Many understand that we advocate the traditional Sashiko. In fact, it isn’t true. Keiko and I are quite off the “traditional” route. As much as I love the tradition of Sashiko, what I do (Sashiko Denim) and what Keiko does (combination of many colors & types of fabric) are NOT traditional. The Sashiko artisans in my family would not consider them “traditional”. ☆ Keiko’s iconic Jacket, Hitomezashi Jacket, is one example. This is a mixture of her interpretation of Sashiko in 40 years & her artisanship in tradition. Vintage Mud-dye Silk with Sashiko due to the weakness of vintage silk. Her natural dye Sashiko thread will alter its color with the fabric’s history. I can talk about this jacket hours and hours… If one thinks that they know Sashiko by reading a blog article, then it is so sad that they are missing many beautiful aspects of Sashiko. The Japanese rarely call themselves “a master”... A master is a title from someone - not a marketing tool from an artisan themselves. ☆ This 1-year-making Jacket often gets sold out immediately. Or, recent years, She makes one as a backorder. It was my dream to share this in the U.S… so I ordered & will be in the U.S. (when the logistics are better, to avoid lost packages). Sashiko is more than just stitching - it is a culture in a form of simple & mere stitching. (Please do not ask “What is traditional Sashiko, then?”. A tradition cannot be (shouldn’t be) described so easily with words and a few photos). ☆ - - - ☆ 配信でも時々話題に出してた、大島紬（絹）の古布と一目刺しから成る刺し子ジャケット。約12年前、本格的に刺し子に向き合うようになって、「ふぁっ？何やってんの！？」と声が出てしまった作品です。「大島の古布に刺し子をして切るなんて……（コスト考えてる？）」と思ったものです（笑）それでも、同一コンセプトの作品を沢山の方にご覧頂き、在庫は一つも残っておらず、また作ってもすぐにお嫁に行く優秀な子達です。年に1着作れれば良いくらいのスピードではありますが。「刺し子の伝統」からは、実は外れていると思っています。繰り返しますが、絹に刺し子……ですから。でも、伝統を大切にという僕でさえ、伝統の殻は破りたいと思っています。英語で刺し子を見ていて戸惑うのは基礎が全くできていない応用。あぁ、配信がしたいです（愚痴は微妙にTwitterで行っております。 ☆ #Sashiko #Upcycle #SashikoStitching #Hitomezashi #SashikoJacket #NaturalDye #KeikoFutatsuya #JapaneseSilk #SashikoWorkshop #OshimaSilk #RunningStitch #JapaneseSashiko #TraditionalSashiko #刺し子 #一目刺し #刺し子ジャケット https://www.instagram.com/p/B_KcnOiJQUW/?igshid=1i86z1yalvmaw
