Travel and Textiles "YARN: Threads that Color Life" Talk Event

Good evening!

I'm staff member Shima.

The other day, my sister and I went to a film screening and talk event hosted by Travel and Textile.

Before that, I was hungry so I decided to eat at a nearby restaurant, and I was surprised at how delicious it was.

" Fresh Seafood Bistro SARU Yoyogi Uehara"

This was my first time drinking a white wine made using red wine techniques, called "Orange Wine"! It goes without saying that this goes well with seafood dishes.

Mackerel Rillettes

And two kinds of fish.

Everything we ate was delicious and the whole time we were all smiling and saying "It's delicious!"

Be sure to stop by if you're in the area.

We recommend making a reservation before visiting the restaurant.

And now to the main subject of the film, " YARN: The Thread that Colors Life ."

Connecting the world with thread in various places around the world

It was a documentary film that gave me the feeling of confirming my connections with other people.

There are many Japanese people doing great things overseas, and I even had an exciting feeling that something big could be achieved through "knitting"!!

Left) Shiori Morishita of kinologue, who purchased the film

Right) Mr. Toshiya Yokoyama, CEO of the NPO Life knit, which runs the online salon "Mirai Teigeibu"

The talk event was also fun and interesting from start to finish, making it a fulfilling screening.

I particularly liked the story about the origin of the kanji character for "braid" and it made a lasting impression on me.

The task of connecting things that have been torn apart.

The act of knitting gives form to various disparate things, connecting them psychologically and physically. This story made me realize that knitting is a wonderful act.

Since I was a child, my mother was the only person around me who knitted.

Growing up, both my sister and I started knitting.

In other countries, it is common to see people knitting diligently with serious expressions (sometimes even a little tipsy) in libraries, during lunch breaks, or on long train journeys, but in Japan, this is almost never the case, which made me realize the cultural difference.

I feel a bit awkward knitting on the train...

There was a time when I thought like that, but now I've come to terms with it and have made it a habit to knit on my way to and from the train. (I use wooden knitting to avoid making noise.)

I feel like I can shut myself off from the world around me.

This is my favorite way to spend the morning.

These socks I recently knitted using Sockyarn yarn.

Using five knitting needles, start with 2.25mm 60 ribbing stitches at the opening to make it to the length you want, knit about 22 rows with 24 box heel stitches, then repeat decreasing stitches on the right and left in the same place with back knitting until you get to 11 stitches, pick up about 10 stitches from both sides from the box heel, and decrease again on both sides. When you get back to 60 stitches, go around and around to the beginning of the little toe. Once that's done, do the toe. It's a very simple method.

I like the idea of repeatedly decreasing in the same place, because it's really easy to lose track of things when you count. I could even knit while watching Netflix.

We have so many opportunities to see some truly wonderful creations in our store, so naturally my collection of yarns and patterns just keeps increasing.