Mottainai (もったいない) is a Japanese cultural concept expressing deep regret over waste rooted in Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that recognize the inherent dignity (mottai) in objects, nature, and even time

Also: awe-inspiring and unmerited/undeserved, used to express thanks

Concept that promotes mindful consumption, emphasizing reduce, reuse, recycle, and respect, encouraging gratitude for the resources (past and future)

端切れをどう英語にしようと悩みますね。 布のかけら、布で作った時の余り、、、

I am wondering how to English a scrap of cloth. A piece of cloth, left over from making something out of cloth,...

日本には「小豆１粒を包める布は捨てるな」という言葉があるそうです。 例えば、縫い合わせた袖と見頃の境目が裂けないよう、こんなところに補強で使われていたりします。例えば、縫い合わせた袖と見頃の境目が裂けないよう、こんなところに補強で使われていたりします。

In Japan, there is a saying, "Don't throw away a piece of cloth that can wrap a single azuki bean. For example, it is used as reinforcement in places like this to prevent the border between the sewn sleeves and the sleeves from tearing.

古い着物を解いて作品を作っていますが、どうしてもあまりが出ます。ある程度の大きさのものは小さなポーチにしたり当て布に使ったり。

I make pieces by unraveling old kimonos, and inevitably, I have some left over. I make small pouches out of them, or use them as a piece of fabric.

もっともっと小さなものはつなぎ合わせてテープにしておきます。

Smaller and smaller pieces are joined together and made into tape.

そのテープでバッグの持ち手をつくったり、布端をくるんだりします。

I use the tape to make bag handles or to wrap fabric edges.

IKIGAI — setting small goals / purpose for the day

WABI-SABI — admiration for the imperfection

MOTTAINAI — love for personal belongings. recycle and repair. and not wasting things

GAMAN — the ability to remain calm during times of chaos and suffering

MONO NO AWARE — paying attention to the melancholy emotions when we observe the transient nature of things

もったいない｜What a waste!

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