It is very challenging to define what Sashiko is because of its ordinariness bas

It is very challenging to define what Sashiko is because of its ordinariness based on Japanese Culture. However, in my experience, many eldery Japanese people have quite “specific” image for Sashiko. The common image is occasionally introduced as “Tradition”, but for them (us), it is more like “Usual”.
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Culture should alter its form. Therefore, I bystand with the change in Sashiko when the change is done by someone who understands Japanese Culture with acknowledgement and thoughts. However, for those who do not know “Sashiko”, it is very important to share the “common image” the (elderly) Japanese carry. I believe some Sashiko pieces we share here follow the specific image of “usual” Sashiko for us.
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Sashiko in Patchwork. Colorful Patterns for Hitomezashi. Picturesque Design with various size stitches. Random Stitching with Free-hand. Embroidery-like stitching. All of them are an important part of Sashiko Culture. However, I sincerely hope that these “changes” will not erase the original. No matter how great “change” is great, we cannot ignore the root. No matter how “smart” we become with technologies, we shouldn’t ignore the wisdom from the people who lived for the foundation we live in. The same goes in Sashiko, too. All I am doing is to share the stories so that those who do not know about Sashiko can learn about its “Root” and following tradition. Please do not ignore the root. Please be mindful who you are learning Sashiko from. There are reasons I am speaking up like this – to fight against Ignorance & Indifference.
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9柄刺し子布。なかなかに難易度が高い刺し子ですが、運針練習にも刺し子そのものの練習にもなります。あと、性格が出やすい柄です（笑）。確固たる答えはない刺し子ですが、しっかりとした流れはあります。点で見えてしまう刺し子ですが、吉田英子先生を中心とした前後で、その点は繋がります。私たちの刺し子もその点の一つ。個人的には、”日本的な当たり前を前提にしていれば”、どんな針仕事も刺し子でいいんじゃねーのと思っているのですが、ただその「点」をなかったことにする動きだけは認めたくありません。今の所、そんな恐ろしい流れは日本語では見かけてなく、英語で目に止まるだけなので、だからこそのこのアカウントの英語なのですけどね。刺し子と刺繍の違いは定まってないし正解も難しいし俺も勉強中で正直「わからない」のだけど、ただ「想像すること」を放棄しちゃうと文化もへったくれもなくなってしまうのでね。
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2022-05-18 09:39:54

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