As much as I keep saying that I do NOT like to link Sashiko and Wabi-Sabi in one sentence, I see Wabi-Sabi in this Jacket. It is NOT about the imperfection. It is about the stories behind the Jackets why we make this way. It is almost impossible to explain…
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One of our life-changing opportunity was with “Otsuchi Sashiko” after 3/11 earth
One of our life-changing opportunity was with “Otsuchi Sashiko” after 3/11 earthquake. The time in Otsuchi (severely damaged town by Tsunami) taught me the power of hand-crafting. We have been providing our experience with them, and we just received the great news that they will re-make the “All hand-stitched Japanese…
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White Jacket to Indigo Blue.
White Jacket to Indigo Blue. Keiko decided to go with Indigo, and the white Japanese workman Jacket becomes natural blue jacket. The machine stitching thread didn’t get color. The pattern by tailoring before dyeing makes it so unique, too. Beautiful. 【ご報告】 前回、「柿渋でマジで染めるの？（白のままでもカッコいいんじゃない？）」という僕の疑問に、「そうだよね、やっぱり藍染だよね。（染めないという選択肢はなかったららしい）」と。 早速ですが染め上がりました。行動早いわ。 箪笥の肥やしになっていた反物を使ったジャケット。仕立てたところは上手く染まらず、ミシン糸は全く染まらず。それでも、なんかカッコいいんじゃないかなと思える出来です。 少し緑がかるように藍染めしてみたとのこと。 ホントに技術が上がってきて、こういう母親みてると、成長に年齢は言い訳にできないなぁと思うのです。 2017-11-06 03:34:27 Source