This looks really interesting, it’s in the Art School Crypt gallery in Norwich, 16-28th of September and focuses on Boro
https://www.facebook.com/KOBOABNORWICHNORFOLK/photos/a.1177523375746511/1387046321460881?type=3&sfns=moLong details:
Boro —
襤褸
/
縫い重ねられた
藍の布たち
/
(needle
& thread)
mending
& darning
exhibition
at the Norwich School, Crypt Gallery:
16/09/19 - 28/09/19
Open Monday to Saturday: 12:00 - 15:00
Sunday: Closed
Private view: 19/09/19
18:00 - 20:00
Boro - ぼろ, in Japanese, means old and tattered. The term is now commonly used in reference to all Japanese textiles that are patched or repaired garments or items which have been mended, using fragments or oddments of cloth. Boro textiles originate from the Edo period through to the beginning of the Showa period in Japanese history. These items were often handed down from generation to generation, usually within a family. And have become prized and treasured pieces of textile art, for the beauty inherent within each piece.
I’ll probably go on the 21st I think, maybe sooner depending on work.
Additionally: Kobo (new shop on Magdalen Street) offers Japanese craft and textiles, are offering Boro workshops:
KOBO A-B workshops /
August - September 2019.
Introductory Boro workshop:
Monday: 05.08.19
09:30am — 12:30pm
Price of workshop: £45 / x8 places.
Deadline for booking & payment:
Friday 02.08.19
Sunday 18.08.19
09:30am — 12:30pm
Price of workshop: £45 / x8 places /
Deadline for booking & payment:
Friday 15.08.19
Location: Kobo A-B: 21 / Magdalen Street / Norwich Norfolk / NR3 1LE
Please, email us to confirm your place and booking:
info@kobo-a-b.co.ukWe have more workshops in the planning.