katazome workshop, 8th December 2019
I'm running the following workshop at Craft Central, London E14 3AE: Japanese katazome (or stencil dyeing) is a centuries-old method of printing on cloth using paper stencils and a rice paste resist in combination with indigo. In this one-day workshop we’ll look briefly at the history of this art, before using traditional Japanese stencil pa per to hand cut stencils. We’ll then use them to print a repeat pattern onto silk or cotton using a traditional rice paste resist. Wh
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust funding for a trip to Japan
I'm delighted to have been awarded funding by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. This will finance a trip to Japan to study with katazome practitioners and undertake related research in spring 2020. ABOUT QEST: The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) funds the education of talented and aspiring craftspeople through traditional college courses, apprenticeships or one-to-one training with master craftspeople. QEST was established to help support craftspeople of all ag