Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching
"Cultural Sustainability"
A course by Atsushi Futatsuya , Sashiko Garment Maker
About the video: "Cultural Sustainability"
Overview
“While applying Sashiko to your daily life, I want you to keep learning why it's called Sashiko, as it was practiced in Japan to appreciate "cultural sustainability".”
In this video lesson Atsushi Futatsuya addresses the topic: "Cultural Sustainability", which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching. Discover the traditional Japanese embroidery technique to stitch, patch, and mend existing garments, and embrace sustainable practices..
Partial transcription of the video
“ "Cultural Sustainability" Now, we've completed the stitching on our garment. In this lesson, I'll talk about cultural sustainability. There's one thing I have not explained in this course yet, although I mentioned it in the beginning, which is the difference between sashiko and other forms of stitchery. The answer to this question is that there is no difference between sashiko and other stitchery. Other stitcheries may have names such as kantha in India and you probably have your own stitchery culture when you look at your grandmother or even before that grandmother. For example, quilting...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Upcycling
Atsushi Futatsuya
A course by Atsushi Futatsuya
Atsushi Futatsuya is a Sashiko Garment Maker from Japan. While he has been commissioned to make garments for clothing stores and private clients in his career, Atsushi does not consider himself an artist. To him, Sashiko is an ordinary cultural practice that has had its place in Japan for hundreds of years. It has been an act of necessity rather than a form of art or creativity. Having been born into a family that crafted Sashiko for a living, Atsushi considers this technique his fate. After years of drifting away from Sashiko, he eventually returned to it and is determined to preserve it as a cultural tradition and an act of the ordinary.
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