blue dyed fabrics stitched together

Workshops & Classes

Two Day Workshop: Practical Cloth Making

blue dyed fabrics stitched together

Workshops & Classes

Two Day Workshop: Practical Cloth Making

This workshop is postponed to Saturday, January 25 - Sunday, January 26, 2025. 

If you have already registered, JANM will honor your current workshop registration and automatically reschedule you for the new date. If you prefer instead to cancel, we will be happy to refund your registration fee in full. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please feel free to reach out to publicprograms@janm.org if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Discover the creativity and fun in making your own cloth for a wide variety of projects. Taught by Glennis Dolce, this workshop will explore how to use boro techniques and sashiko stitching to make whole cloth from scraps. Learn how to sew, appliqué, and more to create cloth for pillows, wall pieces, clothing, and bags.

This workshop is limited to fifteen participants and is open to all levels of knowledge. All tools and a materials kit ($40 value) are included with payment. Material kits include indigo-dyed base fabric, threads, and a wonderful selection of vintage Japanese fabrics. Bring your own scraps to enhance the material kit scrap collection!

$108 Members, $135 General (price includes instructor’s materials fee)

Saturday, Jan 25 - Sunday, Jan 26, 2025

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Workshops are 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on both days.

This workshop is postponed to Saturday, January 25 - Sunday, January 26, 2025. 

If you have already registered, JANM will honor your current workshop registration and automatically reschedule you for the new date. If you prefer instead to cancel, we will be happy to refund your registration fee in full. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please feel free to reach out to publicprograms@janm.org if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Discover the creativity and fun in making your own cloth for a wide variety of projects. Taught by Glennis Dolce, this workshop will explore how to use boro techniques and sashiko stitching to make whole cloth from scraps. Learn how to sew, appliqué, and more to create cloth for pillows, wall pieces, clothing, and bags.

This workshop is limited to fifteen participants and is open to all levels of knowledge. All tools and a materials kit ($40 value) are included with payment. Material kits include indigo-dyed base fabric, threads, and a wonderful selection of vintage Japanese fabrics. Bring your own scraps to enhance the material kit scrap collection!

Workshops are 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on both days.

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