I was notified that my article & video about “Zokin” comes to the top when we us

I was notified that my article & video about “Zokin” comes to the top when we use Google Search. This is a great achievement & example of sharing stories “before” it happens – something I should have done 20~30 years ago (noted that there was no Internet & I was in a Japanese Elementary School). By reading/watching my story about Zokin, I hope that no one would wipe the dishes with Zokin… we have a word for a cleaning cloth with Sashiko “Fukin” – and one ultimate result of repetition of using Fukin (or any other fabric for that matter) is Zokin. Zokin is designed to clean something dirty – like the floor. Another scary example of using foriegn words without proper understanding.
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Sure. Sashiko can be “Art” (although I do not consider Sashiko as Art). I am trying to learn more about Art in general, and I hope one day I can consider Sashiko as Art, and hopefully make our living as artists. However, “Zokin” as a decoration on the wall is… too much. Zokin carries many memories (cleaning) and I believe the last place the Zokin deserves is “retirement as fabric”, not “exhibited for showing as Art”.
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You may wonder… What is the difference between Boro and Zokin? It’s a good question. I don’t know if we (as Japanese) can define that thoroughly. But we distinguish them as we never “wear” or “sleep in (snuggle in)” Zokin, and we barely wipe the floor with Boro. Both Zokin & Boro are one result of repetitive stitching & using – but it carries different names… why? It is because of its Stories. Please do not mix them up – and I will not “sell” my Zokin although I would pass it down (price on) to our Boro. Interesting, isn’t it?
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*I use Sashiko Thread & Dirty Dish Cloth (after heavy usage in Kitchens) to make Zokin – and good to go while…
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前回ご紹介した「雑巾」の動画。刺し子がアートなのはわかる。襤褸をアートと呼ぶのも、まあ理解ができないこともない（嫌だけど）。でも雑巾を壁にかけてアートだと楽しむような未来は想像したくない…という思いで、誰でも作れる雑巾を動画にして英語で紹介しました。フォロワーさんから、「Zokinでググると淳の記事が最初にくるよー」と教えて頂きました。正直な話をすると20~30年前に私がすべきだったのはこれだったんです。どのように解釈されても良いように、最初に物語を残しておくこと。後出しではどうも弱い。当時私は小学生でインターネットもなかったというのは横に置いておいて、これからも様々な物語を残していきたいと思うのです。勝つためじゃなく、守るために。
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2022-10-20 06:33:53

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