YOROKE-ORI Workshop on 10/5 by Yukiko Yokoyama
YOROKE-ORI Workshop on 10/5 by Yukiko Yokoyama
Saturday, October 5, 2024
10:00am - 4:00pm
at Loop of the Loom - DUMBO
Yukiko Yokoyama, a world master of Yoroke weaving artists, will be holding a workshop in Brooklyn, New York!
Yoroke weaving (also known as Ondulé weaving) uses a special fan reed that creates a beautiful, flowing warp line as you weave, allowing dynamic patterns to emerge. Yokoyama’s technique is filled with secrets for holding its shape, enabling the weaving of long cloth that fully highlights the curved patterns.
In this workshop, participants will start threading through the harness with kasuri-dyed threads prepared by Yokoyama that were already threaded through the fan reed. Then wind them, and learn the weaving technique. This is an intermediate-level class, so participants are required to have warping skills. (For those who may be beginners, please take a class at our studio before the workshop.)
Yokoyama will generously teach you the techniques she has developed over 50 years of experience. This is the first class outside Japan—don’t miss this rare opportunity!
+ Yoroke fan reeds are available for purchase after the events.
+ This workshop will be the same as the one held on October 5th. As it is a small class, it will be held twice. Please choose one of the dates.
+ We recommend also attending a workshop on Kasuri dyeing, which will add to your skills and help you create even more beautiful Yoroke weaving.
+ The weft of the Yoroke weave is not tighter than in normal weaving, but the weaving process will take longer. Please remember that the aim is to learn the technique rather than to complete the artwork. You can take the warp threads home with you, including the woven portion, by removing them from the loom.
About the Artist:
Yukiko Yokoyama is a textile artist with over 50 years of weaving experience. Through teaching, she has deepened her own creative practice, fusing various techniques to produce a wide range of works. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, to a family of kimono merchants, Yokoyama is also the daughter of a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor). She studied textiles at Musashino Art University and later learned from the renowned fiber artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam at the Bunka Gakuin Art & Craft Institute.
In 1977, she founded her textile art studio, Dream Weavers, where she creates her own works and teaches students. Since then, she has opened classes in four cities and nurtured many students. Deeply captivated by "Yoroke-ori”, she developed her own techniques, combining them with dyeing methods. She has won numerous awards at major craft exhibitions in Japan, and at the age of 40, her work was recognized and purchased by the legendary kimono textile artisan Itchiku Kubota. Her works have been exhibited not only in Japan but also in Germany, New York, and Paris.
"Yoroke-ori" is a technique that creates wave-like patterns by altering the spacing of warp threads using a specialized fan reed. Yukiko Yokoyama is a pioneer of Yoroke-ori globally. In addition to weaving, she loves singing and has taught popular music and chanson.
*Cancellation policy for special workshops:
Free of charge if you find a replacement participant rather than cancel a class, to avoid an empty seat.
Cancel at least 14 days before the workshop to receive a full refund.
A 50% cancellation fee will be applied if you cancel within 72 hours of the workshop.
A 75% cancellation fee will be applied if you cancel within 48 hours of the workshop.
No refund will be provided if you cancel within 24 hours of the workshop.
