Yuh Okano - Thoughts of Japan - Textures on wrapping cloth.

6th & 7th - Thursday & Friday in October 2011 Code YO01

Fee for 2 day workshop $298.00 plus materials

Marion comments: I met Yuh in Canberra some years ago. I was very impressed by her knowledge and energy: an opportunity to spend time with her came about when TAFTA announced they would host a workshop at Geelong Textile Fibre Forum in 2011. Yuh will tutor this 2 day workshop at Beautiful Silks, during which we will make several beautiful Japanese wrapping cloths. You will learn degumnming and some dyeing and shibori techniques will be explored. If you are doing the Geelong forum workshop, this workshop may just help you to get a littl body of work together for that workshop.

More about Yuh, link to her website here

Images from Yuh's website

Code YO01 6th and 7th October - Thursday and Friday Taking bookings now, bookings essential. Doors open at 9am for a 9.30 start, go home around 4pm. Doors close at 5, if you need to work on past 4pm.

MATERIALS - fee $50 includes all dyes and chemicals and 2 peices pof basic silk cut to the square, one cotaining gum, one without..

Students material requirements:

Yuh will bring some materials made in japan, that are available for purchase.
Materials lists:
Silk organza/ chiffon /  habutai
Row silk
Any kind of woven silk
Any kind of silk yarn

Option/
Wool (use as different type of material)
Cotton (use as different type of material)
ribbons

Tool lists
Scissors
needle
threads
elastics
brushes ( for painting)
small containers ( for dye and paint )
spoons (for dye and paint )
spray bottle ( for spray paint )
beads

Yuh will also be offering some cloth that is not widely available in Australia.

Email us to express your interest