Kusaki-zome Natural Dyeing & Sashiko Stitching Workshop
Special experience combining Natural dyeing and Sashiko stitching — don’t miss it!
Date: 11th Jan 2026 Sunday
Time: 11:00 - 15:30 include lunch break
Workshop Price: 125€ incl materials, lunch, tea
Location: Miso Lab Gleimstraße 10A, 10437 Berlin
Experience both traditional
natural dyeing and sashiko using your own hand-dyed fabric and thread — a rare hands-on Japanese craft workshop at Miso lab restaurant
Workshop Flow
11:00-13:00
Kusaki-zome草木染め natual dyeing
Dye fabrics and threads using Japanese dyeing techniques.
You can create up to 5 colors using
“tea leaves”, “red onion skins”, “turmeric”,
and fix the colors with iron or Japanese hot spring water.
You can create from dark tones, light tones, colorful combinations, or even make patterns with shibori tie-dye
Lunch break
13:30-15:30
Sahiko 刺し子 stiching
After dyeing, use the fabrics and threads to learn the basics of sashiko stitching (Unshin 運針) and join the pieces into a single furoshiki cloth.
Extra threads can be used to add sashiko patterns, and unfinished parts can be continued at home.
Create Your Original Large fabric/Bag
-three pieces of fabric
-bag handle ring
-Sashiko thread
Dyeing in your favorite colors up to 5 colors.
Combine them into one large piece 75cmx75cm and finish with sashiko stitching.
Uses
-As a table or interior decoration
-Tie it to a handle ring and use it as a bag
Yurika Saito Living Dyeing (Natural Dyeing)
After studying basic design in Tokyo, Japan, Yurika explored nature and culture across Japan and around the world. Since 2022, she has been practicing natural dyeing in Berlin using waste materials—such as spent tea leaves and onion skins from a restaurant—through her “Living Dyeing Project,” and offering hands-on workshop experiences.
Keiko was inspired by her mother’s handicrafts from a young age. She has lived in Germany since 2007, where she studied at Kunsthochschule, then she mastered indigo dyeing and textiles. Since 2023, she has been creating and teaching Sashiko, sharing this traditional Japanese technique in contemporary ways through workshops both in Germany and internationally.
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Lunch included,
You can choose at the restaurant,example
-Lachs-Katsu & Spitzkohlsalat
-Sesam-Miso marinierter Weissfisch-Don
-Agedashi mit Tofu Don
-Chicken Udon
etc(meat, fish, vege, vegan)
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EN/DE
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Colored water may splash, so please wear clothes that can get a little dirty
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Maximum 8 people