#sashikoswatch

We are a duo of mother and son, with supports from many friends. “SashiCo” is a project name of my mother’s Sashiko activities, and “Upcycle Stitches” is the name of Atsushi’s company (legal entity) in the US. It is our hope to share the philosophy of Sashiko. Keiko isn’t good at verbalizing herself, and I am here for her, and for myself - to learn & share the mindset of Sashiko we believe in. ☆ I learn a lot from Sashiko & Boro dealers I came across - and many do such a fantastic job. I keep saying I am not good at it… but I will try my best to stand up (break out of my shell) in promoting the items we sell. But not here @Sashi.Co, in @upcyclestitches. Your feedback, advice, and pretty much any possible way to improve me would be appreciated there. I will spend a bit more time in “marketing” what we make - like these swatches. I want to be a good dealer. I am also a maker (Sashiko stitcher). I believe I can provide an interesting perspective. ☆ - - - ☆ 本日の配信、ありがとうございました。スマホひとつへの投資でここまで違いがあるんだなぁ……と。無い袖は振れなかったのも事実ですが、iPhone5S → Google Pixel 3a の進化は半端ないですね。カメラが綺麗だし、フリーズしない。しっかりアーカイブも残せそうです（Youtubeにアップロード予定）。というわけで、今後はまたインスタに配信のメインの場を戻そうと思います。ただぶっちゃけ編集が本当に面倒なので、Youtubeでも同時配信しようかなと思っています。ブラウザでインスタライブを見る方法があるようなので、もしかしたらインスタ配信でのコメントもアーカイブに残せるかなぁと思っている次第です。少し勉強します。 ☆ 配信で刺し子布を額に入れてみました。悪くはないのだけど、違和感。まだ頭が固いのかもしれません。刺し子続けると刺した布が溜まってしまうのも”あるある”現象。違和感は抱えつつも、新しい使い方（表現の仕方）を模索するのも大切なのかもしれないなぁと思いつつ。まぁ「違和感がある」とはずっと言い続けるとは思いますが（笑）。現段階の思いとしては、できればハギレとか刺し布は、使ってくれる人に販売したいなぁと。（でも額に入れて飾ることも”使って”、”慈しむ”という意味では、同じカテゴリーなのかもしれないなぁ……と）。相変わらず面倒ですみません。 ☆ #Sashiko #JapaneseSashiko #SashikoSwatch #InvisibleMending #SashikoStitching # #SashikoClass #TraditionalSashiko #HandStitching #Mending #Upcycle #刺し子 #日本の刺し子 #素敵なオン刺し #刺し子の再定義 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7CoYWHJr2A/?igshid=y34zvrndnca6

End of the year… means Inventory… As Micheal Scott went to Jamaica to avoid it, it isn’t the best work possible… However, in Sashiko, we sometimes receive good returns. We stitch so much - for various purposes. Although the core message of our Sashiko is “Caring”, and we should know all of the stitchings we have done… we are also human. We forget. So we find those “fabric” that is so beautiful yet no purpose to use. It is another form of Sashiko in contemporary life.  ☆ I edited the profile a bit. In Upcycle Stitches, I will focus on being a Sashiko shop that can continuously offer the best supplies and tools for the Sashiko we are proud of. With learning other dealers (Sashiko, vintage fabric, and antique crafts), I will try my best to develop this account as the “shop” account. Please let me know if there is anything I can improve. For more historical, cultural, and educational posts, please check @Sashi.Co.  ☆ #Sashiko #JapaneseSashiko #SashikoSwatch #SashikoFabric #SashikoStitching #HandStitching #JapaneseBoro #Mending #SashiCo #刺し子 #日本の刺し子 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AIJC4JSCP/?igshid=grp9ju82asy9

Another Sashiko Stitching with Kagome Pattern. Kagome means “Mesh (of a basket)”. I remember sharing a photo of Japanese Kago in our cultural account @Sashi.Co. I will try to find one later on. The Sashiko Stitching Fabric sale 2019 will continue for a little while. ☆ All of the items listed are one of a kind. First come, first serve. To save shipping fee, after the purchase is complete, you may contact us to hold the shipping to add up more swatches. I am sorry but we won’t put the item on hold. On must complete the purchase to add up to save the shipping. ☆ #Sashiko #SashikoForSale #SashikoSwatch #HandStitched #VisibleMending #Mending #SashikoMending #BoroMending #刺し子 #襤褸 #籠目 #Kagome https://www.instagram.com/p/B1fJIdupyH7/?igshid=lqanynr1rk6o

I was about to list the “Artistic Sashiko piece” with a discount today, but I got a bit scared of the reactions. Instead, here, I list another Sashiko Stitching fabric with Asanoha Pattern. I am not sure if this is qualified as the "vintage fabric", but we enjoyed the soft cotton fabric. The edges are roughly fixed, so it can be used as a placemat without any modification. Of course, it could be used for your project as well. ☆ #Sashiko #SashikoForSale #SashikoSwatch #HandStitched #VisibleMending #Mending #SashikoMending #BoroMending #刺し子 #襤褸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1VB0qCpPsf/?igshid=ke5oe7lycj6l

Another Sashiko Stitching with Asanoha Pattern. As you may know from @Sashi.Co, it is one of our most favorite patterns. The Sashiko Stitching Fabric sale 2019 will continue for a little while. ☆ All of the items listed are one of a kind. First come, first serve. To save shipping fee, after the purchase is complete, you may contact us to hold the shipping to add up more swatches. I am sorry but we won’t put the item on hold. On must complete the purchase to add up to save the shipping. ☆ #Sashiko #SashikoForSale #SashikoSwatch #HandStitched #VisibleMending #Mending #SashikoMending #BoroMending #刺し子 #襤褸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1SdwkXpZYS/?igshid=jkhpmmmwwdj6

In Sashi_Co (@Sashi.Co), we make many big such as Jackets and Bags. While we introduce a piece as “the finished item”, we still have many swatches with Sashiko stitching. Sometimes, we make a small piece. Most of the time, we leave it as is until the next opportunity comes. We try to provide those “Sashiko Stitched Fabric”, and here is the summer sale 2019. ☆ Asanoha Pattern with Sashiko stitching. Of course, all hand stitched. It is not finished fabric, yet as good as the other Sashiko fabric we use on the other projects. A very good material for your own mending or patchworking project. One of a kind, as always. no restocking in future. ☆ 少しずつ。回復を感じながら、あまり調子に乗りすぎないようにお仕事を。 ☆ #Sashiko #SashikoForSale #SashikoSwatch #HandStitched #VisibleMending #Mending #SashikoMending #BoroMending #刺し子 #襤褸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1KwldqpR6y/?igshid=srr8g619lre5

This is the “Front - finished side” of Asanoha Sashiko that I introduced yesterday. It is all about preference again. ☆ I believe it is “actual piece (& a process of making)” that pass down the culture. However, in this society, the person with large voice gets more attention and sometimes it doesn’t go with the truth. My job is to bring up some of the Sashiko piece we are proud of to the surface of its movement. I even feel this is the reason why I decided to study in the US for college (It isn’t easy for a native Japanese to do so). Slowly, Upcyecle Stitches is selling our hand-stitched Sashiko fabric. Please check our website and/or Instagram @upcyclestitches. All hand-stitched with caring. I hope you can feel the power of it. (The fabric on the photo will be listed sometimes this weekend or next week.) ☆ 本当の意味での「残すこと」とは、心に響く作品（ものづくり）だと思っているのだけど、同時にそれは、とてつもなくギャンブル性が強いもので（見出されない場合もあって）、だからこそ「伝えること」が「残すこと」と同義かなと思ってしまったりもしています。声が大きい人が目立つこの世の中で、しっかり残すことは簡単なことじゃない。ま、結論として、どっちかだけじゃなくて、両方必要なのかもしれませんが。昨日の写真は裏面でした。今日は表面。たった一枚の布ですが物語があり、そこには暮らしという「文化」が色濃く残っていて。残したいのは刺し子ですが、伝えたいのは日本人的な「気の配り方や優しさ」なのかもしれません（まだイライラが残ってるのかなｗ。配信で聞いて頂き、ありがとうございました。） ☆ #Sashiko #Asanoha #SashikoSwatch #SashikoPatch #Handstitching #刺し子 #刺し布 #刺し子補修 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtpRhNogD1M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wthuqpgllqq7

A Sashiko-patchworked swatch from the live streaming last night. All of the process is shared online unedited. "Patching 2 pieces of fabric with Sashiko stitching." It took about 70 minutes for me to complete. On top of the argument of either 70 minutes is not much or a lot, I feel the 70 minutes of talking to the fabric is somewhat laxury. ☆ Mindfulness. Meditation. It is quite challenging to “empty your mind”. However, it is relatively enjoyable to let myself dive into the fabric and only focus on stitching. It is Sashiko we adore. And, it makes me thing how difficult it is to price this process and result. (Sashiko was ordinary for the ordinary Japanese, so it is very difficult to price it, yet we have to do so to sustain the activity. If you were me, what is the pricing for the “society”?) ☆ 昨晩の配信、ハギレのパッチワークをしてみました。編集なしの動画が残っています。「二枚のハギレを繋合わせて刺し子をする」。それだけのことに70分かかります。70分という時間が長いか短いか……というより、それだけの時間、一つの布と向き合えるということそのものが贅沢なように思うのです。 ☆ マインドフルネス。瞑想。「何も考えない」というのは難しいですが、布に没頭して針目をと向き合う時間というのは、それだけで愛おしいなぁと。そして、ふと思うのです。この手仕事に価格をつける作業は、とても難しいなぁと（それでも価格は付けなきゃなんですけれど。皆様ならいくらにしますか？） ☆ #Sashiko #SashikoSwatch #SashikoMending #Patchwork #SashikoPatch #刺し子 #パッチワーク #刺し子ハギレ #刺し子針 #刺し子配信 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUJhgJA7dF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gw3c8r7k8uwl