Spelling out the truth
This is the charcoal-colored sweater that my father wears every winter.
The simple knitting pattern is made up of only unevenness that gives it a timeless look,
The smooth lines at the neckline are so beautiful.
Perhaps because I had just begun spinning and knitting at that time, the sweater struck me as something so captivating that I could not let it go.
It suited her so well that I asked where it was made and found out it was knitted by her grandmother.
Since then, I have worn that sweater every year when the seasons change, and I still adore it, even as I get older.
My grandmother passed away when I was starting elementary school, so it was knitted more than 30 years ago.
I heard that they do remove the hairballs and do a little grooming, but
It doesn't feel out of date or worn out or shabby at all.
Although it has become softer over the years, it is still tightly woven.
It's like a talisman that you can entrust your body to with confidence.
When I think of MITTAN , this sweater comes to mind.
At the exhibition held at Utsushiki the other day, many clothes were lined up,
The main attraction was the proud display of MITTAN's repaired garments.
MITTAN's clothing, which is made with carefully selected materials and is made with designs that are born from the pursuit of refined expression, with repeated refinements.
In terms of both the material and the design, these are not something that will last just a moment, but something that you will want to spend many, many years wearing and washing again and again, and spend many, many years in irreplaceable clothing.
However, it is inevitable that fraying, shrinkage, and fading will occur.
The more you like something, the more likely you are to treasure it and put it away for special occasions,
MITTAN has a generous nature that makes you feel like everything will be okay no matter what.
When the maker, Mr. Mitani, was in the hallway, he said he wanted something that had the same texture as the one he was wearing and had been washed many times!
I was also impressed by the number of people who said this.
Now that it is May, the plants in the Utsushiki Garden are competing with each other to grow taller, reaching for the sky.
As we interact with them every day, we can clearly see their changes in growth and how they coexist with their surroundings.
The exhibition "Imaginary Ethnic Group Exhibition" by ceramic artist Ichikawa Takashi, which runs until today, has brought together tools and plants created by Ichikawa's hands and held events featuring a meditation tea ceremony by Ichikawa, a Nono tea ceremony by Nogusou Sora, and a flower-picking group by Tsumugi.
By coincidence, everyone was spending their time at the mirror wearing MITTAN clothing.
Ichikawa describes his activities as events that occur through fire, earth, water, and plants.
I feel like the relationship with what we wear is also related to this.
When you put on clothes that give you a sense of security, you feel as if you can move lightly among the plants and trees that are moving about here and there and spreading their branches and leaves freely.
With these clothes on, go outside, soak up the sunlight, and head in an exciting direction.
