I appreciate many comments & responses to yesterday’s short video. As you can im

I appreciate many comments & responses to yesterday’s short video. As you can imagine, as Sashiko is hand-stitching, “Sashiko Denim” cannot be done by a finger snap like magic. We go through hundreds of hours to complete it, and there are the same amount of stories behind the practice. Sashiko is simple & easy, but not shallow. We can make numbers of Sashiko Denim because we enjoy the process & embrace the stories. I speak up that “Sashiko introduced in English is NOT wrong, but Insufficient”. Now, it is my responsibility to fill that “missing” – and I share all of the process between the finger snaps on Live – no edit, no secret, no bluff as a “teacher” or “master”. Find me on Youtube by searching for “Sashiko Story”.

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In understanding of Cultural Appropriation, “Who can(should) practice (wear) of cultural matter” becomes a critical discussion. I am still learning it, but my message is from yesterday’s video. “I want everyone to enjoy Sashiko – when the people & stories are acknowledged”. This may not be the standard understanding of C/A, and I am still a newbie in this topic. I respect others with more pain in C/A. However, for me, you are (who are reading this) is the future of Sashiko, regardless if you are Japanese or not. 

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Does this sound encouraging to you? I am glad. I am here for you who wish to learn what  Sashiko is. However, this can be very uncomfortable to some who have been “filtering” the Sashiko for their profit. Although I speak up about something “difficult” for some, I am not here to make enemies. I am here to ask people to be fair, including those who “appropriate” the culture – to pass down the culture I identify myself with. There is a clear line between “appreciation” & “appropriation” – and it can start with “acknowledgement”.

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もう週末です。早いもんだ。今週も予定通り配信を行う予定です。SNSに投稿するようになって5年近い時が経ちますが、時代として「文章」はもう一定の特異な方々にしか届かないのかもしれません。画像でもなく、今は動画。しかも60秒未満。そんな動画を作るといつもの何倍もの人から反応を頂きます。

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嬉しいような悲しいような。文化を60秒未満で表現することなど不可能です。文脈の間を読むなんてのは夢の話。でもね、諦める必要はないと思うのですよ。どうにかして伝える。伝わらないことを伝えるのも役目の一つだと思うのでね。日本語の配信はオアシスだったりします。それでは金曜日に。

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