Days pass so fast. It is August already. My “break (creation time)” for the summer (between May to July) is over and the season of Sashiko workshops begin. In August, I will list some of our creations online. Please follow @upcyclestitches for the latest update of what is available. ☆…
Tag: SashikoFashion
Polo Shirt with Sakura Sashiko Stitching. This is as playful as I (Atsushi) get
Polo Shirt with Sakura Sashiko Stitching. This is as playful as I (Atsushi) get at this point. Keiko’s patchworking (Boro to be) is a wonderful spin-off, yet I still prefer the traditional look. I will summarize what makes Sashiko “traditional” on the blog when I have time. I simply would…
Although I am open-minded about the wording of “Sashiko” (please read my insight
Although I am open-minded about the wording of “Sashiko” (please read my insight about Cultural Appropriation in Sashiko in upcyclestitches.com), I am still a big advocate of Japanese “traditional” Sashiko. I enjoy the “Sashiko with free interpretation”. However, what I would like to pass down is the Sashiko the Japanese…
I may be just trying to be the one who I wanted (needed) to meet when I was a ch
I may be just trying to be the one who I wanted (needed) to meet when I was a child. ☆ 怒りの中で思うのは、僕を形作る記憶の数々。僕は、幼少期、空想の世界の中で、「こんな大人がいたら」と助けを求めていた誰かになろうとしているだけなのかもしれません。お金を求め、力(権力)に畏れ、常に何かに縋ろうとしていた人々が偉そうにしていた生活環境の中で、「見返りを求めず自分を主張できる人」というのは、憧れでもあり、そうなりたいという夢でもありました。結局、本の中でしか出会えなかったけど。 ☆ なぜ怒るのか。実は、僕が怒りを抱いている人のイメージが、2013年以前の僕自身と重なるからです。大嫌いだった父親とも重なるからです。人は、残念ながら、「聞きたいこと」しか聞かず、「知りたいこと」だけを知ろうとします。都合の悪い現実(自分が想定したもの以外)を目の前に突きつけられた時、頭を垂れて教えを乞える人は、そんなに多くありません。でもね、もし、その「都合の悪い真実」を突きつけているのが自分自身だとしたら……?刺し子は究極の所、(布と針を通した)自分との会話です。だからこそ、そんな刺し子と出会ってくれた方だからこそ、「今、何を読んでいるか、瞬間湯沸かし器のように反応しないで気を配ることができる」ようになって欲しいのです。 ☆ 反省点は、僕自身が求めすぎ、また理想を抱きすぎたこと。お言葉を借りれば、真面目すぎたんです。僕は変わらずに、英語では「有料でも読みたい」と思ってくれる人を対象に頑張ります。無料だから流し読みするだけで、お金払ってれば流し読みする人はいないでしょ(いたとしても議論するだけの価値はそこにあると思うので)。 ☆ ☆ [Note] | I will no longer write a story in this account in English. The posts on July 19th and 20th explain…
Thank you for reactions to the previous post about “Vintage fabric and the spiri
Thank you for reactions to the previous post about “Vintage fabric and the spirit in it (Animism)”. I hope I communicated that it isn’t about the fabric you receive tangibly – it is about our heritage we can appreciate in today’s society. It isn’t our first intention to bring the…
Forever in-progress Sashiko Denim. Interestingly, both Keiko and me, cannot focu
Forever in-progress Sashiko Denim. Interestingly, both Keiko and me, cannot focus on only one Sashiko projects. We would need several, sometimes more than 5 or so, projects to keep our brains fresh. This denim still have uncompleted part to be Asanoha pattern, yet I believe it is okay to not…
Sashiko, Hand-stitched, Upcycled jacket that I am working on now. You can view t
Sashiko, Hand-stitched, Upcycled jacket that I am working on now. You can view the making-process in @Sashi.Co ☆ We use several shades of Sashiko thread here, some variegated & some solid color. It is very important to have the thread for Sashiko purpose. It isn’t only about the looks, but…
I am being proud of myself a bit. It isn’t about the accuracy of stitching or Sa
I am being proud of myself a bit. It isn’t about the accuracy of stitching or Sashiko technique, it is about what I had planned for this jacket and the outcome is as I planned. ☆ Creating the item as we planned is very normal procedure for many other manufactures….
Sashiko Hitomezashi Jacket, which I introduced at the end of 2018, is now comple
Sashiko Hitomezashi Jacket, which I introduced at the end of 2018, is now completed and ready to be shipped to a gallery in Tokyo. Keiko’s interest is to make Sashiko pieces and surprise the customer. She is not very good at “introducing” Sashiko, and it is Atsushi’s work to put…
A photo of the front look of the traditional-yet-unique pattern Sashiko jacket.
A photo of the front look of the traditional-yet-unique pattern Sashiko jacket. This Jacket will be displayed in the gallery sometime in Spring. Although we won’t be able to sell this one until the exhibition is over, we are open to accept the commission work. With sharing our customer’s note,…