I was rewatching last night’s Sashiko Live, and I realized I made some misleading statements while answering the reply. Here is a clarification. I do NOT consider all teaching Sashiko in English to be “nefarious (which is the new word to me)”. In fact, I have been encouraging many English speakers to teach Sashiko if they wish. To share the further clarification, please remember the “2 types of teaching” I often specify.
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One type of teaching is like “being a navigator”, like a school teacher who is knowledgeable about many things & who introduces opportunities to students. When one teaches Sashiko in this style, my intention here is to encourage & support. Therefore, I share so much content. The Second type of teaching is “being an expert”, like a professor in College with publications. This teaching comes with great responsibility. They need specific skills to pursue the topic. If a math prof says he cannot do Calculus, then no one will consider them as a teacher.
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The “teaching” I find problematic is, of course, the 2nd one. The difference? The Navigator will introduce “other resources” to learn more as they specify themselves that they are only teaching a part of it. The Expert will say that what they teach is “The Answer”, and more marketing suitability, “This Teaching is all you need to learn”.
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There are quite many “innocent (unknown)” who do not categorize themselves as either (1) Navigator or (2) Expert. They “can” be the issue as they will follow the answer innocently, whether it is true or not. My voice is for them in-between. It is okay to teach Sashiko in English – but specify what is their “role” in this. When they false-advertise their teaching to increase their profit, then it is a big problem… isn’t it?
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You may consider me (2), yet my approach is still (1) as I don’t consider myself as “the expert”, yet someone who just learned Sashiko last year became the expert teaching “One Stop for All”. Sashiko is more than just technique & cannot be summarized to “One Stop”.
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日本語刺し子配信→友達と語りながら刺し子→英語刺し子配信→友達と刺し子(2)と、天国みたいな1日でした。調子に乗りすぎた感は否めないけれど（笑）。でもね、良い加減、調子乗るくらいで丁度良い気もしてるんです。言い過ぎくらいが丁度いいのかもしれないね、と。波風立てながら刺し子をし続けます。
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2024-06-14 23:36:22
Excellent❤️❤️
In my learning about Sashiko I have mainly come across is the 2nd type you describe. It feels shallow and left me feeling dissatisfied as it was the how without the why without any discussion of how to further my knowledge. So not worth paying for the lessons though subsequently I’ve managed to find resources that give more detail and history. Finding accounts like yours has been important in giving the more rounded depth and education on this specialist subject. Unfortunately, I have come across this lack of awareness and depth in other areas of textiles – I have even found this at university level textiles which is very disappointing. You are raising a very important issue.👏👏👏
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