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Fold & Dye: Traditional Japanese Paper-Dyeing Techniques with Anna Onesti

Fold & Dye: Traditional Japanese Paper-Dyeing Techniques with Anna Onesti
A hands-on introduction to traditional Japanese methods of folding, binding and dyeing handmade paper with plant-based colours.
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Sessions
1
Total duration
3 hours
Instructor
Anna Onesti
Audience
Beginners
Language
Italian with simultaneous interpretation into Greek
Price
€90, including VAT
Payment plan
Single payment
Capacity
9 participants

The workshop explored traditional Japanese folding and dyeing techniques that first developed in textile production and were later creatively adapted to paper.

Participants worked with handmade Japanese papers, folding, binding, wrapping or masking them before dyeing. These processes produced unique patterns, colour fields and unexpected compositions.

Techniques

  • Itajime-zome: folding and clamping before dyeing.
  • Shibori-zome: creating patterns through binding.
  • Arashi shibori: wrapping and compressing the material around a cylindrical surface.
  • Katazome: decorating with stencils and resist-dyeing methods.

Participants experimented with plant-based dyes and traditional materials including indigo, safflower, brazilwood, madder, kihada, yashiya, fushi and sumi.

Each participant produced a personal collection of decorated handmade papers.

Materials

All handmade Japanese papers, dyes and necessary equipment were provided and included in the participation fee.

Instructor

Anna Onesti

Anna Onesti is an Italian visual artist with extensive experience in handmade paper, natural dyes and traditional East Asian techniques.

She studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Rome, Urbino and Turin and worked for several years as a conservator of drawings and prints in major Italian institutions. In 1994, she travelled to Japan for the first time with a Japan Foundation fellowship. Since then, she has studied handmade paper production, dyeing and decoration techniques in Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia.

Since 2005, she has created kites based on traditional Asian forms, exploring the relationship between paper, colour, structure, lightness and movement. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public and private collections.

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