Natural Indigo Dye with Sukumo, the Japanese traditional way, is pretty difficult. Here is a by-product of this challenge, a variegated colored (gradation colored) Indigo blue thread.
難しい藍染めの副産物。
カッコいいグラデーションができました。作品作り専用糸になっちゃうかなぁ。
2017-09-07 06:19:45
This is what I am working on the Sashiko Live Streaming (that I talk in Japanese). Yes, I share my “unedit” version of stitching while I talk something related to Sashiko. I stopped streaming in English because of 2 reasons. (1) a very few (or none) viewers & (2) very…
Sometimes, I receive a message that I should promote (&advertise) myself more aggressively for teaching and sharing Sashiko. I agree. However, until my daughter gets old enough, I would like to keep the life-work balance. ☆ This is a photo in the summer 2017. She got potty trained a long…
The more I learn, the more I feel the difference between JPN & ENG. Another word I struggle in translation is “想像力”. The direct translation is “Imagination”. However, what I would like to convey is more like “an ability to imagine to the point of ‘what if I were’”. Some…
綺麗な糸ができたんですね(´∀｀*)
It’s so beautiful!
I can’t wait to get an order in to you guys, I have some customizing to do!!
美しい～
It’s so beautiful🎵