Sashiko Workshop

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

Join artist mai ide, a visual artist based in Portland, OR, for a relaxing day of Sashiko stitching — not just to learn a technique, but to explore cultural significance. This workshop invites you into the world of traditional Japanese mending, where each stitch carries stories of sustainability, resilience, and healing. This is more than a craft workshop — it’s a space to reflect, connect, and embrace vulnerability. As we mend fabric, we also mend ourselves, contributing to the holistic well-being of our planet and our communities. A mindful workshop exploring Japanese mending as cultural practice and emotional repair. We will make a coaster or patch, learn one of traditional Sashiko patterns, and reclaim a slow, meditative hour of care for yourself and the planet. GO down to the book!

BIO:

mai ide is a Japanese-American artist from Tokyo, now based in Portland, OR. Their multidisciplinary approach investigates their own cultural intersectionality and deep ambivalence of race and gender as an immigrant, mother, and woman. As a non-native speaker of English, ide’s practice is expressing discomfort of being classified or perceived by society as an “other” or “forever foreigner” in the U.S. ide's use of salvaged fabric and Sashiko stitches conveys their simultaneous vulnerability, fragility, and ferocity under a constrained, violent, and volatile society. ide holds a BFA in Art Practice from Portland State University (OR) and an MFA in Visual Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, as well as degrees in sewing, pattern making, and textile design in Japan, where she worked for twelve years as a material designer. Their previous exhibitions and performances include the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Kyoto in Japan, and Jordan Schnitzer Museum in Oregon.

IG: @maiidepdx

Website: maiide.com