Participants will learn how to make their own simple frame using branches and then make a piece of weaving using natural yarns including Emi’s favourite yarns. Kibiso silk, scraps of yarn and fabric will all be used. Kibiso silk is a sustainable material made from the outside layer of silk cocoons. Participants are welcome to bring their own favourite and recycled materials.

About the tutor – Emi Fujisawa
Emi is a Japanese textile artist and designer based in England specialising in hand weaving with natural materials and 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.

Booking
To book email handsonheritage@oxfordshire.gov.uk