It isn’t easy to “speak up”, especially when one knows what they say can be uncomfortable for others. It is much easier to say something comfortable, especially when one knows what the others would like to hear. I occasionally (or often) feel down when I see the trend leads the…
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Another fun Live Streaming today on Youtube. If you follow this account & Youtub
Another fun Live Streaming today on Youtube. If you follow this account & Youtube for more than a year, you may know how “different” I was before May 2019. May 2019 is the time when I learned the word “Cultural Appropriation (C/A)” for the first time in my life. I…
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A photo of “Oops.” After making a new working table, I completely forgot that I
A photo of “Oops.” After making a new working table, I completely forgot that I did not train my cat to not to be on the table. Of course… she played with the thread. ☆ It seems like many people wonder how to keep the Sashiko thread in a good…
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Following the previous post – about my sincere advice. The Tread MATTERs. Over t
Following the previous post – about my sincere advice. The Tread MATTERs. Over time, the Japanese developed the thread for Sashiko purpose. It isn’t sold in major craft stores. It may be slightly more expensive than the other thread. However, if there is a crystal of wisdom, why don’t we…
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Sometimes, I receive a message that I should promote (&advertise) myself more ag
Sometimes, I receive a message that I should promote (&advertise) myself more aggressively for teaching and sharing Sashiko. I agree. However, until my daughter gets old enough, I would like to keep the life-work balance. ☆ This is a photo in the summer 2017. She got potty trained a long…
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「Sashiko’s beauty depends on the beautiful Stitches.」 It is a true statement. Ho
「Sashiko’s beauty depends on the beautiful Stitches.」 It is a true statement. However, at the same time, I prefer the stitching within rhythm than “caring too much to be precise and stithching slow” stitching. It is an interesting part of Sashiko. Of course, the best thing is to have the…
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Boro.
Boro. We “Make” Boro piece by patching and repairing the small Japanese vintage fabric, which can be in a trash bin because they are too small. The vintage fabric gets so small after washing them. We sometimes call it “fresh Boro” since it doesn’t smell or dirty ★ There are…
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Our speciality is Sashiko. At the same time, we sometimes make a jacket when we
Our speciality is Sashiko. At the same time, we sometimes make a jacket when we get the beautiful & powerful Vintage fabric. ★ Personally, I do not think “Vintage (Kofu), therefore beautiful.” It is more natural to me to think, “It is beautiful, therefore the fabric became the vintage”. The…
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The photos on this account are from our life with Sashiko, Keiko & Atsushi. Toda
The photos on this account are from our life with Sashiko, Keiko & Atsushi. Today was one of the beautiful “a bit of extra ordinary” day. Breakfast with family, pickled home-grown Tomatos, “Business Consultation”, then Sashiko stitching. Yes, @UpcycleStitches, will start as a Sashiko business. Let’s enjoy how this extra-ordinary…
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We are busy preparing for the Sashiko Workshops coming in 3 weeks. We still have
We are busy preparing for the Sashiko Workshops coming in 3 weeks. We still have seats available for both “Sashiko Stitching Basic (core)” and “Mending gathering with Sashiko” We aren’t good at marketing & advertising. We still need to reach to people who are interested in Sashiko. Since we believe…