As Sashiko and Boro become more popular, it seems I see “Vintage Sashiko Furoshiki” for sale. These vintage Sashiko Furoshikis look somewhat similar to the photo on today’s post – Sashiko patterns on 4 corners. Furoshiki – often about 105cm (Mihaba) square of good vintage fabric with Sashiko stitching is one of the most popular items in the market.
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Some ask me if I can find these Vintage Sashiko Items from Japan. Well, technically speaking, we can, but we don’t usually take these job offers. We are not a traditional “(Art) Dealer”, so we rather make New ones with high quality fabric, which can last for many years, with our hand-stitching Sashiko while using supreme quality thread.
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Sashiko isn’t only in the Past. There are still Sashiko artisans who can make this. My mission, or even responsibility, as a Japanese Sashiko Practitioner & Story-Teller is to keep creating “works” for those who still can make Sashiko items. It took a while to restart everything, but we are now working on it – this new Furoshiki (with Indigo Dyed Cotton 100% Fabric & our Sashiko Thread with hand-stitching) is one item I would like to introduce to the world initially.
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The true beauty of Sashiko exists in “Using” in our ordinary days. That’s one definition by a Japanese Art Critic for “Folk Art (which Sashiko sometimes becomes part of)”. In addition to appreciating someone’s Furoshiki from the past, I would like to introduce the beauty & fun of adding our own stories on New Sashiko Itesm. As there are reasons for the similar designs (which I will explain at some point), it is designed to be “used” rather than displayed. That’s one illustration of Sashiko not well explained yet.
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1 item available on @UpcycleStitches
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漸く形にすることができました。刺し子や襤褸の人気が高まるにつれて、様々な英語圏での古物商の方が「（古い）刺し子の風呂敷」を販売しているのを目にするようになりました。刺し子の風呂敷は、その存在理由もあって、比較的似たデザインの物が多いです。この写真のように四隅に幾何学模様があるのが一般的で、そのデザインにも勿論理由があります。
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古いものを楽しむことも素晴らしいですが、同時に新しいものを作れる職人が未だ存在するんだということも知って頂きたく、数は多くないですが、しっかりと作り丁寧に紹介していけたらと思っています。日本国内向けに作っているものではありませんが、特注という形でお作りすることも可能です。詳細は@UpcycleStitches よりご覧頂けたら幸いです。
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2022-08-15 02:34:10
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