Events Around Town... And Beyond
Below are scheduled workshops and events. Please contact me if you would like to book an event or workshop for your group.
Indigo, Shibori, and Sashiko- Making a Komebukuro Treasure Bag
April 12 & 13
This is a two day workshop.
Saturday–Sunday
11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days)
The first day of the workshop will include a little shibori and indigo dyeing as well as sashiko and boro stitching the four side panels for the komebukuro. I will also introduce the work of Ayako Miyawaki and the possibility of adding some applique to your piece. Those will then be used the following day, stitching them together and lining the bag. These bags, in which offerings were taken to the local temple, were originally made from either scraps of leftover and reusable household textiles or from unused family kimonos.
Sign up and details here
Shibori and Indigo-Continued Exploration and Practice
April 26th & 27th
This is a two day workshop.
Saturday–Sunday
11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days)
This is a basic shibori and indigo dyeing workshop. Come join first time shibori dyers as well as experienced practitioners in a two day exploration of indigo, shibori, and community. Held at the same location in Los Angeles, shibori techniques will include stitched shibori, itajime (clamp resist), arashi shibori (pole wrapping), and other binding techniques. I'll also be bringing my small sakiori loom for show and tell and show you how I used it to weave and dye some moons.
See Details here
Silk Study Tour to Japan 2025
May 8-23
Who goes on the Silk Study Tour to Japan?
Artists, makers, educators, life-long learners, writers, textilians, historians, Japanophiles, and those wanting to learn more deeply about silk and Japanese culture. Are you such a person? Make lifelong friends, enjoy Japan and all it has to offer in this fourteen day tour that has textiles at it's core yet also includes history, culture, food, and beauty.
See details here