This is a workshop I gave about 6 months ago at the Fowler Museum for the LA Textile Guild. This is a more in-depth version of that one day workshop.

In this workshop we will create a cover for a large pillow. You can choose from a square of a rectangular shape. You can even forgo the pillow covering and just create a larger cloth as a beginning for a quilt-like piece. It’s up to you!

Bring your stash of shibori, and your favorite textiles to mix in with my stash of vintage Japanese cloth. I will also provide the base stitching cloth (indigo dyed) as well as the back side cloth for the pillow piece (also indigo dyed).

The pillow design will be envelope style (overlapping on the back) so you can easily slip in your favorite pillow. Check out Ikea or other sources for the insert as I will not provide this.

Although the front side will be hand stitched collage style with sashiko stitching embellishment encouraged, I will bring the sewing machines for assembly of the pillow sham.

All materials and supplies are included. If you have your own special tools or supplies, feel free to bring them along.
The workshop welcomes beginners and long time practitioners-it’s a friendly environment where beginners learn alongside experienced practitioners

We agreed at the last workshop that I will also bring one indigo vat for those wanting to dip some ongoing projects. (I won’t be bringing the “travelling shibori studio".)

When: July 11 & 12th
(Saturday and Sunday) 11:00 AM -4:00PM
Where: Nichiren Shu Buddhist Temple, 2801 East 4th Street, Los Angeles
Parking is free and enclosed on the back of the temple. (turn right off of Fourth Street on Sarasota and the first right again to access the parking lot).

Bring a snack or lunch with you. If Beverly decides to do bento again for us I will send a separate email to those who sign up in early July.