Our second regular meeting of fall 2014 gathers at 7 pm at Woodside Village Church on Woodside Rd., Woodside.
Those who wish may join the group dining at Buck’s Restaurant on the right after the circle entering town, starting at 5:45 pm.
We socialize at the church parish hall till the program begins at 7:30 pm. The presenter this month is Barbara Shapiro, well known for writing, teaching, and personal artistry.
![Barbara Shapiro Japan 2014](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shapiro_Japan-2014_HeadshotBarbaraShapiro_20.jpg?resize=300%2C274&ssl=1)
Japan 2014
This month she is sharing images and objects from her recent trip to Japan, including her shibori samples from an in-depth 4-day workshop she attended early this summer, which she involved hands-on and up-close activities suited to experienced textile practitioners. She learned and will teach us the story of silk in Japan from silk worm farming and modernized filature, as well as a special under-kimono technique in red safflower dye, and then on to high-fashion houses in Tokyo (where no photos were allowed)
All photos below by Barbara Shapiro. An extensive article on this visit, with many more photos, can be found at:
![Masanao Arai expains Beni Kyoukechi](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Masanao_Arai_explains_Beni_Kyoukechi.jpg?resize=272%2C300&ssl=1)
![Mame Shibori washing out. Arimatsu. 2014.](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mame-Shibori-washing-out.-Arimatsu.-2014.-Photo-Barbara-Shapiro.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
![Child's 100-Piece Amletic Vest with Patches and Shibori, Iwatate Folk Textile Museum](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/0.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
![Itajime, Clamp Resist Shibori. Diaper. Arimatsu 2014](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Itajime-or-clamp-resist-shibori-diaper.-Arimatsu.-2014.-Photo-Barbara-Shapiro.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
![Shibori yukata at the Arimatsu Shibori Festival 2014](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shibori-yukata-at-the-Arimatsu-Shibori-Festival-2014_-photo-Barbara-Shapiro.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Arimatsu Shibori Festival 2014
![Boro Jacket and Blanket, Amuse Museum, Tokyo 2014](https://i0.wp.com/blacksheepguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Boro-jacket-and-blanket.-Amuse-Museum.-Tokyo.-2014.-Photo-Barbara-Shapiro.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1)