Combining all the platform I work on – IG/FB, Youtube, GiveButter(Webinars), Patreon (Articles) and our business website @UpcycleStitches, I share pretty much everything about the Sashiko we practice, from Technique to Information perspective. Besides Patreon (which asks for support), everything is free. I even ask the audience to copy what…
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I used to say that “When to learn” doesn’t matter in Sashiko as I receive concer
I used to say that “When to learn” doesn’t matter in Sashiko as I receive concerns about “Bad Habit”. I never rush people to take my Class, and I still believe that the timing of learning “the technique” is pretty flexible. Everyone already has some “habit” and they somewhat need…
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I say, when one learns the “Form” and “Mind” of Sashiko, they can stitch like we
I say, when one learns the “Form” and “Mind” of Sashiko, they can stitch like we do. So many of my friends I met in Sashiko prove my words by their own Sashiko. ☆ Nana (@na.na_45) is one of them. Her Sashiko reminds me of the Sashiko I carry in…
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Sometimes, Sashiko is misrepresented as “Slow-Stitching”. It is true that Sashik
Sometimes, Sashiko is misrepresented as “Slow-Stitching”. It is true that Sashiko encourages us to slow down in modern extremely busy days as we use both hands & spend hours of time. However, it doesn’t mean that one needs to stitch slowly. In fact, many Sashiko Artisans have quite skillful hands…
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[When one learns the “Form/Kata”, anyone can do Sashiko as we do]. Many people w
[When one learns the “Form/Kata”, anyone can do Sashiko as we do]. Many people who learned Sashiko from me, both Japanese & Non-Japanese, have proven this belief I have. The “Form” is more important than learning the superficial technique or designs. The form – Core & Essence – will define…
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Before I started the “Sashiko Live” and “Sashiko Stitching Videos” on Youtube, I
Before I started the “Sashiko Live” and “Sashiko Stitching Videos” on Youtube, I hadn’t heard the word “Unshin” in English much. As many experienced Japanese Sashiko artisans come to me to learn, our “Unshin Style (with middle finger & thumb)” is kind of unique. As I share videos with no…
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A Close-Up Photo of the previous Sashiko Jacket. 9 geometric patterns that Keiko
A Close-Up Photo of the previous Sashiko Jacket. 9 geometric patterns that Keiko chose in 2021 to “recreate (trace)” what a Japanese would have enjoyed in their ordinary life. This photo probably can clarify it is all “hand-stitched”. Yes, it is a lot of hand-stitching to reach there, as some…
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The foundation of Sashiko is in “Ordinary”. This “Ordinary” may be different fro
The foundation of Sashiko is in “Ordinary”. This “Ordinary” may be different from yours as the Sashiko’s Ordinary is based on Japanese Culture. However, there are many similarities in the “Ordinary” – and one common fact is that our ordinary is a result of accumulation – a consistent effort defines…
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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….
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I see so many “answers” about Sashiko on the “Internet”. I don’t offer ”my”answe
I see so many “answers” about Sashiko on the “Internet”. I don’t offer ”my”answer so easily because it is not me who defines the answers for something so ordinary (for Japanese). I don’t want you to let someone define your ordinary. However, there is one thing I can define –…