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Fostering networking & interactivity within the SHIBORI textile community and with other creatives

09/05/2026

Venice Art Biennale featuring Marcia Kure, our friend and 12ISS keynote speaker www.12ISS.org

07/05/2026

Exploring Basel: crossing the Rhine using no fuel (only the current), buying farmers market white asparagus and strawberries, taking the tram from the transport hub and admiring local commitment to biking even in the rain.

30/04/2026

During our Los Angeles special trip, Our young trustee Andrew Meyer and our member Nareja Sinkevicite-Titus attended the Genesis Talk with architect Peter Zumthor and LACMA CEO Michael Govan, at the David Geffen Gallery at LACMA.

Such a memorable experience!

17/04/2026

Costumes, Community & Vintage Finds — a celebration of Bay Area textile art

World Shibori Network Foundation invites you to SlowFiber Studios & Garden in Berkeley for an afternoon honoring the legendary women whose artistry has shaped theater, cinema, and opera around the world.

Saturday, April 18 · 10:30 AM – 4 PM PDT
1825 Eighth St, Berkeley CA

10:30–11:30 AM | Costumes for Theater, Cinema & Opera:
Five icons. One conversation with Lydia Tanji (Joy Luck Club), Chere Mah (qipao collector, LACMA exhibition opening June), Suzanne Stassevitch (SF Opera, 20+ years), Yoshiko I. Wada (consultant on Memoirs of a Geisha, Academy Award–winning film), and Gyongy Laky (founder of Fiberworks Center, Berkeley, 1971) gather to trace a garment's journey from cinematic prop to historical treasure. Streaming live for WSNF members · recording on our YouTube at a later date.

12–4 PM | Attic Vintage Market & Treats:
Rare vintage clothing, magical objects, exotic finds — and handcrafted chocolate truffles by Karen Urbanek of Flying Noir (named one of America's top 10 chocolatiers) + locally roasted CoRo Coffee by Tim Hansen.

Vendors welcome — free table, with a suggested 10–20% donation of proceeds to WSNF (100% tax-deductible).

Whether you're a lifelong maker, a donor, or just textile-curious — come as you are.

Register to attend or reserve a vendor table → link in bio

17/04/2026

An Evening of Japanese Boro - An Event Not to MISS!

Join us on Friday, April 24 as we welcome Dr. Yoshiko Wada and Dr. Sandra Dudley to the International Quilt Museum for a special evening of Japanese Boro!

At 5:15 p.m., Dudley will present “Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in the Museum” — a special talk merging the topic of Japanese Boro with her own research on material culture and the anthropology of displacement.

At 6 p.m., join Wada for an in-depth guided tour of “Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles,” in which she will share fascinating insights from her years of studying Japanese boro textiles as well as from guest curating the exhibition.

Doors open at 4:30 with a reception to follow in the IQM Reception Hall with refreshments.

This event is free, but in-person attendees are encouraged to RSVP at go.unl.edu/boro. Wada’s gallery talk will be livestreamed for those who register at go.unl.edu/virtual or follow the links in our bio. Use the QR code to register, slide to next picture.

A recording of the entire event will be made available after the event.

*Professor Sandra Dudley, is a Professor of Museum Anthropology; Head of School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, UK & who was Yoshiko I. Wada's PhD advisor during her studies.

Picture 3 credit to

17/04/2026

Exclusive 1-Day Event

LA: TEXTILE, CONSERVATION, ARCHITECTURE & ART

A cultural day accompanied by Yoshiko I. Wada

WSNF invites our donors and members to an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at LACMA on April 20th — a rare private dialogue with the visionaries shaping the future of textile conservation. The inaugural installation at the new David Geffen Galleries departs from tradition, using the world's major oceans — Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, and the Mediterranean — as a thematic framework for 3,000 objects celebrating global cultural exchange. Filling the breathtaking gallery space is a stunning stainless-steel-sputtered polyester sheer fabric, designed and installed by the brilliant Reiko Sudo of Nuno, Tokyo — a dear friend of WSNF founder Yoshiko Wada, and a true pioneer of innovative textile design.

More than an event: a private dialogue with the visionaries shaping the future of textile conservation and sustainable fashion.

ITINERARY

Morning — Behind the Scenes at LACMA Step into the quiet sanctuary of the Textile Conservation Lab with conservator Kristal Hale-Murray , then join legendary textile and costume curator Sharon Takeda for a private talk at Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures — tracing a global lineage from ancient Indian sarasa to contemporary masters Block Shop.

Lunch — Fanney Cafe at LACMA An intimate lunch honoring Sharon Takeda and Kristal Hale-Murray, joined by Christina Kim of Dosa Inc and WSNF founder Dr. Yoshiko I. Wada .

Afternoon — The David Geffen Galleries An unhurried exploration of Peter Zumthor's architectural masterpiece — 110,000 sq ft organized not by era or region, but by the world's great oceans and seas. Highlights include the Ardabil Carpet, a Paracas Mantle, a Kangxi-reign Court Robe, African American quilts from Eli Leon's collection, and an El Anatsui wall sculpture.

Date: April 20, 2026
Meet at 11:00 AM
LACMA ticket window

shibori.org/events

LACMA membership required. Space is very limited.

Picture credits to ,

14/04/2026

Limited Seats — Exclusive 1-Day Event

DOWNTOWN LA:
TEXTILE, ARCHITECTURE, FASHION & ART

A cultural day accompanied by Yoshiko Wada

The World Shibori Network Foundation invites an intimate circle of donors, members, and local guests to Downtown Los Angeles for a rare behind-the-scenes visit to the studio and exhibition space of fashion designer and artist Christina Kim. dosaflyingfish

Experience her ambitious Boro mending art project and join a private dialogue with the visionaries shaping the future of textile and sustainable fashion.

📍 ITINERARY
Morning — A Modern Pilgrimage Watts Towers → MOCA (The Board) → a historic ride on Angels Flight Railway

Lunch — Manuela at Hauser & Wirth Delicious California cuisine inside one of the world’s great global art galleries

Afternoon — The Spirit of DOSA: Boro to Zero Waste Immerse yourself in Christina Kim’s creative sanctuary. Hear talks by Yoshiko I. Wada PhD on her recent research “From Boro Textiles to Boro Objects” and Christina Kim “Making of Kaya,” from Boro: Sustainable Aesthetics, Japan Society Gallery, NYC, 2020.

EVENT INFO:
April 21, 2026
Meet at 9:00 AM
Freehand Hotel, 416 W 8th St, Downtown LA

More info: shibori.org/events, link in the bio

Space is very limited

The Board LA

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Manuela
Hauser & Wirth‘s Los Angeles Art Galleries

15/03/2026

This April, Yoshiko I. Wada and Christina Kim celebrate 25 years of creative collaboration with an intimate gathering in Los Angeles. Four days of textiles and architecture have been built around the opening of the David Geffen Gallery at LACMA, boro art, and zero-waste fashion at DOSA Studio.

We celebrate the opening of the David Geffen Gallery, featuring textile treasures and a state of the art stainless steel shear fabric commissioned by and designed by Reiko Sudo , a creative kinship with Yoshiko that spans decades as well. members may also access special programming including an evening talk with Peter Zumthor and Michael Govan on April 22.

The program includes access to the textile conservation lab and exhibition galleries, Yoshiko’s boro lecture drawn from her current exhibition at , Christina Kim’s KAYA mosquito net, first exhibited at , and the zero-waste quilting practice of Laverne Bracken.

It all closes with a celebratory dinner at on April 21.

This experience is designed for WSNF donors and members seeking a deep, academic, and sensory connection to the textile arts. Limited to 17 guests.

Sunday, April 19 through Wednesday, April 22.

**WSNF donors and members have priority registration. Registration and details link in bio.

04/03/2026

Among the artists who indigo-dyed ‘sleeves’, contributing to ‘s “Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles” exhibition, this one was created in Nigeria by artist Marcia Kure , a dear friend of Yoshiko’s for over 25 years, in collaboration with master dyer Ibrahim Hamisu Ibrahim (Baballiya) at the historic Kofar Mata dye pits in Kano, established around 1498.

Marcia opened a window into her process:

“The indigo-dyed display sleeve was produced in Nigeria by Marcia Kure, in collaboration with master dyer Ibrahim Hamisu Ibrahim (Baballiya), using traditional indigo dyeing methods at the historic Kofar Mata dye pits in Kano (established around 1498). When an initial stitched-resist technique proved incompatible with the material, a clamping-resist method structurally comparable to Japanese itajime shibori was adopted. This approach was informed by knowledge shared within the Kofar Mata dyeing community, research, and hands-on experimentation. The textile was folded, compressed between rigid forms, and repeatedly immersed in indigo, allowing dye to seep through points of resistance. This process produced a graduated tonal field, shifting from deep indigo to lighter hues, visibly recording repetition, pressure, and material constraint. Positioned in the Ura section of the exhibition’s concealed interior, the indigo-dyed display sleeve aligns its layered surface with histories of labor, repair, and everyday indigo use shared across cultures.”

Now, as boro is recognized as art, Marcia Kure and Ibrahim Hamisu Ibrahim have become part of boro’s continuing story.

Exhibited in “Boro, The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles” at the International Quilt Museum.

**Virtual gallery by link in bio.

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03/03/2026

In preparation for ’s exhibition “Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles,” Yoshiko reached out to her trusted circle of indigo alumni artists, inviting those who wished to contribute to the installation.

Their role centered on dyeing fabric “sleeves” of unbleached cotton muslin using indigo and shibori techniques to wrap the steel rods suspending the boro pieces throughout the gallery. The sleeves served a quiet but essential purpose: by encasing the rods in indigo-dyed cloth, both sides of each boro textile could hang fully visible for close observation.

Many dyers responded with generosity and enthusiasm, some sharing their processes along the way, which we look forward to presenting here. The individuality of each sleeve was a fitting reflection of the textiles they were made to honor.

Explore the virtual gallery from to appreciate the intricate stitching and artistry behind this understated yet vital element of the exhibition.

**Virtual gallery link in bio.

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