A Brief History of Tsumami Zaiku September 25, 2021 – Posted in: Art, Crafts, News

Before I begin, I would like to express my gratitude to Miss Tomomi Yamashita from Knot Japan, who provided valuable information on the history of Tsumami-Zaiku, as well as much needed support to fellow Tsumami-Zaiku artists around the world. When I began my artistic journey of Tsumami-Zaiku in early 2016, I could not find much information about the craft. Living in the UK, I didn’t have access to lessons or textbooks, so I learnt the…

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Yorkshire Cosplay Convention 2019 on 18th – 19th May May 1, 2019 – Posted in: News

18th – 19th May 2019

11:00 to 18:00

Fly DSA Arena, Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF

Map: FlyDSA Arena Sheffield

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First Geisha inspired floral decoration workshop 16th Sept 2017 August 3, 2017 – Posted in: News, Past Workshop

Come and learn how to create Tsumami Kanzashi Geisha inspired accessories with the talented Cora from Takara Crafts.
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Date: 16th September, 2017

Time: 17:00 to 19:30

Address: SEW IN THE CITY, 119 West Bar, S3 8PT Sheffield

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Wayo Secchu: Butterfly Bow and Kanzashi November 2, 2016 – Posted in: Accessories, Crafts

When talking about Japan, what image does it give you? Cities of neon lightings? Or traditional shrines and Torii gates? Of course, both can represent Japan. It’s a big country after all (Psst, it’s bigger than the whole of the UK). But to me, there is another side of Japan that I really like and often overlooked by other people. It’s the hybrid of Western and Japanese ideas. Wayo Secchu: Combining the West and the…

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Restarting Website, and My First Custom-Made Item October 1, 2016 – Posted in: Accessories, Crafts

Journey restarted It has been a very long time since I wrote anything here. I wish I could do a bit more work on the website but I’m not exactly good at writing. I have been using Instagram and Facebook to showcase my work because they are more picture-orientated, but I guess it is also important to have a website of ourselves in case anything goes wrong. I guess it will be easier for me…

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Dainty work: Tsumami-Zaiku and Kanzashi June 5, 2016 – Posted in: Art, Crafts

Today I am going to write about another type of Japanese traditional craft which I spent most of my time on making.

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Turning point: Start of Craftsmanship and Mizuhiki May 1, 2016 – Posted in: Accessories, Crafts

I have always been interested in Japanese art and crafts, but I never thought that would became the turning point of my life – I started searching for all the different ways of making mizuhiki knots on the internet and gradually became a self-taught accessory craftsman. Interestingly, the word “musubi”, meaning knot, can also means “connection-making”. I have learnt many different craft skills since. But this time, I would like to talk about my first…