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Katazome - Japanese paper stencil printing on textiles

Mon, 20 - Fri, 24 July 2026

We are working with a textile dyeing technique called 型染め [katazome], a special reserve process from Japan. Rice paste is pressed through paper templates. After drying, the dye is applied directly to the fabric with a hake (wide brush).
The technique is considered the forerunner of screen printing and also has parallels to European blue printing.
The course has a hands-on character, meaning that we will focus on doing things together over the five days. We will start with a short introduction to the aesthetics of this technique, then we will make the paper stencils, prepare the rice paste, reserve the fabrics, hang them up, stretch them and finally dye the fabrics. We will work with simple, high-contrast patterns and shapes, but you can of course bring your own designs or ideas to the start of the course.

Group of participants: all those interested and keen to experiment
Requirements: Curiosity and a desire for community-oriented work
Number of participants: max. 8 people
Course times: Mon - Thu: 9:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00 and Fri: 9:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 16:00
Course language: German, English if required
Course costs: 420 euros, for students 380 euros (excluding material costs)

Course management: Anita Bauer, Austria
Born in Linz in 1989, studied textile art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and textile design and dyeing in Tokyo at the Joshibi University for Art and Design, lives and works in Vienna and Upper Austria. Her work is about a dialogue between craft, design and art, between old and new and the connection between different cultures.