I spend a few days to refurbish an antique furniture. It was my first trial, but I enjoyed the process a lot. It resonate my experience with Sashiko. “Upcycle” ater all.
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The antique surface looks nice with Sashiko fabric, too 🙂 —
数日かけてじっくり取り組んでいたアンティーク家具の再生も、今日ワックスを塗って完成。実はアンティーク家具を購入するのは初めてだったのだけど、刺し子に似たものがあって楽しかったです。大変だけど、量販店の家具では味わえない何かがあるね。刺し布とも相性抜群。いつかアンティークの仕事机、探してみようかな。 —
2018-06-16 21:12:18
Natural Indigo Dye with Sukumo, the Japanese traditional way, is pretty difficult. Here is a by-product of this challenge, a variegated colored (gradation colored) Indigo blue thread. 難しい藍染めの副産物。 カッコいいグラデーションができました。作品作り専用糸になっちゃうかなぁ。 2017-09-07 06:19:45 Source
Happy New Year! The first 3 days in the New Year are quite important in Japanese Culture. As I was raised surrounded by some “old-fashioned” artisans, I still carry some rituals. For example, it was not recommended to “stitch” until the end of Jan.3rd. Some even “prohibited” it. Instead, they…
I believe yesterday’s Sashiko Live Streaming (on 7/14) was quite interesting. I apologize for the first 15 min of hassle of setting up the mic, but toward the end I feel I articulated how I would reach the frustration (or pain) when I see someone disrespectful. I believe I explained…
アンティークいいですよね。修理しながら使っていくというのは刺し子と似ているところがあるのかもしれません