Textile Center: Japanamania
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$225
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Learn the Japanese crafts shibori and
kumihimo. Use shibori, a traditional form of tie dye, to design and dye your own bandana with a pattern that looks like lightning bolts. Then try kumihimo, an eight stranded braid used to accessorize a kimono or decorate a samurai sword. Supplies provided. Registration required.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$225
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$225
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Teens will learn about another culture through hands-on art activities.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Comments from hosting librarian: Folded kerchiefs and then squirted with dye - learned a rope weaving technique. Very good instructor. Kids caught on fast and finished very early - Lynn kept them talking and also taught them finger knitting.
Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
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