When we encounter a beautiful piece of KOFU – Japanese vintage fabric, we do not force ourselves to do Sashiko on the beautiful Kofu. Sashiko is simply a choice of enjoying and appreciating the fabric. When we have such a beautiful fabric, it is better to make a bag out of it, even without Sashiko.
美しい古布に出会った時には、「無理に刺し子をしなくても良い」とすら思っています。刺し子はあくまでも、布を楽しみ、布に感謝をする手段。こんな綺麗な古布は、そのままバッグにするのが風流ってなもんで。
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It was a great Live Stream again yesterday. I speak Japanese mainly in the morning live stream, but please feel free to leave the comment there. I am happy to switch the language to answer your question. The photo is the Sashiko technique we call, “Okkake.” When you lean how…
I am glad that my insight about the “Cultural Appropriation in Sashiko” encourage people to enjoy Sashiko more. At the same time, I learn that the topic of Cultural Appropriation is sensitive, and therefore, complex to describe in one paragraph. The topic of C/A seems to reflect the fear we…
I received a comment summarizing my situation well. It is an unfortunate misunderstanding based on cultural differences. Since I often receive similar criticism (usually not nicely summarized like this, but with more anger), here is clarification. ☆ The Comment is: ““If I were to practice Sashiko techniques as a non-Japanese,…
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