Hapi Coat 2-Part Sewing Workshop
Instructor: Katie Furukawa of Old River Design Co.
Thursdays, June 6 and June 20, 2024 [SOLD OUT]
Thursdays, July 16 and July 30, 2024
6:00p - 9:00pm
Location: The Center
$125 Center Members, $140 General Public
Skill level: Beginner
Learn how to sew your own hapi coat to wear at community festivals, obon dances and other cultural events! Our instructor Katie Furukawa will show you how to properly measure, mark and cut and then sew together a hapi coat pattern. All supplies and materials will be provided.
Please note that participants in future Tezukuri Handcraft sewing workshops will need to know the skills taught in our Introduction to Sewing series in order to participate. Space is limited. Please e-mail us at programsevents@jcccnc.org if you are unable to register and would like to placed on a waitlist.
Tezukuri Handcraft Workshops at the Center are made possible with generous support from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation
Supplies & Materials
Up to 6 registrants will be provided access to a basic sewing machine and supplies kit of sewing supplies during the workshop sessions. Our instructor can accommodate over 6 participants if the additional participants are able to bring their own sewing machine to the workshop. All materials to create the workshop project are included with registration.
For participants bringing your own machine, we recommend you also bring the following supplies:
- Water-erasable pen (for marking fabric)
- Clover Chako liner white (for marking dark fabric)
- Snips
- Glass Head Pins
- Magnetic Pincushion
- Dritz Seam Ripper, heavy duty blade
- Seam gauge
- Tape Measure
About Katie Furukawa and Old River Design Co.
Katie Furukawa (she/her) is a quilter, designer, and educator based out of San Francisco. An alumni of the Nikkei Community Internship program, she has remained active in various Japantown community activities since then. In 2022, Katie began her own handmade home goods business, Old River Design Co. You can see her work at www.oldriverdesign.co