When Minnesota-native Angela Salisbury moved to Tokyo, she ditched the guidebooks and explored the city by crafting.

She had always enjoyed sewing, and quickly developed an affinity for a traditional Japanese form of embroidery called sashiko. To display her work, she began posting her projects on Saké Puppets, a blog she started with her husband to chronicle their trip abroad. She soon found her work getting attention and has since started teaching crafting.

What does the name Saké Puppets mean?