Happy I hope you enjoy stitching today with her. When it comes to stitching, we

Happy I hope you enjoy stitching today with her. When it comes to stitching, we don’t need to be physically next to each other. The fabric, needle & thread become like an old telephone to communicate to them – not vivid and clear as the Internet Video chat, but something warm to understand that you aren’t alone – no matter what happens – Mother is always there for you.
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If you are lucky to be with her today, tell her your feelings. If not, I would communicate with her via stitching after “messaging” her. Stitching/Sashiko isn’t so difficult – it doesn’t require much experience or massive tools to make it happen. Therefore, I want you to learn the stories around Sashiko – so that you will be able to feel the “communication via fabric” with Japanese wisdom. Our mothers can be “nagging” or “micromanaging” – always telling us what to do – or not to do. A mother can be a nightmare, but we must remember they appreciate just who we are. They may not be the perfect one, but they always accept us who are also not perfect. Sashiko is the same. Sashiko appreciates just who we are, and Sashiko always accepts what we do, not only we appreciate Sashiko and how stitches look. Therefore, I want you to find your own Sashiko instead of someone’s interpretation or definition for Instant Gratification. I am sharing/teaching how we can do that here and there. No one can/should define the love of/to the mothers, and I do not define what is the “right/wrong” Sashiko for anyone.
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母の日ですね。世界中のお母さん、いつもありがとうございます。恵子さんの写真ないかなぁと探していたら、懐かしい写真を見つけました。人生いろいろですが、やっぱり母親から子へ、そしてそのまた子へ…と繋がっていく何かが「文化の基盤」であり、特に女性の仕事としての側面が強い刺し子においては、母親の存在は大きいです。
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運針をしながら、何時間も、下手したら夜通しずーっと刺し子をしていると、頭の中で会話を始めたりしています。妄想という表現もできますが、私はこれを「布との会話」と読んでいます。この布との会話は過去現在未来を超越して存在します。母の日を実際の母親と過ごせる方は是非感謝の気持ちを言葉（文字）にしてください。一緒に過ごせない場合は針を持ってみてください。きっと布の中に宿る母親との時間を感じることができると思うので。
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2022-05-08 10:25:04

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