Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $400

SFCB welcomes esteemed artist and hanji expert Aimee Lee to San Francisco for two special workshops - Paper Thread and Bark Lace. These are special opportunities to study with a papermaking master.

Learn to make thread out of paper two ways, rooted in Korean and Japanese traditions. One method will create a continuous 1-ply spun thread from a sheet of paper; the other will create a continuous 2-ply twisted and plied thread that resembles rope. As time allows, students will receive demos on ways to manipulate these strands, though the goal of the class is to be able to make the thread rather than create an object.

Samples of possibilities will be myriad and basic tools provided.

>> Prerequisite: None <<

Materials to Bring: 

• Sketchbook and writing tools (whatever you like to use for taking notes)
• Olfa knife with blades, or equivalent
• Paper-tearing knife like this, or this 

Optional:

• Metal straightedge or large triangle
• Sharp scissors
• Spray mister (for water; can be a cleaned, re-used container)
• Large and long needle (doll's needles are good)
• Antique Swedish bobbin winder and/or a lightweight drop spindle
• Knitting needles (any size) if you know how to knit
• Crochet hooks (any size) if you know how to crochet
• For cording paper for jiseung, bring a 2" spring clamp - this comes in handy if you are not comfortable anchoring strips of paper by sitting on them, or if you want to work while standing. The dollar versions in plastic from big box stores will suffice. Make sure it is easy to open them; some require great hand strength to open and may not be for you

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 2025 :: 10am-4pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

NOTE: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. Registration will close approximately three days prior to the start date of the workshop to allow the instructor time to prep materials for class. We recommend you not wait to register, as workshops that don't meet our minimum enrollment will be canceled, sometimes as much as a week in advance.
 

About the Instructor | Aimee Lee (she/her)

Aimee Lee is an artist, papermaker, writer, and the leading hanji researcher and practitioner in North America (BA, Oberlin College; MFA, Columbia College Chicago). Her Fulbright research on Korean paper led to her award-winning book, Hanji Unfurled, and the first US hanji studio in Cleveland. Her artwork resides in collections that include the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Stanford University, UCLA, and Yale University. She has shown at the Fuller Craft Museum, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Korean Cultural Service (NYC) and Korean Cultural Center (D.C.). Her work has appeared in The Korea Times, The New York Times, The Plain Dealer, KBS World Radio, PBS, VOA, and CNN's Great Big Story. She teaches and lectures; past engagements include the American Museum of Natural History, Asian Art Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Oberlin College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Mills College, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Penland School of Crafts. Funders include the US Fulbright Program, Korea Fulbright Foundation, John Anson Kittredge Fund, American Folklore Society, and the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.