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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Featured on Knot Japan May 28, 2021 – Posted in: News

This week our work was featured on another article by Yamashita Tomomi from Knot Japan.

This article’s focus is in collaboration of western fascinator and tsumami zaiku kanzashi.

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Happy Hina Matsuri 2021 March 3, 2021 – Posted in: News

Happy Hina Matsuri! Today is the Doll Festival in Japan.

Wishing girls around the world a happy and healthy life 💖

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Happy Lunar New Year 2021 February 12, 2021 – Posted in: News

Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the #yearoftheox .

Wish everyone good luck.

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Tsumami Zaiku Instagram Live March 31, 2020 – Posted in: News

To ease my (and your) boredom of the lockdown in the UK, I am going to do an Instagram live tomorrow 1st April at 12pm UK time.

It’s not a tutorial but more of a demonstration plus general chit-chat. I will be speaking in English mostly but if you are from Japan or HK I will be responding in Japanese and Cantonese as well.

Link here: https://www.instagram.com/takara.sheffield/