“Sashiko isn’t in the past yet”. It is true that Sashiko was widely practiced in

“Sashiko isn’t in the past yet”. It is true that Sashiko was widely practiced in Japan a few hundred years ago while they had to live in harsh conditions (such as severe winter) with limited resources. There are many beautiful Sashiko (Boro) pieces on Books and in museums. With easy application, “Sashiko” has been becoming something different. Change is good. However, please know that there are still artisans who can make the pieces which they think they can find only in books and in museums. We are here, and we are still stitching. We can make Sashiko Jackets, and therefore we can make authentic Boro pieces (with spending so much time with it).
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Again, we can make the Jacket like this. You may find similar jackets in museums, or in a book such as [Japanese Fishermen’s Coats from Awaji Island]. It means that you can own it if you want. All hand-stitched. Massive Labor, but we can. Sashiko isn’t in the past yet. Please contact me if you would like to place an order to make a Sashiko Jacket. Please do some reading first, though. Read our website & online portfolio. Think about “how many hours” required to hand-stitch, and do the math. I often receive a request to go through Sashiko on Denim for $500 or so. Do they think I can do Sashiko on whole denim in 50 hours…(even with minimum wage rate without materials)? Please do not be disrespectful. However, I am happy to pass our Sashiko to someone who appreciate & respect what we do.
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3rd time. Sashiko isn’t in the Past yet. Please do not make our Sashiko the past by ignoring it based on someone’s profit & convenience.
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9柄ジャケット（仮）の背面の写真も送られてきました。素敵です。これを野良着風に仕立てると、きっと博物館等に展示されても大丈夫な作品になるんじゃないかと思います。ま、恵子さんの作品はどれも展示されたら素敵なんですけれど。
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刺し子は様々に変化していますし、私自身も変化を楽しんでいる一人ですが、こういう「昔ながらの刺し子」もまだ生きています。というか、「作れる人はまだ生きています」。運針会を通してご縁を頂いた方も、このジャケットを見て「あれ、刺し子はできるかも」と思う人は少なくないはず。逆に言うと、仕立てさえできればこのジャケットはそれほど不可能じゃありません。英語で話をしていると、たまに刺し子が過去のもののように扱われることがあります。刺し子は現在もあります。刺し子を過去にしないで欲しいのです。
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2022-03-21 21:53:25

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