Thank you for your interest in Sashiko & continuous support to our Sashiko Store. “Upcycle Stitches” is a single person business by Atsushi (@sashikostory). I will be offering a 3-days Sashiko Workshop in Minneapolis 6/28 to 6/30. All of the orders made between 6/26 to 7/1 will be processed after…
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As I am almost done with annual admin work, I will be spending a little bit more
As I am almost done with annual admin work, I will be spending a little bit more time updating our websites. Well… I am not a good web designer. As a result, I end up having several websites to achieve what I need: (1) UpcycleStitches.Com for the database of all…
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Thank you for your visit & continuous support to our Sashiko Store. “Upcycle Sti
Thank you for your visit & continuous support to our Sashiko Store. “Upcycle Stitches” is a single person business by Atsushi (@sashikostory). I will be offering a 3-days Sashiko Workshop in Stuart, FL between 1/26 to 1/28. All of the orders made between 1/24 to 1/29 will be processed after…
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In 2024, I plan to share photos of our Sashiko Items/Pieces/Craft/Art… whatever
In 2024, I plan to share photos of our Sashiko Items/Pieces/Craft/Art… whatever we made, we asked for our Sashiko friends to make, and we sold as along with the new Website [SashikoStory.com]. ☆ Each item, of course, has stories. The story part will be on @SashikoStory. Some items are for…
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As many people acknowledge the importance of the [Sustainability], it is a criti
As many people acknowledge the importance of the [Sustainability], it is a critical concern for us as well. We are a “for-profit” organization. Therefore, it is important to think about growth… Yet, I try to focus on sustainability outside of the excessive competition in pricing. It is natural that a…
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[Announcement]
[Announcement] ☆ Thank you for your visit & continuous support to our Sashiko Store. “Upcycle Stitches” is a single person business by Atsushi (@sashikostory). I will be offering a 3-days Sashiko Workshop in Auburn, NY between 10/5 to 10/9. All of the orders made between this period will be processed…
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One of the biggest learnings in Japan this spring was from the master of Koginsa
One of the biggest learnings in Japan this spring was from the master of Koginsashi – Takagi Sensei & members of Mokuyoukai. The Instagram post is a bit “instantaneous” to share what the learning from them is… but it is indeed the moment of “change” in my Sashiko Life. ☆…
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How do we measure the success in “preserving the culture”? What does it take to
How do we measure the success in “preserving the culture”? What does it take to saying “we preserved the culture”? This has been a long-lasting question. I am not 100% sure what I need to do to preserve the culture… However, a fortunate opportunity to spend time with Makoto-san in…
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It took 10 years to go back to where I was from. Last 10 years, I have found man
It took 10 years to go back to where I was from. Last 10 years, I have found many pieces of happiness with my direct family, my wife and daughter. I guess I was scared of going back to the place where I had been feeling lonely. To be honest,…
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As I share “Sashiko Stories”, some define my words as the answers. I appreciate
As I share “Sashiko Stories”, some define my words as the answers. I appreciate their respect & trust in it, I also want to make sure to clarify that my Sashiko Stories are “mine” – and it is only one viewpoint of Sashiko. I am very much proud of myself…