[NHK Culture] Enjoy a Peaceful Time with Spring Handicrafts ♪ A Special Feature on Spring Handicraft Courses at the NHK Culture Center Machida Classroom.
The NHK Culture Center in Machida is offering a special selection of new handicraft courses for the spring season. These workshops invite participants to create bright and beautiful items, including introductory classes on smocking embroidery, cute linen 'tsumami-zaiku' flower making, and personalized wool felt dolls. Each course is designed to be accessible to beginners and provides a relaxing, creative experience.
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The NHK Culture Center Machida Classroom will be opening new courses for the spring.
This time, we're featuring [Handicrafts].
Why not try making your own bright and gorgeous creations, inspired by the cheerful spring weather?
First-time Smocking Embroidery
Smocking embroidery is a traditional embroidery technique that involves stitching patterns while gathering fabric, and it is widely used, especially in Europe.
First-timers will use gingham check cloth to carefully learn the basic stitches one by one.
We have prepared several brightly colored, spring-like fabrics for you to choose from.
Please experience the beauty of three-dimensional smocking embroidery and the joy of handiwork.
Cute Tsumami-zaiku Made with compass's Linen
Tsumami-zaiku is a craft where linen fabric is pinched to create petals, resulting in a natural-looking finish.
Let's learn how to make "adult-cute" linen flowers, a style unique to the very popular instructor, compass.
We will create them carefully from the basics so that even beginners can enjoy it.
※You can choose between "yellow" or "blue" for the color.
Original Wool Felt Dolls
Wool felt handicraft is a craft where fluffy wool is rolled up and poked with a special needle to felt it together.
It is possible to create various works such as animals, dolls, and sweets.
In this course, instead of everyone making the same thing at once, each person will work on what they want to create, and the instructor will provide individual support.
Beginners and experienced individuals are both very welcome.
Let's finish your very own piece while consulting with the instructor about anything you don't understand.
※In the first class, you will make a small toy poodle.
First-time Smocking Embroidery
Instructor: Kasumi Miura, host of Smocking Embroidery Ateliercocofil
Format: Classroom
Dates: 4/28, 5/26, 6/23 (Tues) 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Fee: Members 15,114 yen (tax included)
Materials Fee: 4,400 yen (tax included)
Details URL: https://www.nhk-cul.co.jp/programs/program_1327890.html
Cute Tsumami-zaiku Made with compass's Linen
Instructor: Tsumami-zaiku artist compass
Format: Classroom
Dates: 4/15, 5/20, 6/17 (Wed) 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Fee: Members 13,068 yen (tax included), General 20,995 yen (tax included)
Materials Fee: 3,080 yen (tax included)
Details URL: https://www.nhk-cul.co.jp/programs/program_1328908.html
Original Wool Felt Dolls
Instructor: Wool felt artist Chiharu Kikuchi
Format: Classroom
Dates: 4/18, 5/16, 6/20 (Sat) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Fee: Members 13,068 yen (tax included) *Materials fee separate
Details URL: https://www.nhk-cul.co.jp/programs/program_1327162.html