Our Work at World Shibori Network Foundation (WSNF)
is to preserve and revitalize Japanese shibori and other heritage textile techniques across the globe through education and community engagement.
We present our workshops and events at Slow Fiber Studios (SFS).
Our work at World Shibori Network (WSN) is to preserve and revitalize Japanese shibori and other heritage textile techniques across the globe through education and community engagement.
We present our workshops and events at Slow Fiber Studios (SFS).
Japan Tour 1 participants have completed their 5-day Arashi workshop with Arashi Shibori artist Kaei Hayakawa. Day two of Japan Tour 2 Arashi workshop. We are…
Choose to learn Arashi from Kaei Hayakawa, the last practicing Arashi artist in Japan. Contemplate shibori’s future. Delve deep into Japan’s arts and hand-crafting culture.
Japan Tour 4
19 days and nights, October 19 – November 07
registration closed
World Shibori Network Foundation Forum #2
Held LIVE on Sunday, June 11, 2023 Arimatsu, Japan: 17:00 – 18:30 JST
A generation of younger designers, makers, and artisans were invited to speak using a specific format: A 12 frames X 20 sec PowerPoint presentation.
Obōshi and Other Ground-Resist Strategies in Shibori
Two Saturdays, November 4, 17:30 – 20:30 PST and November 18, 15:00 – 18:00 PST
Join us, to learn Obōshi and other ground-resist strategies used in Shibori. Hiroshi Murase, master shibori artisan, and Yoshiko I. Wada will be your instructors.
News: The Hagi Shibori Art Tapestry Exhibition
Presented by The Shibori Community in Cooperation with WSNF
Friday, October 27 through Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Location: Historical Buildings, Yūbi-kan and Meirin-kan, in Hagi, Japan.