Due to Covid-19 all regular classes
are cancelled
Announcing Advanced 3-day class
Boro - Dye, Stitch Patch!
North House Folk School
Fiber Week
September 15-17th, 2020
Boro and Shibori - Dye your own fabrics,
Stitch them together inspired by Boro


Explore several Japanese folk textile traditions while creating a large form boro-inspired quilt or wall hanging using hand dyed shibori resist fabrics, vintage Japanese fabrics and your own upcycled, recycled fabric scraps. We’ll start by learning shibori dyeing techniques Itajame (folding and clamping) and Arashi (wrapping around a pole). We’ll then cover boro history, fabric collage (tearing and arranging and tacking). Students will learn the difference between sashiko and running stitch. As we work, students will learn advanced design techniques and principles such as composition, symmetry, texture, shape, color, placement, scale, balance. An on-going discussion of sustainability principles and ways to utilize fabric scraps, such as visible mending will inform our work throughout the course. Some understanding of sewing, hand stitching and hand dyeing is required,