Stitched Shibori Workshop
Adult Workshop (Age 16+) | Registration opens 2/4/2026 10:00 AM
Join us to learn about the traditional Japanese art form of stitched indigo shibori. We'll use natural dye from the indigo plant and explore different stitch sizes and rhythms working in the single fabric layer, as well as pleats and folds to create unique patterns. You'll learn traditional techniques, including ori-nui, mokume, maki-age, karamatsu, and maki-nui. We'll use cotton tea towels, and students can bring other light-colored garments made of natural fibers. You will leave this workshop with not only your creations but a strong technique base and a passion for continuing to create with this traditional Japanese art form.
With Artist Michelle Blanchette
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- Tution includes supplies. Additional natural fiber items to dye if desired: 100 % cotton or linen.
Michelle Blanchette
I have been practicing Shibori design for over thirty years including various itajime (pleated technique), arashi (pole-wrapping technique) and nuishime (stitched technique) shibori. I have attended classes in Shibori at The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts in Jamaica Plain. I have taught Shibori at Boston College’s Art Club, Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE), Arlington Community Education (ACE), the Eliot School, and LexArts leading groups of 8-30 students in the practice using natural indigo pigment while remaining true to authentic, traditional Japanese Shibori techniques.