Join YICRAFTS at Kindred House for a morning of slow, medative stitching, where you will experiment with sashiko embroidery on an indigo-dyed natual cotton jacket to take away with you.
Sashiko, meaning ‘little stab’, is the Japanese art of stitching beautiful patterns using running stitch, often used to add decorative and/or reinforcement, texture and warmth to cloth or old garments. First coming into existence in the Edo period, sashiko embroidery was first applied to clothing out of a practical need. Owing to the relatively cheap nature of white cotton thread and the abundance of indigo-dyed blue cloth in historical Japan, sashiko has a distinctive appearance of white-on-blue embroidery.
In this workshop, you will learn both the history and cultural background of sashiko stitch and try out different styles and patterns on your jacket. You will learn all the basic techniques and principle of the embroidery style, so you will be able to continue your practice at home.
All materials for the workshop, as well as refreshments will be provided.
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Should you wish to book in to stay a night with us at Kindred House for this event, please send us a request through our booking enquiry form. Alternatively you can also book our Meditative Creative Retreat Weekend for an all-inclusive two-night stay at Kindred House with full access to both our weekend workshops.
During our events, the guest house is reserved for the attendees who receive a 15% discount on their stay. Rooms are limited & tend to get booked quickly so get in touch early to avoid disappointment.
The workshop is limited to 6 places to ensure a safe working environment. If dates need to change due to Covid, you’ll be able to swap to the new date or obtain a refund if you’re unable to make the new date. Otherwise tickets are non-refundable.
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Yiran Duan from YICRAFTS is a member of southern China’s Bai minority ethnicity and is passionate about the conservation of ethnic minority craft techniques. With a background in costume making and performance design, Yiran’s practice has focused on how to combine traditional elements from Chinese costume within a Western context. Yiran is passionate about exploring intercultural connections and the communication between East and West through her cultural craft heritage and founded YICRAFTS in 2020 to be able to share her knowledge and to promote traditional Chinese ethnic minority’s crafts in the UK.