Learn the traditional Japanese method of 'Hikizome' by creating a tapestry!The resisted white lines bring out the colors of the Bengala pigments, and whether in abstract design or drawing, the blended Bengala hues come together beautifully. The completed piece will adorn your room.

Instructor: Yutaka Obuchi (Ogura, Kao)

Please bring your draft sketch drawn in actual size on the same-sized paper (32" x 14") as the cotton fabric we will provide for dyeing. During the class, you will have approximately 30 minutes to transfer your design onto the cloth using a water-based pen. Rather than covering the entire area with detailed drawings, we recommend a design that incorporates open spaces for the background color.

Once you've drafted the design on the tenugui, trace the lines with resist paste. Proceed to color the enclosed areas and apply resist paste over those colored sections. Hikizome involves applying dye with a hake brush to the top layer. This process entails the layers of dye and resist paste. You'll appreciate the harmonious blend of Bengala's earthy colors. After the workshop, you can take home the provided rods along with your piece, allowing you to display it no time.

* If the drying time is shorter, we will end earlier.

* The material cost $20 will be charged at the class.

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Loop of the Loom is pleased to introduce the revolutionary and therapeutic SAORI method to people of all ages and backgrounds, through what we like to call “Zen weaving.” Our two Zen weaving dojos are located in NYC, and are a place where everyone can relax while creating unique textiles using unlimited colors and textures. We import Japanese natural dyes, organic yarns, and SAORI looms which are carefully curated with sustainability and wellness in mind, and suited for eco-conscious crafters.

Tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck is celebrating New York Textile Month with an open studio. Witness Helena’s monumental wall of brilliant, lustrous rya wool, and learn about the material choices, working methods, and creative questions that have informed her career and the ‘spectacular illusion’ for which she is known.

Portions of Helena’s archive will be on view to illustrate her legacy of commissioned tapestries, and touch samples will be available to offer insight into her technique.

A pioneer of photorealistic tapestry in the 1960s, and the first to apply camera optics to handweaving in the 1970s, Hernmarck is credited with revolutionizing tapestry’s aesthetics and relationship to modern architecture. Her tapestries enhance buildings around the world and are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and other major institutions.

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Hernmarck’s studio is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Please consider transportation options before registering for this event. The studio is a 15-minute drive from Purdy’s, Croton Falls and Brewster train stations on MetroNorth’s Harlem Line. Taxis are available from the Brewster train station. Address will be emailed to registered attendees one week prior to the event.

Helena Hernmarck is a Swedish tapestry artist who lives and works in the United States. She is best known for her monumental tapestries designed for architectural settings. Her mentors were three Swedish pioneers of the modern movement in textiles: Alice Lund, Edna Martin, and Astrid Sampe. After graduating from art school in Stockholm in 1963, she moved her studio to Canada and later to England before settling in the United States in the mid-1970s. Hernmarck now maintains an active studio in Ridgefield, CT.