As a Japanese living Western Culture, one of the difficult questions is: [What is your religion?]. I used to say, [I don’t have it]. Then, I realize they consider me “Atheist”, which isn’t accurate. I believe in “something”, but that “something” isn’t defined by Western Culture so easily. For me,…
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This may be too big a “stone” to throw into a pond, but I will be more honest in
This may be too big a “stone” to throw into a pond, but I will be more honest in this post. I started offering the workshop in 2017. In these five years, guess what I feel as the difference in teaching? It is the “expectation” that the participants bring. Some…
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Continued from yesterday’s post. The popular words, Wabi-Sabi, Zen, Ikigai… are
Continued from yesterday’s post. The popular words, Wabi-Sabi, Zen, Ikigai… are indeed well related to the Sashiko we practice. However, they are often an “outcome (by-product)” of the practice itself – not a goal to achieve. I find accounts & information sources to try to promote their Sashiko/Boro (products/service) as…
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Sashiko is getting popular as “Meditative Stitching”. Some may call it “mindfuln
Sashiko is getting popular as “Meditative Stitching”. Some may call it “mindfulness”. I see others calling it “Zen Stitching”. Well, since Sashiko & Zen are both Japanese words, let’s raise a question. Can you describe the difference between Zen and Mindfulness? ☆ There is a significant difference between Zen in…
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A Zen story I remember all of sudden. A philosopher visited a Zen-master to lear
A Zen story I remember all of sudden. A philosopher visited a Zen-master to learn the Zen-practice. The master welcomed him and served a cup of tea. The master kept pouring the tea although the cup was full. The tea kept overflowing. The philosopher asked the master to stop pouring…
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I guess I am angry at the “easiness” of those who think they know “Sashiko”. As
I guess I am angry at the “easiness” of those who think they know “Sashiko”. As I have been saying, I am quite open to the Cultural Appropriation in Sashiko. Anyone can call their stitching Sashiko when they try to respect the Japanese culture behind it. Here, keyword is “respect”….
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Thank you for checking Upcycle Stitches Account. It is a business account to sha
Thank you for checking Upcycle Stitches Account. It is a business account to share the latest information of our Sashiko activities, such as new item listing, workshop information, and occasional tutorials. We share our Sashiko philosophy in our “mother-son” account, @Sashi.Co ☆ Since I started introducing Sashiko in English, I…
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About Zen (& Sashiko) today. Well, since the principal of Zen is “Words aren’t g
About Zen (& Sashiko) today. Well, since the principal of Zen is “Words aren’t good enough – (不立文字 – Furyumonji”, it is already kind of contradicting to explain what Zen is, but hey, I can at least try. Please understand that I am neither a master, a monk, nor even…
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Before I started the “Intensive Asanoha Term”, I started the project of “moving
Before I started the “Intensive Asanoha Term”, I started the project of “moving neeldes as I feel, without any patterns.” – This is based on a concept of Zen (Mindfulness) and Sashiko. Instead of caring “What and How I make Sashiko Stitching” based on the desirable result, I try to…