In last few days, I have shared the photos of “close-up Sashiko” in the process of sharing my understanding of Sashiko (well, more like stories of my philosophy & questions). As you may see, each Sashiko stitch is beautiful. However, we barely focus on making ONE beautiful stitch. We enjoy the process of stitching, and as the results, we have numbers of beautiful stitches.
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I understand that the origin of Sashiko is to “make fabric more usable”. It varies by regions, but the purpose was making fabric thicker, stronger, warmer, and of course, more beautiful (unique & fashionable). This is the behind story of me saying “Sashiko isn’t about making one perfect stitch.” We make numbers of Sashiko fabrics (swatches) then patchwork them, and it become one beautiful piece stitched by hands. ☆
前にもご紹介したことがあったかな……。一目刺しのポンチョです。一目ひとめの綺麗さに注目を頂くことが多い刺し子ですが、では刺し手である僕達が、その一目にそれほどこだわっているか……というと、そうでもないんじゃないかなと思っています。十人十色。刺し子に当てはめると、百目百色。一目毎微妙に個性があっても良いんです。針目を作る過程を楽しんで貰えれば……と思い、刺し子を紹介し続けています。
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2019-05-06 20:51:40
That’s beautiful
This jacket is incredible, as in I can only believe it can be stitched because you posted it.
👏👏😍
このポンチョ、私の手元にやって来ました🎵初めて見たときにドッキリ💕二度目は、やっぱりまだ🎵 で、ゲットしました🎵＼(^o^)／ 大事にしますね(^-^)v纏う度に 手の温もりをふわぁぁあぁあ と感じます。 洋装にも和装にも、重宝してくれる一生ものです⤴🎵
So cool!! I am loving your work!
Utterly stunning….I also love the process of stitching. Such joy. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous piece of clothing. 💙
Very beautiful