2026-07

Kiyomi Osawa (English)

The Sewing Machine Artisan
Kiyomi Osawa: Part 3

【Secretly】 Ms. Osawa was 17 years old when she became fascinated by the yokoburi (hand-guided) embroidery machine and em...
Kiyomi Osawa (English)

The Sewing Machine Artisan
Kiyomi Osawa: Part 2

【Dobuita Street】 In November 2022, I visited the Yokosuka Museum of Art with Ms. Osawa, where a "Sukajan Exhibition" was...
Kiyomi Osawa (English)

The Sewing Machine Artisan
Kiyomi Osawa: Part 1

【Yokoburi Sewing Machine (Manual embroidery machine)】 A sewing machine is an indispensable tool for dressmaking. Many pe...
Kiyomi Osawa (English)

The Sewing Machine Magician: Kiyomi Osawa
Episode 21: Extra Edition (Embroidery Gallery Finale)

I have finished writing about the half-century of Kiyomi Osawa in the previous installment. It was quite a long series, ...
Kiyomi Osawa (English)

The Sewing Machine Magician: Kiyomi Osawa
Episode 20: And, Now

In 2018, Ms. Osawa reached the age of 78. Though she experienced a period of illness about a decade ago, she is now rema...