Japanese sewing techniques are taught in a workshop at the CCVM

On June 27, 28 and 30 and July 1, the Vale Maranhão Cultural Center will offer the workshops “Boro Sewing” and “Sashiko Embroidery”, two Japanese techniques focused on the use of fabrics.

Boro is an old traditional technique that consists of waxing different pieces of fabric for patching with the use of reinforced stitches, and it emerged from the need to make the cloth last longer and create heat by adding layers of fine fabrics. The technique was used by peasants who dressed with more rustic fibers and allowed the fabric to be used until the end of its lifespan. The Sashiko technique arose from the need to extend the durability of the clothes and the cloth itself, stitching one fabric to the other, making the weave stronger. In the peasant communities of that time, fabric was a scarce and expensive material, causing people to create ways so that garments, once worn, could be transformed into a bag, or other piece of use, until the material’s potential was exhausted.

Ofélia Lott, textile artist, modeling, moulage, cutting and sewing teacher, will teach the classes, who uses the manual making process as a source of research between sewing and memory.

Registrations can be made in person, at the CCVM, one hour before the start of each course, on the first day of class. The Boro Sewing workshop will be held in the morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Sashiko Embroidery workshop will take place in the afternoon shift from 14:00 to 18:00. Each class has 30 places.

Programming is free. The Vale Maranhão Cultural Center is located at Rua Direita, 149, São Luís Historic Center.