I started teaching Sashiko in English in 2017 following teaching Sashiko in Japanese online. Back then, I wasn’t sure what to teach because Sashiko was too ordinary for me to “teach”. However, thanks to many students, then friends, and then rising artisans, I am confident that I can offer some value to the society. My mentor (in a different field) once taught me how to find a good teacher. It is very simple – to check how their students do. Are they just following the teacher? Or are they doing more than what the teachers do? The best teacher will bring a student to the next level – which may be a place of “better than a teacher”. I am still “learning” to be a good teacher. Meanwhile, I want to share with some rising Sashiko artisans who learned Sashiko from us.
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The first rising-artisan I introduce is @na.na_45 who you may already know. In fact, some of my followers are the bigger fans of her than of mine. Hahaha. It is perfectly fine. I am a big fan of her Sashiko as well. In 3 years after she learned Unshin from us, her Sashiko practice brought her to a whole nother level. For me, Keiko’s Sashiko is more “Avant-garde”, whereas Nana’s Sashiko is more “Traditional”. Both are wonderful in a different way. I often get fascinated by her stitching – if my stitching is more like “powerful & speedy”, her stitching is “elegant”.
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It is not a comparison at all. There is no such a thing as Right and Wrong in Sashiko. However, I am super happy to enjoy the diversity in the same Sashiko I share. Just a few years, if one keeps practicing, they can reach this level. I am very proud of her & myself. The Sashiko we share is available from our Online Sashiko Workshop even under Covid-19. The detail can be found from a link on the profile.
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刺し子を教えるようになって3年程経ちました。運針会と名付けた刺し子講習は亀の歩みですが、広がってくれていて、沢山の方に運針を楽しんで頂けていて本当に嬉しい限りです。ふと、「ご縁を頂いた刺し子好きの方をご紹介したい！」と思い立ったので、 というタグをつけて、これまでご参加頂いた方の一部の方々ですが、ご紹介するようにできたらと思っています。とりあえず1週間。7人の方をご紹介しようと思っています。まずはななさん（@na.na_45 ）。説明も不要です（紹介になってない？）。本当に上品な運針をされていて、結果もとても上品。憧れる運針をされる一人です。3年でここまで。いつも勇気を頂いています。ありがとうございます！
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2021-01-11 10:26:21
あれ？この野分はna.naさんのじゃないかな、って初心者の私でも分かるくらいna.naさんの刺し子はonly oneで、優しくて癒されてどこか懐かしくて素敵ですよね。大好きです。
ななさんの針目は一目でわかる！いつもお手本にさせて頂いてます😊
力の抜けた自然な運針をされていてたまにみて癒されております
説明不要って🤣
明日からどんな方が紹介されるのか楽しみにしています😊
Thank you so much for your work, your openness, your great humility, your kindness. You are a real mentor to some of us. Thank you from the heart! どうもありがとうございます 🙏