Boro is a Japanese repair technique with hand stitching and scraps of fabrics to make the piece more meaningful and special. At the workshop, participants will use Emi’s antique/vintage scraps of fabric from her slow fashion garments for making a design and then stitch them using Japanese sashiko techniques with Emi’s botanical dyed yarns. Most of Emi’s scrap fabrics are plain white linen and cotton. Participants are welcome to bring their own favourite fabrics or items.

About the tutor – Emi Fujisawa
Emi is a Japanese textile artist and designer based in England specialized 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.

Emi 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.

Booking
To book email handsonheritage@oxfordshire.gov.uk.