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2023
Kudzu-fu Workshop

Kudzu field

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Kudzu-fu Workshop 2023
8/30(Wed.)〜9/3(Sun.)

Participation fee $700,00
We accept 10 participants for each workshop period
We need at least 3 person to make it.

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 clothng was made and how it was made from its place of origine? It is very important for us to know 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

This is a fulfilling five-day program that inclides both fieldwork and clssroom study.
Day 1
Gathere at Oigawa Kudz-fu Weaving Studio at 9:30
Harvesting Kudzu, making a Kudzu bed, fermentation.    lecture on Kudzu
Day 2
History lecture on Kudzu-fu(Considering the environment from the perspective of clothing)
Making kudzu-tsuguri from Kudzu bast fiber
Day 3
Dyeing kudzu-fu fabric (natural plant dyeing) Making kudzu thread
Day 4
Washing kudzu in a river  Making kudzu tsuguri
Day 5
Weaving Kudzu-fu  Completion ceremony
End by 16:30
 
Day 4 Washing kudzu in a river

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

Map from Tokyo to us


 

from KYOTO STATION

Map from Kyoto to us

Map from Kyoto to us


 

from Mt. FUJI-SHIZUOKA AIR PORT

Map from Mt.Fuji-Shizuoka  Airport

Map from Mt.Fuji-Shizuoka Airport


 

Accommodation

We recommend staying at the farmhouse inn 'Sakyoen' for your accommodation.
Sakyoen tea farmhouse inn

If you have any questions about Kudzu-fu Workshop,Please email us.

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