10 years ago, I never thought that I would be laughing like this with my mother Keiko, while being close to Sashiko, in Japan. We had good moments before 2013, yet we also had enough difficult times. Now, it is even much better. We aren’t just 2 of us who…
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When a Japanese person hears the word “Sashiko” today, they probably would think
When a Japanese person hears the word “Sashiko” today, they probably would think of a cloth of Fukin – on the white Sarashi fabric with colorful threads & beautiful patterns. We sometimes call it “Hana-Fukin”. In my understanding, it is absolutely one style of Sashiko. However, you can tell that…
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The Sashiko I dream about is just here – not in the past, not in the far future,
The Sashiko I dream about is just here – not in the past, not in the far future, not buried into the trend. It exists thanks to many people who learned Sashiko from Keiko and myself. Some say it is rubbish to go against the trend. There is nothing “wrong”…
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Our Sashiko Jackets & related items will be exhibited in Kaunas, Lithuania on Ap
Our Sashiko Jackets & related items will be exhibited in Kaunas, Lithuania on April 27th, as a part of Kaunas 2022, Japan Days in Kaunas “WA” (https://kaunas2022.eu/en/wa/). With professional help from Aura Dance Theater, some Jackets will be introduced in “moving” in addition to exhibits. I have no clue how…
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Finally, a copy of the PieceWork Summer 2021 issue has arrived. I cannot describ
Finally, a copy of the PieceWork Summer 2021 issue has arrived. I cannot describe how grateful I feel to the PieceWork team to respect my writing style & nuance in their magazine. It has been very challenging to “write” for publications (I had several very painful experiences). However, as long…
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15 Sashiko artisans (Atsushi’s students/friends) stitching Keiko’s original patt
15 Sashiko artisans (Atsushi’s students/friends) stitching Keiko’s original pattern on large piece of fabric, then we patchwork everything into one Sashiko Jacket. I don’t know the exact word in English for this, but it is a product of “Goen (ご縁) – our paths crossed magically”. It is a big challenge…
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Another great photo from Keiko, with her recent achivement (Started in the summe
Another great photo from Keiko, with her recent achivement (Started in the summer of 2018). She enjoys designing the Sashiko pattern with using the Japanese traditional geometric pattern, yet make it somewhat complicated. All hand-stitched. I proudly say that this is THE Sashiko jacket we are in love with, and…