I believe my message is quite simple. Anyone can enjoy Sashiko. Just, Please, Acknowledge that there are stories & people behind the words. I believe that we as humans are decent. When one acknowledges the people & stories behind, they would care for each other. We would imagine the joy & pain behind the word. In a big trend of Sashiko, some violently filter the cultural practice by intentionally ignoring the voice. That’s the only form of “Cultural Appropriation” I am fighting against. “Not knowing” is fine. I am here for that. “Ignoring (the voice)” is the violence I feel pain from.
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“Patchworking” and “Mending” are important parts of Sashiko, but they do not represent the “Whole Picture of Sashiko”. For that, I am here to protect the Sashiko we have been practicing, from someone who takes our cultural practice away from us. I am here to protect Sashiko, by sharing, by including (anyone who is interested in Sashiko with care & mindfulness), and by asking YOU to acknowledge (keep learning) the Sashiko I would like to pass down. I appreciate your willingness to listen to our voice in this crazy world where anyone can be any form of “masters”.
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久々のリール。少し気分が吹っ切れたので、久々にデニムにでも刺し子をしようかと（太り過ぎて）もう履けないデニムを出してきました。一緒に保管してあるデニムも一緒に引っ張り出してきて。「運針ができるようになると、私達が紹介している刺し子のほとんどができるようになるよー」という言葉は、運針会への宣伝文句じゃなく、私が運針をお伝えした方々の「実績」です。数年で、あるいは数ヶ月で教える側よりも学んだ側が上手になるのが運針です。それは、運針は針を持つ時間に比例するから。教えていると、どうしても針を持つ時間は減るのです。逆に運針を学んだばかりの人は針を持つ時間が楽しくて仕方ない。結果、私が羨ましいと思うような作品が沢山出てきます。このリールで紹介しているデニムもその一つです。
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「弟子が師を超えられるのが最高の”教え”」とは良く言いますが、刺し子の運針ではそれがすぐに起こります（笑）それは私が教えるのが上手いのか…というよりは、それだけ刺し子の運針は当たり前の日常の技術だったんだろうなと思うのですよ。味噌汁作るのと一緒な感じで。
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2022-05-04 12:22:47
Gracias.
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The message here seems clear and reasonable. It’s nice to know we can refer to this if we encounter misrepresentations.
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Thank you for all that you share!
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Wonderful work!😍 how long does it take for the great pants? looks so cool
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, culture and talent with us!
Thank you so much for this post! I learned something new in this video, and I really appreciate it. Thank you for sharing your story and perspective, I would love to (respectfully!) practice Sashiko on my clothes.
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Honouring the wisdom that is passed down and the knowledge holders and those who share. Thank you for sharing. This is a complex conversation, indeed, and this is such a great way to open and allow those of us (me) from different cultures to keep learning
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I found the person I’ve been looking for, an instructor. Thank you for the knowledge
Looking for some embroidery and visible mending on IG, a few months ago I stepped into Sashiko 🤷🏻♀️ … and I got amazed by the beauty of the simplicity 😍, a different way of using a needle, a threat and a fabric … I used some very simple patterns on one old jacket, knowing I was very far away of making Sashiko. I wondered about “cultural appropriation” knowing that my labor could be labeled as “This is NOT Sashiko” … and suddenly you appeared on my feed, so Thank you for your teaching and your respect for this beautiful craft, and of course for saving the culture from the cultural invasion anyone can do in these times. Thank you from Argentina 😍