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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There is no such a thing as “Right Sashiko” or “Wrong Sashiko”. However, there i
There is no such a thing as “Right Sashiko” or “Wrong Sashiko”. However, there is the “Classic Way” of Sashiko, which we can find from Books/Documents published 50~60 years ago. We may call it “Traditional”, but it doesn’t mean “old” or “in the Past”. Unfortunately, the line of this “Classic…
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It is beyond my imagination (which I think I have quite a sizable imagination) t
It is beyond my imagination (which I think I have quite a sizable imagination) that the word “Sashiko” has become so popular in the world. The speed of popularity is so fast that Sashiko has been so simplified from what it is (& used to be) in Japan. In SNS…
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（日本語長文有りです！）Whew. After months of work & preparation in silence, I feel at ease
（日本語長文有りです！）Whew. After months of work & preparation in silence, I feel at ease about the new course: Introduction to Japanese Sashiko with Domestika! You may wonder why “Domestika”? Why not a book? I had many questions for myself in the production process, too. More Stories behind the decision & scene…
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Today is a big day for me ( to share exciting news on releasing the New Sashiko
Today is a big day for me (@SashikoStory) to share exciting news on releasing the New Sashiko Online Course with Domestika. For enrollment, please check the link on this account bio, or link from @SashikoStory Account. ☆ I feel a big relief as most of my challenging work is done…
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Sashiko exists(ed) in the ordinary. [日本語長文あります！スクロールして下さい！] There is nothing wro
Sashiko exists(ed) in the ordinary. [日本語長文あります！スクロールして下さい！] There is nothing wrong with being particular about “one stitch”, but I get puzzled when they focus on just one stitch to be either “Perfect” or “Imperfect”. The question asking me for the “right size” for Sashiko stitch also puzzles me as we do…
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10 years ago, I never thought that I would be laughing like this with my mother
10 years ago, I never thought that I would be laughing like this with my mother Keiko, while being close to Sashiko, in Japan. We had good moments before 2013, yet we also had enough difficult times. Now, it is even much better. We aren’t just 2 of us who…
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When a Japanese person hears the word “Sashiko” today, they probably would think
When a Japanese person hears the word “Sashiko” today, they probably would think of a cloth of Fukin – on the white Sarashi fabric with colorful threads & beautiful patterns. We sometimes call it “Hana-Fukin”. In my understanding, it is absolutely one style of Sashiko. However, you can tell that…
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The Sashiko I dream about is just here – not in the past, not in the far future,
The Sashiko I dream about is just here – not in the past, not in the far future, not buried into the trend. It exists thanks to many people who learned Sashiko from Keiko and myself. Some say it is rubbish to go against the trend. There is nothing “wrong”…
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Drawing Geometric Patterns on the fabric. Stitching as I feel without focusing o
Drawing Geometric Patterns on the fabric. Stitching as I feel without focusing on the result while emptying my mind – or when I do not want to empty my mind, with movies or stand-up comedies. In recent years, what I have been doing in my “ordinary” life has become extraordinary….