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Arashi-making in Arimatsu, Japan

SHIBORI EXHIBITIONS MT. KOYA – Led by WSN Japan | October 14 – 19

Eric’s Expanding Toolset: Thimble Pad Making

Eric’s Expanding Toolset: Hand Stitching & Skeins

Ana Lisa Hedstrom and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada Traverse History and the World, talking about Shibori

Ana Lisa Hedstrom and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada Continue Conversations with Cloth: Itajime Shibori

Travel For Workshops™ – India

January 21 - February 5

India: An Insider’s Cultural Study Tour

January 7 - January 21

Textiles, Coffee, and Chocolate: Craft and Artistry – SF East Bay, CA

October 23 @ 10:45 am - 5:00 pm

12ISS Excursion: Full Day to Ronchamp, Mulhouse, and the Vitra Design Museum – France and Germany

October 1 @ 8:30 am - 6:30 pm

12ISS Architecture Excursion 3 with Linda Cassein Stoian of S AM – Basel

September 30 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Ana Lisa Hedstrom: A Contemporary Take on Katano Shibori – Basel

September 30 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Jorie Johnson: Layered Designs on Silk – Basel

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

12ISS Workshop with Abduljabbar Khatri: Bandhani on Mulberry Silk

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

12ISS Local Basel Textile Studio Tour

September 30 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

12ISS Workshop with Eva Ott and Ann Gerle of Plissee Brennerei Studio: Pleating Paper – Basel

September 30 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

12ISS Architecture Excursion 2 with Linda Cassein Stoian of S AM – Basel

September 29 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Hiroshi Murase: Wool Felting and Shibori – Basel

September 29 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Ana Lisa Hedstrom: A Contemporary Take on Katano Shibori – Basel

September 29 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Kenta Watanabe: Sukumo Indigo Dyeing- Basel

September 29 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12ISS Workshop with Kaei Hayakawa: Arashi Shibori with a Master – Basel

September 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Tsuyoshi Kuno: Shibori and Heat-Set – Basel

September 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

12ISS Workshop with Eva Ott and Anna Gerle of Plissee Brennerei Studio: Hand Pleating Fabric – Basel

September 29 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

12ISS Excursion: Half Day to the Fair Fashion Factory and Goetheanum – Basel & Dornach

September 29 @ 8:15 am - 1:00 pm

12ISS Workshop with Abduljabbar Khatri: Bandhani on Mulberry Silk

September 28 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

12ISS Architecture Excursion 1 with Linda Cassein Stoian of S AM – Basel

September 28 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Hiroshi Murase: Wool Felting and Shibori – Basel

September 28 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Kenta Watanabe: Sukumo Indigo Dyeing- Basel

September 28 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Jorie Johnson: Layered Designs on Felted Wool – Basel

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

12 ISS Workshop with Tsuyoshi Kuno: Shibori and Heat-Set – Basel

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

12ISS Workshop with Kaei Hayakawa: Arashi Shibori with a Master – Basel

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

12ISS Workshop with Eva Ott and Ann Gerle of Plissee Brennerei Studio: Pleating Paper – Basel

September 28 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

12ISS Gala Dinner: An Evening of Reflection – Basel

September 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

12ISS Textile Fair and Showcase – Basel

September 25 - September 29

12th International Shibori Symposium – Basel

September 25 - September 27

12th International Shibori Symposium: Symposium Tour

September 24 - October 2

12th International Shibori Symposium: Maker’s Tour

September 20 - October 2

12th International Shibori Symposium: Insider’s Tour

September 19 - October 1

A Workshop with Ana Lisa Hedstrom: Indigo Discharge & Kaikishibu – Berkeley, CA

August 15 @ 9:30 am - August 16 @ 4:00 pm

A Workshop with Textile Designer Padmaja Krishnan: Kantha Stitching – Berkeley, CA

July 19 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

A Workshop with Asif Shaik: Reviving India’s Embroidery Traditions – Berkeley, CA

July 18 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

A Workshop with Ashita Singhal: Paiwand Embroidery – Berkeley, CA

July 18 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Market & Demonstrations: Exquisitely Crafted Textiles from India – Berkeley, CA

July 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

India’s Textile Craft Heritage, Live! – Berkeley, CA

July 16 @ 7:00 pm - July 19 @ 5:00 pm

A Talk with Abduljabbar Khatri, Siju Shamji Vishram, et al. – Berkeley, CA

July 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

2026 Insider’s Tour to Japan

June 3 - June 9

Boro Conversations: Talk Four of Four — ZOOM

May 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

2026 Travel For Workshops™ – Japan

May 21 - June 3

Boro Conversations 3 of 4: An Evening of Japanese Boro–Lincoln, NE

April 24 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Textile, Architecture, Fashion & Art in LA, III

April 21

Textile, Architecture, Fashion & Art in LA, II

April 20

Textile, Architecture, Fashion & Art in LA, I

April 19 - April 22

A Fiber Arts Celebration

April 18 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Boro Conversations: Talk Two of Four — ZOOM

March 27 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

A Textile Talk by the International Quilt Museum’s Marin Hanson, PhD with Yoshiko I. Wada, PhD

February 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Japan: An Insider’s Cultural Study Tour

October 30 - November 12

Aranya in Arimatsu

October 19 - October 27

Travel For Workshops™ Japan Tour 2: Western Japan

October 4 - October 19

Natural World and An Exhibition of Indigo Shibori Tapestries

September 15 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

NATURAL DYE COLORS OF EUROPE: DYE + MORDANT = PAINT with Elin Noble

September 6 - September 7

Shibori Workshop: Bound Resist for Surface Designs

August 30 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NATURAL DYE COLORS OF EUROPE: MAKING A COLOR BLANKET with Elin Noble

August 23 - August 24

SLOWFIBER SOCIAL Open to the Public with Elin Noble & Lasse Antonsen

August 23

INDIGO & CLAY RESIST DYEING with Elin Noble

August 16 - August 17

Indigo Workshop: Science and Practice for Indigo Dyeing – POSTPONED

August 4 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Summer Garden Event 2025

August 3 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Japan Tour 1: An Exploration of Northeastern Japan’s Craft Heritage

May 14 - May 27

An Insider’s Tour: Bolivia

February 21 - March 7

Textile at the Tavern

November 6 - November 8

Reverse Applique WS

August 24 - August 25

Summer Garden Event 2024

August 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mirror Embroidery WS

August 16 - August 17

Japan Tour 2 – Experience a retreat with workshops at Gungendo, and study with Hiroko Ando in her studio.

May 23 - June 4

Japan Tour 1 – Study with Japan’s last practicing Arashi Shibori artist, Hayakawa, in his studio for 5-days.

May 17 - May 24

Art Seminar with Hayakawa – Seminar 2

March 16 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Treasured Times and Places: An Insider’s Tour of Ancient and Modern Mexico

March 13 - March 26

Celebrate the Art of Kay Sekimachi and June Schwarcz with WSNF

March 12 @ 10:00 am

Art Seminar with Hayakawa – Seminar 1

March 9 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Obōshi & Other Ground-Resist Strategies in Shibori, Day 2 of 2

November 18 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

WSNF Members Forum #3

November 5 @ 12:00 am - 1:30 am

Obōshi & Other Ground-Resist Strategies in Shibori, Day 1 of 2

November 4 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Japan Tour 4: Arashi and Indigo Workshop, Shibori Tapestry Exhibit in Hagi, and More

October 19 - November 6

Japan Tour 3: An Insider’s Tour

September 30 - October 15

Shibori Combo-3: Tatsumaki, a Tesuji plus Stitch and Bind Resist 2-Day Workshop for Alumni. Day 2 of 2.

August 19 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Shibori Combo-3: Tatsumaki, a Tesuji plus Stitch and Bind Resist 2-Day Workshop for Alumni. Day 1 of 2.

August 12 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Felting Workshop #4: Fine Art Felt Experimentation with Mixed Fibers, Sumi Ink Application, Over-dye, and more, A 3-Day, Hybrid Workshop

August 5 @ 9:30 am - August 7 @ 4:00 pm

Felting Workshop #3: A Splash of Color with Shibori-enhanced Felt Beads, Baubles, Pendants, & Felt Cords, A 2-Day Hybrid Workshop

August 3 @ 9:30 am - August 4 @ 4:00 pm

Felt Workshop #2 Explore Ancient Felting Methods & Possibilities: Shosoin 8th Century Motif for a Seat Cushion or Pillow, A 2-Day, Hybrid Workshop

July 29 @ 9:30 am - July 30 @ 4:00 pm

Felting Workshop #1 A Review of 3-D Felting Methods & Possibilities: Adorable Pomegranate Pincushion or Brooch, A 1-Day Hybrid Workshop

July 28 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

ARASHI and MURA KUMO SHIBORI: Pole-wrap Resist Dyeing—Simple and Sophisticated

July 17 @ 9:30 am - July 18 @ 4:00 pm

A Summer Garden Event: Sale, Social, and Demonstrations by Artists

July 16 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

WSN Foundation Members Forum #2

June 11 @ 1:00 am - 2:30 am

Japan Tour-2: A 15-day program with Shibori Fest, Arashi Shibori and Shibori-Trio workshops in Arimatsu, and a visit to Kyoto via Miho Museum and Mt. Hiei.

June 2 - June 17

Japan Tour-1: A 20-day program with Shibori Fest, Arashi Shibori and Shibori-Trio workshops in Arimatsu, a visit to Miyama village and Kyoto via Miho Museum and Mt. Hiei, and a 4-night stay in Roppongi, Tokyo

May 23 - June 12

Conversations with Cloth Series 4: Treasured Felts Episode 4 of 4. JoiRae Collection of Felts: From Boston, Finland, Mongolia, to Central Asia, ending up in a Far Eastern Island Nation

May 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Conversations with Cloth Series 4: Treasured Felts Episode 3 of 4. Red Felts and Shibori-dyed Felt rugs in Japan: Tea Ceremony and Festive Occasions

April 6 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Conversations with Cloth, Series 4: Treasured Felts Episode 2 of 4. Resist-dyed Felts in Japan: Huazhan Bai Minority Paste-resist Felt and Korean Hand-painted Felt

March 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Conversations with Cloth, Series 4: Treasured Felts Episode 1 of 4. The Shōsō-in Collection of rare Floral-pattern Felts from the Tang Dynasty

February 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WSNF Members Forum 2022

December 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Tesuji X Nui Combo Shibori 2 with Kakishibu Alumni 2-Day Workshop Day 2 of 2

November 19 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tesuji X Nui Combo Shibori 2 with Kakishibu Alumni 2-Day Workshop Day 1 of 2

November 12 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Natural Indigo for Polychromatic Printing and Painting on Cellulose Fabrics for Alumni of All Michel Garcia’s Natural Dye Workshops – Day 2 of 2

September 22 @ 9:00 am

Natural Indigo for Polychromatic Printing and Painting on Cellulose Fabrics for Alumni of All Michel Garcia’s Natural Dye Workshops – Day 1 of 2

September 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Natural Indigo Dye for Polychromatic Printing & Painting on Cellulose Fabrics for Alumni of Michel’s SFS Indigo Workshops- Day 2 of 2

August 25 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Natural Indigo Dye for Polychromatic Printing & Painting on Cellulose Fabrics for Alumni of Michel’s SFS Indigo Workshops- Day 1 of 2

August 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sashiko MORE: In-Person Workshop

July 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sashiko CORE & ESSENCE: In-Person Workshop – Group 2

July 25 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Indian Embroidery Talk & Demo by Master Embroiderer, Asif Shaikh from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

July 24 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Garden Event Day – Open to the Public

July 24 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sashiko CORE & ESSENCE: In-Person Workshop – Group 1

July 23 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Moroccan Tablet Weaving, Finger Weaving, and Trim decorating for North African Textiles: Virtual & In-Person Workshop by Tomoko Torimaru

July 18 @ 9:00 am - July 21 @ 1:00 pm

Tesuji X Makiage Shibori for the alumni of Murase Shibori Workshops – Day 2

June 25 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tesuji X Makiage Shibori for the Alumni of Murase Shibori Workshops – Day 1

June 18 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Conversations Series 3, Episode 6 ‘Chinese Stitchery Story: Tracing Textile Technology to Its Origins & Miao Embroidery by Tomoko Torimaru’

April 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Conversations Series 3, Episode 5 ‘Chinese Stitchery Stories: Story of Boro in China by Gao Yu’

April 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Conversations Series 3, Episode 4 ‘Japanese Stitchery Now: Story of Sashiko Today with speaker Atsushi Futatsuya’

March 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Slow Fiber Studios 2nd Annual Garden Event

March 31 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Conversations Series 3, Episode 3 ‘Japanese Stitchery Now: Story of Sashiko in Sweden by Takao Momiyama’

February 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Conversations Series 3, Episode 2 ‘Sashiko: A Story of Japanese Folk Stitchery’

February 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Conversations Series 3, Episode 1 ‘Japanese Boro: Etymology and Material Reality, the Beginning of Yoshiko’s PhD journey in England’

January 27 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

INDIGO ALCHEMY: Extract Fresh Indigo Pigment, Make Your Own Watercolor Paint, Dye Vat, Maya Blue Pigment, Blue Paper, and Indigo Wool Fleece for Felt (Saturday 1 of 2)

December 16 @ 9:00 am

INDIGO ALCHEMY: Extract Fresh Indigo Pigment, Make Your Own Watercolor Paint, Dye Vat, Maya Blue Pigment, Blue Paper, and Indigo Wool Fleece for Felt (Saturday 2 of 2)

December 16 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Reflection, Appreciation, and Embracing Opportunity – Talks by Hiroyuki Murase & Kaoli Mashio

December 9 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Stencil and Aobana Ink Making and Marking the Cloth for Shibori

November 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mokume Shibori & Its Variations: Gangi Mokume, Nuisuji, and Karamatsu Shibori

November 6 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Nui Shibori: Mokume, Orinui, Maki-nui, Awase-nui, Karmatsu 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 2)

September 25 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Nui Shibori: Mokume, Orinui, Maki-nui, Awase-nui, karmatsu 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 1 of 2)

September 18 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

INDIGO: Persicaria Tinctoria, Dried Leaves, Fresh Leaves, and Compost (sukumo)with Michel Garcia 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 2)

September 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

INDIGO: Persicaria Tinctoria, Dried Leaves for Dye Vat, Fresh Leaves Extraction, Compost (sukumo) for Quick Vat with Michel Garcia 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 1 of 2)

September 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tesuji (pleated-resist), Yanagi, Hinode 2-Day Shibori Workshop (Saturday 2 of 2)

August 28 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Natural Indigo Dye Extraction & Using Fresh Dye Paste at Home with Michel Garcia 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 2 of 2)

August 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tesuji (pleated-resist), Yanagi, Hinode 2-Day Shibori Workshop (Saturday 1 of 2)

August 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Natural Indigo Dye Extraction & Using Fresh Dye Paste at Home with Michel Garcia 2-Day Workshop (Saturday 1 of 2)

August 14 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kanoko, Tsukidashi and Rasen 2-Day Shibori Workshop (Saturday 2 of 2)

July 31 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Kanoko, Tsukidashi and Rasen 2-Day Shibori Workshop (Saturday 1 of 2)

July 24 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

3rd Annual SFS X UCBG International Color Colloquium (Zoom Event)

July 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Indigo Lab & Online Consultation with Michel Garcia

July 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Miura, Makiage, and Boshi 2-Day Shibori Workshop With Hiroshi Murase (Saturday 2)

June 26 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Miura, Makiage, and Boshi 2-Day Shibori Workshop With Hiroshi Murase (Saturday 1)

June 19 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Conversations Series 2, Episode 4 ‘The Americas: Shibori and four-selvedged weaving in Mexico, Peru, & Chile, and Jim Bassler studio in California.’

May 19 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 2, Episode 3 ‘India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, the Himalayas, and the Minority Peoples of Southwest China.’

April 21 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Weaver Artist, Virginija Stigaite from Vilnius, Lithuania – A Conversation & Exhibit

March 31 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Conversations Series 2, Episode 2 ‘African Shibori: Congo, Mali, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Tunisia, Nigeria, and guest designer Christina Kim and artisan Gasali Adeyemo’

March 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 2, Episode 1 ‘Bound resist: American Tie-dye, Kumo, Miura, Kanoko Shibori, and guests Courtenay Pollock et al. ‘

February 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 1, Episode 4 ‘Exporting Shibori to Africa from Arimatsu Narumi, 1948-49, Machine Sewn-resist, and Complex Substrate’

January 6 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 1, Episode 3 ‘Itajime Shibori/ Clamp-resist’

December 9 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 1, Episode 2 ‘Nui Shibori/ Stitch-resist’

November 18 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations Series 1, Episode 1 ‘Arashi Shibori/Pole-wrap’

October 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm