本質 (HonShitsu) is another Japanese word I am trying to convey the message with i

本質 (HonShitsu) is another Japanese word I am trying to convey the message with in English. 本質 can be translated “Essence”, “(True) Nature”, and “Heart of the matter”. In my interpretation in Sashiko, I use the word “HonShitsu” when I describe “What it really is/was”. So, what is Sashiko’s “Honshitsu”? I believe it is a “Prayer”. Sashiko is a form of, silent, quiet, yet passionate Prayers done by ordinary Japanese.
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We live in an abundance of choices. We may define Wealth based on the level/amount of choices we have. “Choice” brought a big change that all humans were longing for. Sashiko is experiencing the same change, and I accept many interpretations & applications of Sashiko. I just want to leave notes regarding the “HonShitsu” of Sashiko – which is prayer to someone who we care for. Sashiko “wasn’t” for mainly ourselves as many other ordinary practices were for someone else. It is precious that we can do Sashiko for ourselves for our own purpose. I just believe it is important to pass down the Stories for what it really “was” and “is” so that we can be mindful of what it “can be”.
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I like Sashiko done for someone else. Many ask me “What are you going to do with your stitching”. Well. I am stitching for the “Future” of Sashiko who may find my stitching & stories around it helpful to understand what Sashiko can be. In the photo, one is so called “traditional”, and one can be considered as Art. Both of them are Sashiko. I hope that we live in a society where it isn’t too much to wish for the preservation of Stories in our own culture. I may be speaking up for the “choice” of “what we (human) are/can be” throughout the stories of Sashiko.
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図らずも一緒に水通しをすることになった、100m（予定）の麻の葉と、なんだかよく（好きか嫌いかも）わからない風呂敷。一緒に風に靡く日曜日となりました。糸切り直前になっても、まだこの風呂敷が好きか嫌いかはっきりしないのですが、ぶっちゃけ「好きか嫌いかはどうでも良いかな」と思ってしまっている自分がいます。同じ容れ物の中で同じ水に浸かり、同じように強風に吹かれ、同じようにポカポカする太陽に照らされて形になった二つの刺し子です。
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布があり、針を持ち、糸を通して模様を作る。刺し子が生活の中の智慧だった頃から変わらない工程です。つまりは日常です。そこでふと思うのですよ。日本人にとって日常ってなんだろうって。皆さんにとって日常とは何でしょうか？私は…日常こそが祈りだと思うのです。「いただきます」から始まり、「ありがとう」で繋がる。日本の当たり前が詰まった刺し子だからこそ、大切に伝えていきたいのです。
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2024-09-09 10:20:25

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