Since May 2019, I have been sharing many Sashiko Stories on this account. Since my goal was sharing, not so much “delivering the message”, I tried to write a new story everyday. I tried one story per day for a long time.
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I will keep sharing the stories. I won’t change my life. At the same time, I am realizing the importance/significance of “Delivering the Message”: Unfortunately, it is too late for me to just “share” the stories. There is so much “filtered information”, which causes several critical misunderstandings, and I need to re-repaint the “common sense” in today’s Sashiko. Otherwise, we may not be able to “raise” Sashiko artisans who can stitch this type of Sashiko Jackets & Pants. I do my best to pass them down in my class, yet the speed of trend is much faster & stronger than one individual can do.
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If you are new to this account, please enjoy each Sashiko Story here. Each day, I have something new for you to read, and then make you think. If you are a long time follower, could you please share the post which you remember the most? Or the Sashiko Story I wrote that most influenced you? It would be great if you remember which post (specific date), but the contents of the posts are good as well. Or even, just memories will help me to go through the ideas. I will try to repeat the stories in different way to describe the Sashiko Story. Thank you for your time, in advance.
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「結果も効率も考えず、我武者羅に（僕が知っている刺し子を）伝える」ことを何よりも重要視して、このアカウントを継続しています。今後も方針は変えないのですが、同時に、「伝えたいことを伝えるための努力」をする必要もあると思うようになりました。それほどに海外での刺し子の人気と流行の伝播は早いものがあります。「結果と効率を考えて、伝えたいメッセージを繰り返す」ことにも力を入れていこうと思っています。
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最近フォローを頂いた方。是非これまでの投稿とYoutubeに残っている配信等をご覧頂いて、僕が刺し子に抱いている思いをご覧頂けたら嬉しいです。長い間フォローして下さっている皆様、記憶に残ったり、それは伝えるべきだというような思いを抱いた僕の投稿があれば、是非教えてくださいませ。力強い物語からしっかり伝えていきたいと思っております。依頼を受けて、久々に日本語で長い文章を書きました。また自分のブログでも文章に残します。大好きな刺し子が残りますように。
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2021-10-13 20:56:51
Aug 24 – speaking about the value of ordinariness and the relationship between daily life and sashiko.
I watched on your YouTube the story about a farmer who’s wife would repair his jacket then the farmers sons wife would fix the jacket when the farmers son eventually inherited it and I really liked that story because it shows how sashiko was really for survival amazing story !
Fantastic! wow!👏❤️😍
The concepts of appreciating the fabric had such a big impact on me, I’d never thought of it that way
And all the stories that emphasise the not-knowing, the not this OR that.
Oh and the other day you were telling a story about thread how in the past artisans would have to twist threads together to get the thickness they needed. Fascinating and I’d love to know more about the history of threads and fabrics and was it always cotton or was there hemp first? I’ve been stitching so much hemp leaf pattern on my trousers lately it has me thinking about hemp a lot, why it is such an important pattern.
And if your class is teaching how to make the jackets I am going to save money until I can attend. They are so amazing
The analogy with pizza and hummus you used to explain why Sashiko in English is insufficient helped me understand that better.
Gracias por sus mensajes que me permiten aprender, conocer, valorar , respetar y amar sashiko, 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌
Magnifique et tres jolie
I can’t really just pick one meaningful post. Even beyond sashiko specifically, your writing has been an important touchstone for me in understanding my grief around cultural loss as a Nikkei person. Trying to learn about skills from my heritage from English sources usually means that I can see the “filtering” going on but I don’t have the knowledge to correct it completely. I know the materials are not composed with Japanese learners in mind and that makes me an outsider twice over. The way you teach isn’t just from a Japanese perspective, it’s full of care. The relatives who have taught me what they know used stories like this. They could have just set me a task and told me to do what they say because they said so, but they cared about my understanding. I very deeply appreciate what you provide here 💖
Very beautiful
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I think what struck me most over the few years I’ve followed you is that you do not say that people who did not grow up with the Sashiko traditional shouldn’t practice the art. You stress that they should understand and appreciate the origins of the stitches and their uses. You are willing to teach people who honor the tradition while decorating cloth with the Sashiko technique.
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