The first time to stitch our name tag. So exciting!! 初めての織りネーム縫い付け。やっとここまでこれました。

The more I share my stories, the more I realize that my “ordinary” has now become the “extraordinary”. Sashiko is what I do: and it requires the Japanese mindset to fully understand Sashiko as a practice. Although I haven’t reached a full understanding yet, it is astonishing that my common…

I always wanted to be “someone else”. In my childhood, Sashiko artisans told me my future as the Sashiko “leader”. I didn’t want to take over the responsibility. Sashiko wasn’t my passion. Even after I made a commitment to Sashiko, those “I wish I were” moments often bothered me. ☆…