When I decided to “teach (& run a business out of)” Sashiko, I had made one strong promise to myself. [I will stop all of the business activities when my family loses smiles]. I will keep stitching Sashiko regardless, but no other activities will be prioritized on the sacrifice of my family – here, the family I indicate is my wife & daughter. I made myself a rule when my wife decided to become a bread-winner – it is to make her laugh at least once a day. I believe I am doing a pretty good job on that, too.
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As she goes through some challenges these years, I try to reduce the amount of work. I have only one In-Person Workshop left for 2023. The seats for [Core & Essence] Online Class are limited. I don’t really “advertise” well… From a “business” perspective, so many opportunities are flying & flashing in front of me on a daily basis. My friends sometimes get frustrated by how “slow” I move forward. Well… my Sashiko loses its value when I cannot make my family smile while I am stitching with my own smile.
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Sashiko is a needle work out of “Ordinary”. The ordinary isn’t always “Happy” or “Smiling” – we all have good days and bad days – but we “try” to wish for the better. Sashiko is, and was, a form of stitching with their prayer to the (better) tomorrow. Therefore, it is so important to share the stories from my stand-point. Sashiko is more than the word – please help us to spread my words in this “English” market so that I can stop the word walking itself toward “something looks similar yet different inside”.
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読書が好きで、その結果「言葉」そのものも好きになって。言葉遊びもするようになり、自分自身で納得が行くまで定義づけをするようにもなりました。ただ、言葉そのものは「いれもの」です。「纏うもの（衣）」と言い換えてもいい。言霊とは中身であり、また刺し子の針目や作品が言葉なしで語りかけてくるのも、刺し子の本質は言葉にはないからだと思っています。ただ、言葉がないと本質をみようとする人以外には伝わりません。言葉の成り立ちそのものが違う言語を超えると、そりゃ無理にでも言語化しないと「言葉が一人歩き」してしまうのです。言葉（入れ物）が一緒でも、中身が違ってしまうと、それは同一ではありません。どちらが良い悪いじゃなく、あんまんを購入したら、中にはあんこが入っていて欲しいのですよ。カレー入ってたら、悪くはないけど、驚いてしまう。刺し子もしっかりと中身と共に紹介されて欲しいなと思います。何を中に入れても良いけれど、商品表示はしっかりと。
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