Thank you for the comments in the previous post with my daughter. I don’t usuall

Thank you for the comments in the previous post with my daughter. I don’t usually reply to comments, but I read them. I appreciate sharing your own stories. As I stated in the post a few days ago, I believe Sashiko can be quite “personal” like our own crafting, creativity, and artistic heritage & its story. I happened to be born in a family where they tried to revive Sashiko in their village, and then once succeeded on “Sustainable System (making artisans end meet)” out of this “Personal” practice. For that, yes, we are the one who tried to shift “personal” practice to more “public”. Another reason I really didn’t like Sashiko in my childhood.
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I do not consider myself an Artist, nor talented, nor special, nor genius (or even genuine). I have failed so many times/people. I know what I am capable of, and all I do focus on now is persistence: The goal is always to pass down the Sashiko we practice – the Sashiko as someone’s personal story. It is very challenging to pass down someone’s personal story because it should be within someone they feel comfortable with: once it is out in public, it isn’t really “personal”. I would rather share my personal stories than non-Japanese “westernize” personal & silently precious stories by teaching Sashiko’s answers, or even labeling with other Japanese words, like “Zen” and “Wabi-Sabi”. The combination only shows ignorance.
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Please value your own story rather than asking for someone’s answer in some catchy foreign words. The word carries many “Personal Stories”, and therefore it is very painful when someone takes it too lightly (disrespect). I hope I can keep sharing the stories until the last day of my life with the many support & your choices I receive.
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刺し子は本来とても「個人的なもの」だったと思うのです。刺し子を商売にしてた人間が何を言うかと突っ込まれる覚悟をした上での「個人的」発言なのですが、昔に刺し子を嫌っていた（刺し子で苦しんでいた）理由も、ここにあったりします。刺し子をずーっと見ていると、運針で生まれる針目に性格が出てきます。針目でその人の形（なり）や心のあり方が見て取れたりします。針目を気にしない運針から生まれる針目という限定付きではありますが、きっと刺し子が上手だった人は、カウンセラー的な役割も持ってたんじゃないかなぁと。運針は誰でもできます！数時間、コツを掴みながら練習して貰えれば誰でも大丈夫だと思っています。運針会は不定期開催ですが、ご連絡を頂ければ開催時期を調整しますので、是非詳細をプロフィールのリンクからご確認頂き、ご連絡頂ければ幸いです！
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2022-10-06 20:52:22

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