In order to fully describe the culture of Sashiko, proper understanding of how Japanese culture has developed is essential. What is the proper understanding, then? Well, many people spend their whole life studying it, so it isn’t easy to describe on SNS in one post. Please keep learning, as I…
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I would like to spread the beauty & enjoyment & empowerment of Sashiko. Therefor
I would like to spread the beauty & enjoyment & empowerment of Sashiko. Therefore, a trend is very much welcome. The more people talk about Sashiko, the more chance they will get to know Sashiko. At the same time, I realize that Sashiko is my identity, and I cannot just…
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Doubt what is normal. Don’t trust what we know.
Doubt what is normal. Don’t trust what we know. ☆ This is the phrase I always tell myself. My justice can be completely wrong in another culture. Until 2013, my justice was everything to me. I pushed through my “Correct” no matter what others say. Once I made myself “justified”,…
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Putting my strong preference aside, I am not so much particular about “what (Res
Putting my strong preference aside, I am not so much particular about “what (Result)” when people call their stitching Sashiko. Instead, I am quite particular about “How (mindset)” when they use the word of Sashiko. ☆ Stop reading what you want to read, instead read what is written by understanding…
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“Bread Line”. Thanks to the comments, I learned the new word. I agree with many
“Bread Line”. Thanks to the comments, I learned the new word. I agree with many comments in the previous post. Thank you. A Life-Work balance is important. Money itself won’t bring us happiness. I did not write that money represents success. I never say that Money measure the value of…
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I may surprise you. This photo is the front of the Sashiko Jacket I shared yeste
I may surprise you. This photo is the front of the Sashiko Jacket I shared yesterday. The photos I shared yesterday is the backside of the jacket. Keiko made it to be “reversible”, but her intention of “front of the Jacket” is this photo. ☆ Some may wonder, “why isn’t…
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I have introduced this Boro Noragi before. I had another chance to photoshoot in
I have introduced this Boro Noragi before. I had another chance to photoshoot in a beautiful setting. Here it is. All hand stitched all over. ☆ Boro? Sashiko? Japanese Art? Naming Does matter. At the same time, sometimes, an actual piece has more power to describe the whole without the…
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Continued a bit of whining (Part.1)
Continued a bit of whining (Part.1) ☆ I occasionally get the question like “I cannot stitch like you do. What am I doing wrong?”. Do they expect me to answer that types of questions over email for free? We have more than 30 years of experience, and the person is…
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We are so much struggling (and enjoying) to balance Sashiko & our Life. We have
We are so much struggling (and enjoying) to balance Sashiko & our Life. We have several “challenges” to see if Sashiko fits our society somehow including the one that I (Atsushi) doesn’t purchase any new cloth since 2017. ☆ A friend once told me that I shouldn’t introduce Sashiko with…
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Super cold outside, so I ruminate my thoughts and will. Here is another approach
Super cold outside, so I ruminate my thoughts and will. Here is another approach to Sashiko as the art (or not). I roughly understand the Art as “I (individualism)” vs Sashiko as “We (collectivism)”. This categorization also matches the comparison of Japanese & Western culture. ☆ No Sashiko artisans in…