The theme of yesterday’s live streaming (on Youtube) was about the “ideal size”

The theme of yesterday’s live streaming (on Youtube) was about the “ideal size” of Sashiko stitches. The details are in the Live Archives. As an artisan, what I would like to share is more like “finding your own” rather than “being accurate (by someone’s standard)”.
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Once a person can stitch in the rhythm, they stitch without focusing on the results. In a dialogue with thread, needle, and fabric, they find their own “stitches”. I am getting confident in what I am saying here thanks to those who keep enjoying Sashiko after the class/workshop, and keep sharing their work. They indeed find their own Sashiko stitches.
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“The Own Stitches” are the products of who they are. Therefore, emotion (not only positive, but any human-like feeling) can be a part of powerful Sashiko. Sashiko is like a “mirror”, in which objectively reflects who I am in the current moment. Since I can watch myself from the 3rd person’s view (like watching a movie), I can relax and calm. It all connects after all. I am just here to share how the dots are (were) connected in the Japanese culture.
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おかげさまで刺し子運針会、両日とも開催確定致しました。7/18（土）と7/27（月）。平日か週末かの違いで、内容は一緒、開始時間も朝9時と一緒です。一緒に、「運針会Q&A」もsashico.comのブログに公開しました。こちらはご質問を頂いた段階で随時更新していく予定です。「運針できると何ができるようになるの？」という疑問もあるかと思います。言葉で説明しようとも思ったのですが、一番「運針会に参加して下さった方の刺し子作品」をご紹介するのが良いかなと思い、タグを作ってみました。 ありがとう！）
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2020-07-11 11:00:14

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