Among many kinds of Sashiko, the Sashiko patchworking has the “characteristic of Sashiko” in my opinion. It is like one step before Boro. Patchworking the fabric, use the fabric, and then mend them. It is the origin of Boro, we believe. We keep learning and implementing then, Fun and Exciting. — 刺し子にもいろいろありますが、個人的に”刺し子らしい”なと思うのは、布を継ぎ接ぎしたパッチワークです。”襤褸”の一歩手前と言うか、布を繋ぎ合わせて、使って、それを更に補修してというのが刺し子っぽいなぁと思うのです。そして、そのパッチワークこそがセンスが必要で。技術以上のセンス。いつも刺激を貰いながら。 —
2018-06-03 20:55:51
In a conversation with my students who recently took my workshop, I found her pure reaction interesting. She said: “Oh, You aren’t ‘Sashiko Police’ then”. I am NOT… hahaha. I really hope that you understand that I am not. I never patrol on SNS to crack down on someone specific…
I received a question asking why I have 2 accounts on SNS, here and @UpcycleStitches (US). I share “Stories” here, is for business. Although I “sell” my culture to make it sustainable, I wanted to focus on sharing stories & minimize the money related topics like advertisement for class, new…
My friend lends me his place to photo shooting our collection. So excited to share better photos for what we carefully make. Pretty much everything we share is available for sale (or Sold). It is our privilege to make our Sashiko items with thinking of someone who would purchase and…
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