Welcome to Our Sashiko Archive

Our Sashiko Archive is a collection of stories, reflections, and educational resources about Sashiko, Boro, and the cultural context surrounding Japanese hand-stitching traditions. While Sashiko is now often associated with visible mending, geometric patterns, sustainability, or slow fashion, these ideas are only one part of a much larger story.

This archive preserves more than eight years of writing, sharing, teaching, and conversation based on both research and lived experience. As someone born into a Sashiko family in Takayama, Japan, I have spent much of my life surrounded by the people, values, and stories that shaped the practice long before it became widely known overseas.

This archive is also closely connected to my book, Sashiko: The Untold Story, which explores the history, philosophy, memories, and cultural misunderstandings around Sashiko in greater depth. I hope this site becomes a place to begin, continue, or deepen your understanding of Sashiko beyond simple definitions.

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What is Sashiko?
Discover the history, purpose, and cultural background of Sashiko beyond the common stereotypes of “visible mending” or “embracing imperfection.”

What is Sashiko?
Discover the history, purpose, and cultural background of Sashiko beyond the common stereotypes of “visible mending” or “embracing imperfection.”

What is Boro?
Explore the meaning of Boro, how it emerged through generations of use and repair, and why it is best understood as an outcome rather than a technique.

Learn Sashiko from Atsushi
Find information about workshops, online classes, lectures, and opportunities to study Sashiko directly from a Japanese artisan.

About Atsushi Futatsuya
Learn about the author of this archive, his family’s Sashiko heritage, and the ongoing work of sharing and preserving stories connected to Sashiko.

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A weekend of staying inside all day long with leaving TV on… I got a bit of fe

atsushijp,

A weekend of staying inside all day long with leaving TV on… I got a bit of fever and my girl was just from the recovery (which I probably receive from her…) so we just stayed and took a small peek into a small box of Keiko’s Sashiko swatches. Unlike the new challange I introduced the other day, this is pretty traditional. It is all about preference, not right or wrong, or authentic or not. I would like to share Sashiko which doens’t have “judgemental” perspective. They are both beauitful. It is good enough for me. ☆
ずーっと誤魔化してきた体調不良が、この週末で少し暴走してしまい、平熱プラス3度くらいの二日間でした。娘も一緒に（というか娘から貰った気がする）体調が優れなかったので、日曜日はどこにも行かずに一日ダラダラと。久々に一日中テレビ付いてたなぁ……とか自己反省も沢山ですが、ま、いつも気ばっかり張ってても駄目なわけで。
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前回の「挑戦」が思いの外反応が良いので、嬉しいです。と同時に、原点を忘れないぞっという為に、娘が寝たタイミングで恵子さんの端切れを漁ってました。そうな〜。どっちが良い……というよりは、やっぱり好みで良いし、どっちにも寛容になれる刺し子の世界が嬉しいなと思うのです。
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2018-11-04 19:22:34




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Comments (10)

  1. 疲れがたまって抵抗力おちてたんですかね。配信のときも声へんでしたもんね
    体調戻って元気な声を聞かせてくださいね

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  3. お二人とも、体調少しは回復されたでしょうか？疲れが出たのだと思いますが、無理せずしっかり治してくださいね😊

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