Botanical Stitching Workshop

Event information

This workshop runs in the Spring when there are many flowers and leaves in the museum garden. Participants draw any flowers and leaves on the sketchbook in the museum garden and then transfer their drawing into the handwoven organic cotton tea towel. Participants will stich their design using Emi’s natural dyed threads including blue from indigo, pink from English madder and more.

If the weather is good, participants can work anywhere in the garden.

About the Tutor

Emi is a Japanese textile artist and designer based in England specialised in hand weaving with natural materials and natural dyeing. She launched her slow fashion garment collection in 2021. She is also trained as a Japanese Sukumo Indigo Dyer in Japan and she is planning to set up a Japanese Sukumo Indigo Studio in England.
She is also influenced by the study of traditional textiles, techniques and materials inspired by Confucius words, who said: "We can learn new things from the past". She loves to explore different countries and find traditional materials, techniques and ideas. She has developed her own style to express her art which is based in a Japanese identity with European influences.

Website: https://www.emifujisawa.co.uk/
Instagram: emi_fujisawa_textile_ceramic

This workshop runs from 10:30am to 1:30pm. Tea and coffee are included in the price.

Please note this event must meet our minimum number requirements in order to run. If we do not meet this requirement you will be notified at least a week prior to the start of the course and issued with a full refund including the booking fee.