On Wednesday 5th July we Katie Chaplin from Japan Crafts located in Yorkshire. Her Talk is "Traditional Japanese Textiles". She will also be bringing some items for sale from her Japan Craft shop. There will be a workshop on Thursday morning details in the post on the 6th June.
Katie is a textile artist specialising in Japanese arts, crafts and culture. Her paintings on silk are in the style of Japanese woodblock prints, but with a unique, modern twist. She also produces jewellery using vintage and modern kimono fabrics to a traditional Japanese design, and her hand dyed silk scarves are always popular.
Her business, Japan Crafts, is a source of authentic papers, fabrics, glues etc and she has also produced a range of craft kits with easy to follow instructions in English.
She regularly give talks and workshops throughout the UK to groups such as WIs, Embroiderers' Guilds, Luncheon Clubs and art groups; these are a perfect opportunity to learn something new about another culture.
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