It is now ready to use in our ordinary after Mizutoushi & Itokiri (Clipping the thread tails). Can you tell which is the so-called “wrong side”? Well, as I intend to make both sides as “finish side“, there isn’t the “wrong side” much, but I hope which side is the…
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Not many Sashiko Artists share this process (including myself) as this isn’t alw
Not many Sashiko Artists share this process (including myself) as this isn’t always required, and it is really the last step. It is called “Itokiri (clipping the tails off)”. With proper understanding of Mizutoushi, Unshin, and appropriate choices of supplies & tools, one can make both sides of Sashiko as…
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All Sashiko Project should do the “Final Steps” of its stitching, before startin
All Sashiko Project should do the “Final Steps” of its stitching, before starting using it. The process is called “Mizutoushi”, and this is a photo of my daughter helping me to do so on Sunday. Mizutoushi also explains why I keep saying “Thread Matters in Sashiko” as it works like…
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When is Sashiko “Complete”? This is a question I often want to ask when they dis
When is Sashiko “Complete”? This is a question I often want to ask when they discuss what Sashiko is. Sashiko “can” be the Art. However, for me, a dialogue of “when” Sashiko obtained the status of “Completion” is more important than Sashiko being defined as “Art”. ☆ For many (Japanese)…
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I have been enjoying Sashiko on Furoshiki Wrapping Cloth. This is the 3rd one. Y
I have been enjoying Sashiko on Furoshiki Wrapping Cloth. This is the 3rd one. You can find the In-Progress & Completed Pieces on @SashikoStory ☆ Sashiko Threads are a very important factor in Sashiko. When a goal for the Sashiko is merely “how it looks” and “following the lines/dots prepared…
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I am glad that the previous post resonated with you. I occasionally get asked ho
I am glad that the previous post resonated with you. I occasionally get asked how “AI (Artificial Intelligent)” affects Sashiko… or how I would feel toward a “Sashiko Machine”. AI & Sashiko Machines are NOT something I would be threatened with being replaced. Sashiko can co-exist with both AI &…
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After this much Sashiko, hand stitching, what would you feel? Accomplishment? Sa
After this much Sashiko, hand stitching, what would you feel? Accomplishment? Satisfaction? As much as I enjoy the achievement at the end of stitching, to be honest, the strongest feeling is “a Sense of Loss”. Therefore, I prepared another fabric for Sashiko as if it wasn’t a big accomplishment. ☆…
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Completion of 15 Colors of 4 Lines, with Unshin & Sashiko. About 40~50 hours of
Completion of 15 Colors of 4 Lines, with Unshin & Sashiko. About 40~50 hours of heavenly (unfocused) stitching would (hopefully) manifest the care for someone/something. Sashiko today introduced in English focus on the “Outcome & How it looks” – and some even put the Sashiko Stitched Fabric into an art…
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Sashiko has been changing its form within & across the language. Some may celebr
Sashiko has been changing its form within & across the language. Some may celebrate the change by calling it “Evolution”, and others may share their concern as “Appropriation”. My perspective, where I stand, is based on whom I am talking to. If you worry about Appropriation, I ask you to…
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This is a photo from Sashiko Japan Tour 2023, where we introduce ourselves in-pe
This is a photo from Sashiko Japan Tour 2023, where we introduce ourselves in-person, in a gathering of Sashiko Artisans within Japan & Tour members. It was my first time going back to Japan in 10 years after going through a lot of things. As some of the participants there…