2-Day Workshop
Contact Carole Lake: (lakeaustin@aol.com)
SHO-CHIKU-BAI
JUST A TASTE OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE EMBROIDERY
A unique two-day class offered by Mary Alice Sinton
This unique class offers the opportunity for the student to sample the stitches of traditional Japanese Embroidery. The design is called “Sho-Chiku-Bai”, or plum, bamboo and pine; three auspicious motifs commonly believed to bring good luck and also referred to as the Three Friends of Winter. It is worked on a silk fabric called “habutae” with a combination of flat silk and metals threads. Nine of the basic techniques of traditional Japanese Embroidery are covered, as well as the precise method for finishing the work once the stitching has been completed.
THREADS
Silks: 103, 105, 318,415, 418, 506, 508, 708
Metallics:#1 Gold
Other: Red Couching Thread, White Couching Thread and Katayori.
TOOLS
Koma, Tekobari, Awl, Triangle, Needle Set, Wheat Starch, Finishing Paper and 29” frame.
FABRIC
Sho-Chiku-Bai (Plum-Bamboo-Pine) on 15” White Habutae silk with mounting fabrics.
JAPANESE EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUES
Weft Foundation Layer
Diagonal Layer
Vertical Layer
Diagonal Holding
Lattice Holding
Vein Effect
Stamen Effect & Knots
One-Pair & Single Thread Non-Stitchable
Date:
Fri, 07/24/2009 - Sat, 07/25/2009
