Kinusaiga
(No-Sew Quilting)
Kinusaiga is the traditional Japanese art of creating fabric pictures, often described as "painting with fabric." Originating in 1980s Japan as a way to upcycle old kimonos, this unique craft allows you to create intricate, mosaic-like images without any sewing, gluing, or needles.
Here is a summary of what you will experience in this class:
What You Will Learn
The Core Technique: How to transfer a design onto a foam board base, score the lines, and tuck fabric edges into the grooves to create a seamless picture.
Material Selection: How to choose, coordinate, and fussy-cut fabric pieces to add texture, depth, and shading to your artwork.
Finishing Touches: Methods for wrapping the edges of your board for a professional, display-ready finish.
Class Highlights
No Experience Needed: Perfect for both beginners and experienced crafters; absolutely no sewing skills are required.
All Materials Provided: But feel free to bring your own fabric scraps!
Take Home Masterpiece: By the end of the session, you will have a completed, textured fabric artwork ready to hang or gift.
Discover the meditative joy of this beautiful, tactile art form and turn scraps of fabric into a stunning piece of art!
Kinusaiga is a Japanese art form that creates detailed mosaic-style pictures by tucking fabric scraps into cut grooves on a board, without any sewing or glue
Date and Time: Sunday, November 15th, 2026 from 1pm - 4pm
Location: Stephanie Hargrave Studio
Address: 306 S Washington St #104, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: $75 (Includes all materials and taxes)
Instructor: Sara Hospador
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Policies
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Please wear clothing that you don’t mind if they get stained. Although we don’t intend for you to leave covered in paint, accidents do sometimes happen!
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All materials for all classes are included in your class price. Some classes have the ability to incorporate your own materials, sketches, and tools. Where applicable, your instructor can help you learn how to use your own tools.
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If you cannot attend class for any reason, we will offer an exchange to another class currently on our schedule or class credit up to 48 hours before the class. After that time, no refunds or exchanges are issued out of respect for our teachers who purchase and prepare supplies based on the number of attendees.
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Doors will open 15 minutes before class begins.
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We’ll be starting the class promptly, but late arrivals happen and we’ll do what we can to catch you up on what you’ve missed.
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Please do not attend if for any reason you suspect you might be sick. Please contact the instructor as soon as reasonably possible. At this time, our classes do not have a masking policy, but do feel free to wear a mask and you will be respected for your choice.
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Children under 16 are welcome only at the approval of the instructor.
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Where possible, we strive to keep art supplies out of the environment. At Craft Cats we use techniques to clean brushes and brayers to keep acrylic paint out of our groundwater.
Where to Find Us
This class is located in the maker’s space at the back of the Stephanie Hargrave Gallery. There’s no better place to make art than surrounded by art and artists in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square!
Stephanie’s gallery is on the 2nd floor (suite 104) of the Tashiro Kaplan Building, home of 25 art galleries, co-ops, art spaces, and 50 artist live/work lofts. This historic building (built in 1906 and remodeled in 2004), has preserved stucco beams and preserved storefronts, along with large bright windows to light up our workspace.
The area around the gallery has free parking on Sundays.
Sound Transit’s Link Pioneer Square station is just a few blocks away, and Metro Transit’s D line has a stop just around the corner.
Address: 306 S Washington St #104, Seattle, WA 98104