Join Slow Fiber Studios for a talk by Tomoko Torimaru, textile scholar and author of, One Needle, One Thread: Miao (Hmong) Embroidery and Fabric Piecework from Guizhou, China (EN). Tomoko Torimaru’s research into the vital human technology of needle and thread takes us back to what she believes must be up to 100,000 years in … Continue reading
Join us for a talk by textile scholar, researcher, and Chinese boro collector, Gao Yu, also former intern to Yoshiko Wada at Slow Fiber Studios. He translated to Chinese, the book, The Roots of Asian Weaving: The He Haiyan collection of textiles and looms from Southwest China Hardcover – November 30, 2015 Gao Yu’s … Continue reading
In Atsushi's words, "Sashiko is more than just 'technique:' While teaching Sashiko in English, sharing stories about Sashiko on SNS, I realize that the Sashiko introduced in English is NOT wrong, but insufficient. In fact, they are missing the most delicious part of the essence of Sashiko. With sharing stories about the Sashiko we practice, … Continue reading
