Sashiko-ori
with Beth Ross Johnson
Sashiko-ori or Woven Sashiko challenges weavers to think about design in a different way as they learn to control the intersections of pattern threads in the warp and weft.
This workshop will explore weaving variations of the hitomezashi style of sashiko, a Japanese folk stitching method in which the stitching threads intersect at right angles to produce beautiful geometric patterns. These lines can be woven into a cloth in the warp or weft.
With warps supplied by the instructor, students will learn to design their own patterns, the peculiarities of threading and sleying this structure, work with color and perhaps add stitching afterwards.
Skill/Experience Level
Intermediate to Advanced
Must know how to read a draft and thread a loom.
Class Day and Time
Friday – All Day
Saturday – All Day
Sunday – Half Day morning
Material Fees
$65.00 to be paid directly to the instructor for warps for the workshop, weft yarns, handouts, workbook, and stitching materials
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by Student
- loom with at least 6 shafts you are familiar with (Floor looms are best.)
- threading tools
- small weaving tools
- sticks or cardboard for warping
- at least two boat shuttles with bobbins
- bobbin winder if you have one; the class can share
- one inch or half inch raddle if you have one; the class can share
- Optional: smartphone, computer or pad for online design program
Meet the Instructor
Beth Ross Johnson
Beth Ross Johnson is a weaver, teacher and workshop leader living in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She learned initially from students from Norman Kennedy, later studying with him for many workshops.
A lifelong fascination with Asian art led to an interest in Japanese textiles. And she has had two extensive stays in Japan to study kasuri (ikat weaving and dyeing) and sakiori (rag weaving) with master weavers there. Other avenues of exploration have been sashiko stitching and nyoho-e (Zen stitching).
Recent studies have been in the ikat traditions of Europe and woven structures like sashiko-ori and kasuri-ori that mimic hand stitching and ikat processes. She has an MFA in Textiles from Georgia State University and is co-writing a book on Sashiko-ori.
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