Sashiko and Boro. For some reason, many people think that Sashiko and Boro are two separate techniques in Japanese stitching. I have been sharing what these words mean to us on SNS, Youtube, and my website since 2015. You probably know it already, but let me rephrase it again.
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Boro is a result of repetitive Sashiko.
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Sashiko and Boro are on the same chronological line. The Japanese stitched. Then, after using the fabric, they needed to stitch more. By repeating this, the fabric became Boro. I am trying to reenact this process with sharing Live Streaming. Boro is not a word for technique. Please listen to the silent voice of fabric. By learning more about Sashiko and Boro, the “technique” may sound superficial to describe how the Japanese developed this practice.
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英語圏での刺し子ブームを追っていると、「襤褸か刺し子か」という議論をたまに目にすることがあります。襤褸も刺し子も、両方とも「テクニック」として紹介されているんですね。刺し子には正解も間違いも無いと思っている僕ですが、「襤褸をテクニック」と紹介されることは嫌です。（テクニックを技術とは敢えて書きませんでした。またこちらも説明します）。
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刺し子と襤褸は同じ線上にあります。刺し子がない襤褸の存在はあまり考えられないし、刺し子をし続ける（必要がある）と、結果的に襤褸になります。裏表ですらない、同一のものといっても過言じゃない程です。大豆と納豆と味噌みたいなもんです。手の加えようによって形は変わるけれど、本質は一緒……みたいな。あれ、また上手な例えになったんじゃない？
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2020-10-24 10:43:24
I didn’t know that… boro is the result of repetitive sashiko…. thanks sashi 🙏😘😚
@mbmcd14 I like this explanation. I am enamored by this practice.
Your posts have made me realize how glad I am that I learned about boro at a textile exhibit at the Portland Japanese Garden some years ago, titled “mottainai.” The boro textiles were clearly the result of long use and repeated repairs over time.
Thank you ….😍
I always thought Boro was the art of the patch repair and sashiko was the stitching. Is there another name for the repeated patch repair process.
刺し子をしてその延長に襤褸なんですけどね
枝豆から、大豆、納豆、味噌 同じものですからね。よい例えです
I think Americans in particular like to play with words turning nouns into verbs. Ok I got an example. If I need to spend some time paying bills today I might say I would be adulting today (doing the responsible thing instead of all the fun things).
Thank for going over this again I am new to this information and really not aware of the places it has been posted in the past😃 I am late to the party that is Instagram 🤣😂
Thank you for your continuing work in teaching us about these things.