- Saturday, November 11, 2017
- 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- MAWA, 611 Main Street
At this free Crafternoon, Masako Takenaka will teach how to make Nuno-zouri sandals using yarn and strips of cloth. Old T-shirts make extremely comfy ones, so if you have any T-shirts that we can recycle, please bring them. Even beginners can finish a pair in three hours. The resulting footwear is eco-friendly, comfortable and are even rumoured to ward off dementia! This craft is based is based on Wara-zouri (Japanese straw sandals in a flip-flop shape), traditionally made by Japanese farmers.
The Cross-Cultural Craft Program is supported by the Ethnocultural Community Support Program and Manitoba Community Services Council.
Everyone welcome! Free, no need to register just come.
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Masako Takenaka learned this skill from her mother, who learned from her mother. Takenaka went to art school in Tokyo and was a professional illustrator in Japan. She came to Canada following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster.