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I found this video wonderful to see. They spend a decent amount of time on kogin-zashi, and also show a lot of contemporary sashiko artisans at work!

Would love to hear what other people think of it.

I’ve really enjoyed learning to use a tahkli spindle with cotton and have made a few for fun. I’d really like to read more about tahkli spindles and the history of spinning in India (and the rest of Asia for that matter).

Most books/videos I’ve seen are from a Western perspective, does anyone know any resources about handspinning in Asia? Or anyone with family/passed down knowledge who would like to share?

Thanks!

I am under the impression that if there are multiple people in a car that is not at fault in a car accident, that the driver and passengers should still get their own lawyers to avoid potential conflict of interest, especially if the passenger’s injuries are much worse than the driver’s.

Is this true in Maryland? Or can one lawyer represent both the driver and the passenger in the not-at-fault car?

What would be the benefits/pitfalls of one lawyer versus two?

Edit: forgot to also ask if people in general should have a lawyer if they’re going to try for mediation in a car accident, and if mediation is best practice for car crashes involving catastrophic injuries.

I opened this book yesterday, and just finished it. It was highly anticipated, and I was not disappointed.

Atsushi Futatsuya brings Japanese cultural significance and history to people interested in learning about Sashiko.

This is not a book of patterns or instructions, but rather about the history and philosophy of Sashiko. There is also a section on his thoughts on cultural appropriation, and explanations of Japanese words used in association with Sashiko, such as kasane, itokoki, unshin, etc.

There are also many full color photos of sashiko works and other photos of Japan.

As someone who wants to be respectful to the origins and living practitioners of sashiko, I found this book very helpful.

Would love to hear from anyone else who’s read it.

https://a.co/d/01vLTkNm

I’m supporting my cousin (40F) who is in the trauma unit of a hospital right now because of a head on car crash where she was sitting in the middle rear seat between two carseats. She has fractured ribs (4-11 on the right and 8-11 on the left). Most of her organs are damaged, including bruising on her heart, laceration on liver, bilateral lung pneumothorax, brain bleed, fractured L1-L2, complete spinal cord injury, spinal cord severed at T5. Her spleen had to be removed and she has a broken arm. And recently, a contusion at T8. She is intubated and has many chest tubes.

This morning during a neuro check she was responding to questions from the nurse by blinking hard twice, and was more alert than the last two days. However, where she had been able to move her fingers and arms on the first day, she was not able to do so this morning. After pinching her arm did not get her to move her hand, the nurse performed what I now know is a sternum rub, pushing down fairly hard. She was in excruciating pain, in that her eyes bugged out, she tried to scream, and lifted her head off the pillow. The nurse repeated the procedure and told her to swat away his hand. She had the same pain response and never moved her arm or hand.

I didn’t know when he performed this test about her fractured ribs, but after learning, I called and spoke to the charge nurse. She said it was all standard procedure.

I understand the need to assess neurological conditions, but this method seemed unnecessarily cruel and possibly damaging.

Is this in fact standard practice in the US? If so, I’ll rest easy and just try to help her through it the next time.

If not, what else can I say to her care team to get them to use alternate methods that would cause less harm?

Thanks all for your help.