Open Garden Studio Day 

Sunday • July 24 • 12-16 PST

We are welcoming our friends from the textile community to join us THIS SUNDAY, at our SFS Studio Annex, 1825 Eighth Street, Berkeley, CA.

SCHEDULE:

Indian Embroidery Talk and Mirror Embroidery Demo by Asif Shaikh

Group 1: 9-10 a.m.

Group 2: 10:15-11:15 a.m.

(Registration Required)

Special Trunk Show 11:00 -16:00 featuring:

1. Japanese sashiko artisan, Atsushi Futatsuya of Upcycle Stitches,

2. Master Indian embroiderer, Asif Shaikh of Ahmedabad, India

3. Local botanical printing artist, Mayumi Fujio. 

Meet these Masters at the Trunk Show plus Dr. Tomoko Torimaru, Moroccan Tablet and Finger Weaving and Miao stitchery instructor, and also Yoshiko Wada, founder and president of World Shibori Network and Slow Fiber Studios, back from England for this occasion.

Potluck Reception for Masters: 12:30 – 15:00 PST

Left: Chainstitch Embroidery with Indigo Dyed Silk Thread / Right: Silver Zardozi Embroidery on Hand-block Printed Silk

Sashiko by Atsushi Futatsuya

Botanical Print Scarf by Mayumi Fujio