Workshop Place, @schweinfurthart is also very beautiful & spacious. I am happy to display some of our items as Samples. ☆ In this picture, there are 3 kinds of “Our Sashiko”. One is traditional… or a normal one with 9 Geometric Patterns. […]
It has been 6 years since I started “teaching” Sashiko as my action to react to many requests. For me, Sashiko wasn’t something to “teach” so systematically. In the beginning of my teaching, I didn’t even know what to teach as I thought everyone knew what I call now as “Core & Essence”. While learning […]
What I share here isn’t something extraordinary. As I live with Sashiko, I talk about Sashiko with great concern. However, similar things are happening everywhere, probably around you as well. With agreeing the profound comments I received yesterday, “We“ tend to simplify Other’s Culture for “Our” purposes. Here, I can talk about only Sashiko & […]
I used to be (accidentally) “involved” in discussions about “What is Sashiko” in English. When discomfort happens, some often said: “My understanding of Sashiko is correct because I have so many Japanese friends”. Well… Where to start…? The number of friends does not define their understanding of the culture. A deep relationship such as marriage […]
This summer, I am taking more time to face my feelings while stitching. I described my feeling now as “Anger” – and I have been thinking why I feel angry. I am angry because I have hope – when I am in total despair, I will be drained and focus on my stitching only… as […]
Npr, Life Kit Podcast, [Extended the life of your clothes with visible mending] is released on 5/25. A short interview of my idea toward mending is included. You may wonder, “Visible Mending” isn’t really Sashiko if I understand Atsushi’s story correctly. Yes, Sashiko isn’t the word for Visible Mending – and therefore, the producer of […]
You may remember the statement I made when I realized the strong trend of Sashiko a few years ago. I wrote: “I hope I can be a small stone in this Sashiko trend to create a small whirlpool”. The same statement is with me. Now, it has become my “mission” rather than a “hope”. ☆ […]
[Sashiko] is not a word to describe the visible mending. [Boro] is not a word for patchworking with recycled fabric. When I say [Sashiko/Boro] is NOT ___, many demand me to offer the alternative definition as if there is a single line to describe the whole culture. Unfortunately, as no single line can describe someone’s […]