I occasionally receive an “interesting” question: “How can you make even stitche

I occasionally receive an “interesting” question: “How can you make even stitches with the same size & interval?”. I wonder. Do they want me to answer it verbally, and expect it to be done? It is “practice”, of course, to make it happen. My 30 years cannot be condensed into 3 sentences. However, if you read my posts long enough, you know there is a way to make even stitches like we do in much shorter time – it is the power of “Kata” – form – that is designed so that many people can enjoy efficient practice. I don’t teach “How to make even stitches”. I teach the mindset & form so that their stitches will be even as an outcome. For this, my class/workshop takes a very different approach to other Sashiko classes saying “let’s enjoy Sashiko”. When I am a teacher, I am not there to enjoy time together. I am there to teach. After the lesson, we can enjoy Sashiko together as friends. Teaching comes with great responsibility – and I take it very seriously.
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We get used to Instant Gratification. We expect someone to give us the answer when we ask. I can answer a quick question, but I don’t. A quick question can only bring an instant answer. We now need to “imagine” why the answer became “the answer”. In my culture, “answer” is something to realize, not given. A given answer may be full of someone’s convenience – like the answers in Sashiko now. When I say so, some accuse me for “selling” my culture as “class”. Yes, I charge a fee so that I can speak up tomorrow. However, all of the information is on SNS & Youtube when they spend enough time watching them (like 100 hours?). My Class just expedited the process by sharing “Kata” – a form & its mindset. Sashiko became a form of hobby, but Sashiko itself is more than that.
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「流派」とか「会派」という言葉があるように、違いを認めることを含めて一つの文化として成り立たせることが日本には多いように思います。極論を言ってしまうと、現在の英語圏での刺し子は、この「派」という多様性を、「多様性という自由」によって壊されかけているのです。違いがあるということは、それだけ物語があるということです。物語があれば、人が存在します。それを無視して簡単に正解だけ出せば良いやというのは、刺し子を続ける一人として絶対に嫌なのです。
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2022-05-22 09:16:24

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