I completed the second Sashiko mask. It isn’t easy to be a home-school teacher &

I completed the second Sashiko mask. It isn’t easy to be a home-school teacher & business manager & artisan. Well… I am not as good a home-school teacher as I wish to be. ☆

Sashiko mask takes about 5~10 times longer to make in comparison to the regular fabric mask. So, I made quite many fabric masks first, then Sashiko mask is more like a leisure. “Leisure” is a keyword. First thing first, but something unessential to survive is somewhat essential in the long run. ☆

No Japanese made a mask with Sashiko traditionally when they needed to practice Sashiko. At least, I have not seen any Sashiko mask from the Sashiko history (Please let me know if you know one). It is interesting how we alter the culture. We now “enjoy” making Sashiko masks – many of us face the change in culture. I have never seen so many people wearing masks in the US. A culture alters its form. It is how the culture is supposed to be. However, “change” doesn’t mean ignorance to the origin. Please respect the origin of Sashiko as well as the origin of beautiful US culture. ☆ – – – ☆

やっとで二個目の刺し子マスク完成です。米国でも外出時のマスク着用を促されるようになって、他のマスク作りに忙しかったりして、なかなか刺し子マスクは作れませんでした。それにしても……自宅待機期間、まじで忙しい。というか、「やりたいこと」と「すべきこと」とそれ以外の日常が絡み合って、なかなか前に進めてません。徹夜してでもやりたいこともあるのですが、でも今免疫能力を下げるほどアホなこともなく……。恵子さんの言葉を思い出します。「目の前にあることを、目の前のできることを、愚直に。」家族との大切な時間を楽しみながら、隙間時間でできる限りの努力をしようと思います。 ☆

2020-04-11 10:54:44

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