Growing up, I was surrounded by fabric and sewing because my grandmother worked professionally as a dressmaker. I have always enjoyed sewing by hand and using a sewing machine myself, and making things with textiles has been a familiar part of my life since childhood.

Although textile work is not my professional specialty, I had been thinking for a while that I would love to organize something related to it one day. Recently, I had the opportunity to host a Japanese textile and handcraft workshop in the newly reopened textile workshop space at auf weiter flur on 16th May 2026.The workshop offered a casual introduction to Japanese textile culture and needlework, including furoshiki, azuma bags, and sashiko stitching.

For the sashiko part, I also created wooden pincushion frames using a laser cutter. Combining traditional handcraft techniques with digital fabrication was one of the most enjoyable aspects of the workshop for me.

At the same time, my child — who also loves sewing and making things — said, “I want to host a monster wallet workshop next to yours!” So we ended up organizing a small “Monster Factory” as well. Some participants made sashiko coasters, others sewed azuma bags, while others created fluffy monster wallets. Everyone spent the afternoon making things in their own way, and the atmosphere became lively, creative, and warm.

I would love to continue organizing more workshops related to textile crafts in the future.

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