In Japan, most of the kids in (public) school do the clarning by themselves – fo

In Japan, most of the kids in (public) school do the clarning by themselves – for their classroom & equipment. Among many discussions whether this is a good “ordinary” or not, I appreciate my experience of cleaning in my childhood. “Cleaning” requires muscle memory – so do other ordinary chores such as Cooking, Gardening, and Stitching. When I need to categorize (define) what Sashiko is, this “ordinary” is the group I think of. Therefore, I do not consider Sashiko as the (Fine) Art (yet) – Please check the previous Live Streaming on Youtube on 6/2 where I briefly talk about Sashiko & Art.
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I also enjoy doing almost all of the house chores. When I get so busy that I need to work so hard, some advise me that I should outsource the chores I do – cooking, cleaning, gardening, and so on. I choose to slow down the work – I just stop taking work offers even if it comes with a good pay. Doing Sashiko while someone is working for me… doesn’t really make sense to me. I like to work with my hands and body, and that’s one of the primitive approaches of “Zen” and Buddhism. I wouldn’t like a monk who outsources cleaning their temple while focusing on their own “training”.
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Boro is the result of this ordinary. Therefore, it has many stories – both positive & negative. Boro isn’t a word for stitching technique or style. It is the word of a “piece” of fabric with their own choices – or outcome of no choices. I wouldn’t trust Sashiko Stitchers who outsource “ordinary” while focusing on stitching – even if one is the world-well-known Sashiko “master” (I don’t consider them a master in this case).
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刺し子が好きになって人生が180度変わったのですが、一番大きな変化は体を動かす仕事が好きになったことでしょうか。仕事といっても家事なのですが、掃除と料理は日々に欠かせないものになりました。洗濯もだけど、まぁあれは8割機械なので。「外注したらもっと刺し子に集中できるのに」と言われることはあるのですが、個人的に日常の家事を外注をしてまで刺し子をするのはバランスが崩れてしまっている状態だと思います。そういう時も勿論あっても良いんですよ。ただ、刺し子をすることが目的なのか、刺し子をして何かを達成することが目的なのかを考えなきゃいけない。刺し子が好きな人間がどっちかは明白ですよね。昔の私は後者で、今の私は前者です。だから苦しくないんでしょうね。ボロを見ていると様々な思いが浮かんできます。
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2022-06-07 11:12:13

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