Visiting Yoshiko Jinzenji’s Studio in Hiei Daira, Japan
Hello! My name is Eric. I’m the newest staff member at the World Shibori Network in Berkeley, CA, which is affiliated with Slow Fiber Studios™, NaturalDyeWorkshop.com and shop.slowfiberstudios.com. I’m a … Continue reading
Slow Fiber Studios India Program
As a visitor to a foreign country, how do you overcome the inability to see a place from more than one perspective? At Slow Fiber Studios, we aim to answer … Continue reading
10iss in Review
The 10th International Shibori Symposium (10iss) was a highly rewarding event characterized by its setting in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico, and people’s collective efforts to further the preservation and sustainability … Continue reading
Textiles in India: Slow Fiber Studios 2017
Experience India with us this March, through textiles, landscapes and cultures. February 17 – March 7, 2017 | 18 days and 18 nights New Delhi – Jaipur – Ahmedabad – … Continue reading
10iss Exhibition Catalog Pre-Sale
We are happy to announce that our 190 page official 10iss Exhibitions Catalog is now available for purchase. The catalog contains a foreword by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, and full color … Continue reading
WSN Member Stories :: Murex Purple by Sheri McNerthney
WSN member Sheri McNerthney ‘s love of purple and ancient traditions, led to a journey across the world to Tel Dor in Israel. She wrote to us recently, to share her experiences and … Continue reading
Events :: Cochineal lecture and demonstration with Yoshiko Wada, Berkeley
Textile scholar, author and President of WSN, Ms. Yoshiko I. Wada is back with the cochineal lecture and demonstration, at the lovely University of California Botanical Garden. Date: October 11, 2016 | … Continue reading
New Workshops at 10iss :: Indian embroidery and tie-aresist dyeing
Master artisans Jabbar Khatri and Asif Shaikh will be joining us in Oaxaca to demonstrate and teach unique Indian tie-resist processes and embroidery techniques. Bandhani: Indian tie-resist dyeing workshop with Jabbar Khatri* Where: Centro … Continue reading
Yoshiko Wada honored with the 2016 George Hewitt Myers Award
In November 2016, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum will present WSN President Yoshiko I. Wada with the George Hewitt Myers Award in recognition of her lifetime achievements in advancing … Continue reading
Event :: Growing Color – Natural Dyes from Plants
Growing Color – Natural Dyes from Plants Symposium will be hosted by The North Carolina Arboretum in conjunction with Local Cloth with the purpose of bringing awareness about issues and opportunities in … Continue reading
Workshops :: Handmade Paper Studios in Oaxaca, Mexico
10iss is happy to spotlight traditional Oaxacan studios that give you a chance to delve into craft of paper making and binding. Taller Arte Papel Vista Hermosa (TAPVH) at CASA This artisanal … Continue reading
Workshop Wrap Up :: 2D to 3 D – Shibori and Sublimation Printing
At the Slow Fiber Studio workshop held over the last weekend, students had the unique opportunity to try several transformative techniques that combine shibori and sublimation printing. Dye-sublimation printing is a process … Continue reading
