Sashiko is very simple. Anyone can learn & master it. With the proper introducti

Sashiko is very simple. Anyone can learn & master it. With the proper introduction, a person may be able to practice Sashiko like we do within a few weeks. Others should be able to stitch like we do after months or a few years (when they keep practicing). Sashiko was in the ordinary. It is developed to be ordinary.

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I share a lot. It is my goal to pass down the Sashiko, so a lot of information is already provided where anyone can access. Many people advised me to “not-do-it”. They told me that I can lose the (financial) benefit by sharing so much. They say there aren’t only good people out there, and there may be those who copy & steal and make profit out of it. Even worse, some may claim it is theirs. Yes. I am aware of the risk of what I do. I am not that naive to think only good things happen to me by sharing what we have accumulated in Sashiko.

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However, regardless, I will keep sharing. Why? Because sharing is the only way to protect the original we received. If I keep it secretive, it may be filled with something completely different by popularity or easiness. We have seen in some situations & you know some misinterpretations of Sashiko & Boro. If… if someone copies and steals what we share, I want them to copy and steal exactly as how we practice. At least, then, the original will be passed down, right? After all, no one can steal the ordinary. I just do not want “it” to be different than what it is (was). For me, the financial benefit is only a means to pass down what Sashiko is – not the goal. I will keep my position as a stone in a stream of trends. I just wish, if they are so interested in Sashiko to the extent of teaching and/or publishing, they would learn the whole picture and support the people there stitching today. 

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英語圏での話なのですが、「そんなに全部、（無料で）見せちゃって大丈夫なの？（辞めたほうが良いよ）」というアドバイスを頂くことがあります。実際、真似されることもあるだろうし、最悪、オリジナルを無視して世に紹介されることもあるかもしれません。性善説を信じる程純粋じゃないので、危険性は理解しているつもりです。性善説を信じたいくらいの理想主義者ではありますが（笑）でもね、良いんです。具体化できるのは「機会損失（儲けられるはずのお金を失う）」くらいのリスクかな？共有せずに全く違うことが刺し子の文化として残るよりも、「真似してくれ！」って言って、本質が残った方が良いと思っているので大丈夫なのです。刺し子は個人のものにできません。なぜなら、「日常」だから。淡い理想を描くなら、お金が全てとされる社会で、”意識的に選ぶ人”が増えてくれることを願うのみです。

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2020-10-29 09:57:57

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