Kudzu-fu Workshop ２０２4
August 28th (Wednesday) to September 1st (Sunday)
Participation fee $800,00
We accept 10 participants for each workshop period.
A minimum of 3 persons is required to proceed.
Where did the clothes you're wearing come from?
Where did the clothes you're wearing come from? Did you buy them at a store? Most people probably did. But do you know where that clothing was made and how it was made, from its place of origine? It is very important for us to understand the background and history of the materials and the people who produced them.
Most clothing is made from materials obtained from nature. In this workshop, we will take fibres from plants, ply them into yarn by hand, and weave them into cloth. The aim of this workshop is to explore the origins of clothing.
Schedule
Day 1
Gathere at Oigawa Kudz-fu Weaving Studio at 9:30 AM .
Activities: Harvesting Kudzu, making a Kudzu bed, and starting fermentation.
lecture on Kudzu
Day 2
Focus: History lecture on Kudzu-fu（Considering the environment from the perspective of clothing）
Making kudzu-tsuguri from Kudzu bast fiber
Day 3
Activities: Dyeing kudzu-fu fabric, yarn and the other materials（using natural plant dyes）and making kudzu thread.
Day 4
Washing kudzu in a river and making kudzu tsuguri.
Day ５
Weaving Kudzu-fu
Completion ceremony
End by 4:30 PM.
Day 4 Washing kudzu in a river
Costs other than tuition fee
Dyeing material cost for day 3.
Meal cost, transportation cost from the lodging facility to Oigawa Kudzu-fu, cost for welcome party
Things to bring and clothing
During the harvesting of Kudzu:
Long sleeved shirt, long pants, hat, sunscreen. Please avoid wearing black-colored clothing as it may attract bees.
During dyeing:
clothes and shoes that can get dirty
During washing of Kudzu:
We will enter the river. Shorts, rubber sandals, hat.
Your dyeing weaving work, if you have.
We will provide cold drinks and snacks.
Access
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen and get off at Shizuoka Station or Kakegawa Station. Transfer to the JR Tokaido Main Line and get off at Kanaya Station. We will pick you up by car at Kanaya Station.
from TOKYO STATION
Map from Tokyo to us
from KYOTO STATION
Map from Kyoto to us
from Mt. FUJI-SHIZUOKA AIR PORT
Map from Mt.Fuji-Shizuoka Airport
Accommodation
We warmly welcome those of you traveling from distant places!
We'll be sharing accommodation recommendations as needed, enabling you to make your bookings at your convenience.
In the morning, we kindly ask that you make your way to the workshop independently.
However, there's no need to worry about the journey back;
we'll ensure you are comfortably transported from the workshop back to your lodging.
We're eagerly looking forward to having you with us.
If you have any questions about Kudzu-fu Workshop,Please email us.
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