Shop for unique handmade gifts, jewelry, clothing, accessories and other treasures crafted by new and veteran invited artists. Donated collectibles of textiles, ceramics, prints and more will also be available for purchase. Plus, if you get hungry from hunting for handmade goods, Bamboo Catering will be providing some ‘ono grinds!

Community partners will also be offering products, collections and treasures from their members: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, Mōʻiliʻili Community Center, Nichiren Sect Mission of Hawaiʻi, Hui O Laulima, Hawaiʻi Stitchery & Fiber Arts Guild and Ukwanshin Kabudan.

JCCH's gift shop will also be open during the fair from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. A purchase of $10+ in the JCCH Gift Shop comes with up to 4 hours parking!

Explore the multilayered geometric designs produced by the itajime shibori tradition of folding, clamping, and dying fabrics. In this three-session workshop, students can create a collection of cloth samples, upcycle a wardrobe item or create simple wall-hangings. A visit to the museum will supplement demonstrations and provide inspiration for your work. The dyeing process will be completed during the workshop, but students will need to wash out fabrics at home.

Happy Mu'umu'u Month!
This is the perfect gift for that vintage lover in your life. This workshop is for someone who wants to learn basic sewing techniques, ideally for that pre-loved and vintage muʻumuʻu that needs a little extra TLC. Limited spaces available. 

An ancient textile practice, ikat is simply a method of wrapping bundles of warp or weft threads with tape to resist the effects of the dye.

Tie dyeing if you will, but in this Ikat Adventure you’ll be tying warp threads before the cloth is woven on a loom. The more you tie, the more elaborate and colorful your patterns will be when they emerge from different botanical dye pots. Then you’ll set up your loom for a plain weave silk and linen scarf and take home a spectacular creation. Skills required: Winding a warp, dressing a loom and weaving plain weave.

There will be an additional $40 supply fee payable to the instructor which includes: silk and linen yarns, plastic tape, tannins, mordants, and botanical dyes.

What to Bring: $40 Supply fee

Weaving supplies: shuttle, sley hook, threading hook, scissors.

Dyeing supplies: apron, dyeing gloves, two one-gallon buckets (Later in course), 12 - One gallon storage, slider plastic bags, Tape measure, Notebook and pen

An ancient textile practice, ikat is simply a method of wrapping bundles of warp or weft threads with tape to resist the effects of the dye.

Tie dyeing if you will, but in this Ikat Adventure you’ll be tying warp threads before the cloth is woven on a loom. The more you tie, the more elaborate and colorful your patterns will be when they emerge from different botanical dye pots. Then you’ll set up your loom at home for a plain weave silk and linen scarf and weave a spectacular creation.

There will be an additional $40 supply fee payable to the instructor which includes: silk and linen yarns, plastic tape, tannins, mordants, and botanical dyes.

What to Bring: $40 Supply fee

Dyeing supplies: apron, dyeing gloves, two one-gallon buckets (Later in course)

12 - One gallon storage, slider plastic bags, scissors, tape measure, notebook and pen

Weavers who want to practice their loom set up skills and weaving techniques will work on a project of their own choosing.

You’ll determine this project with the instructor – scarf, runner, napkins, towels – and bring your own supplies. In class, you’ll set up your loom and complete your project, learning tips, tricks and good weaving practices. Prerequisite: Basic Weaving I. (Instructor work in photo) By the end of class, weavers will have their one-of-a-kind project to take home. (Student work in photo) What to bring: Your own yarns for your own project

Felt is defined as "a textile material that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers together."

In needle felting, felt is formed by repeatedly stabbing a needle into a piece of wool in order to stiffen and mold it into the desired shape. For the first session of this 2-part introductory needle-felting class, Jenny will teach students the basic techniques used to make an owl. In the second session students will learn how to felt over a simple wire armature to make a seahorse.

Working with sharp needles so participants must have adequate hand-eye coordination.

Batik is an Indonesian word meaning writing with wax.

Waxed areas create a resist design that dyes and paint cannot penetrate. Traditional batik techniques involve successive applications of wax and dye, submersing the fabric in a dye vat, one color at a time and layering the wax resist. In this class we use a more modern technique of painting diluted acrylic paints instead of vat dyes. This allows the artist to create a variety of colors next to each other without the colors mixing with the previous layer. Traditional Indonesian tools and brushes will be used to apply hot soy wax resist to the fabric. Resist and dyed areas can be layered to create complex designs and lovely textures. Students will be able to create several samples of finished artworks.

Create your own decorative tapestry or wall hanging on a simple frame loom.

Basic weaving techniques and stitches, how to begin and end your tapestry and how to create shapes, patterns and textures for your own unique design will be taught. Frame loom tapestry is creative and perfect for all craft lovers.

The Honolulu Botanical Gardens are proud to announce our summer classes 🌞 This summer our classes include basic photography, garden meditation, silk scarf dyeing, and more!

Sign up at https://pros12.hnl.info/ and see you soon!

Temari Hawaiʻi Celebrates 43 Years of Preserving Handmade Asian and Pacific Art Forms

Temari Hawaiʻi is an arts organization focused on handmade Asian and Pacific arts that supports and inspires artists, teaches traditional and contemporary techniques, and creates a community of cultural connections through our workshops, art markets, and events.

Temari Hawaiʻi has worked with the local community to revive kapa (Hawaiian bark cloth), ʻohe kapala (bamboo stamps), kadomatsu (New Year’s bamboo arrangements), and has made Micronesian lei making a style you now see every day in Hawaiʻi.

Silk Scarf : Create a beautiful one of a kind silk scarf using dyes Class will be $15 for material fees plus garden admission fee.

Enrollment Dates: 3/15/22 - 4/30/22

Create a beautiful one of a kind silk scarf using dyes Class will be $15 for material fees.

Enrollment Dates: 3/15/22 - 4/5/22

Create a beautiful one of a kind silk scarf using dyes Class will be $15 for material fees.

Enrollment Dates: 3/15/22 - 4/5/22