WORKSHOPS
Japanese Gift Wrapping (Furoshiki)
This class includes and practices various forms of gift wrapping: the furoshiki (wrapping cloth), tenugui (Japanese long hand towel), origami boxes (paper folding), and embellishments.
Wrapping items with a piece of cloth may be a common worldwide practice, but for the Japanese culture: it is unique; it is a special courtesy; it is an art. Also, shared will be alternative uses of the tenugui, an origami box to hold treasures and embellishments such as mizuhiki and noshi to gifts.
There will be furoshiki and tenugui that you can practice with, but you are welcome to bring your own. There will be furoshiki for purchase, also. All other materials will be supplied.
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time: 9:00–11:30 AM
Instructor: Merle Grybowski
Location: Mōʻiliʻili Community Center, Room 105
Fee: $50
Talk story + potluck!
Temari Hawaii invites you to a morning of food and creative conversation. Bring a dish to share and wander through a gallery of work from our past workshops: kanzashi fabric flowers, kimono fabric remade into bags, tops, and scarves, and hand-bound books.
Over coffee and good food, our founder, Ann Asakura will share how Temari Hawaii began, what we’ve made along the way, and where we’re headed. Beginners and curious newcomers are especially welcome.
This is the heart of the morning: what do you want to learn in 2027? Maybe it’s a class you missed, or something we’ve never offered. Share your ideas, and we’ll record every one. If your idea becomes a workshop, your class fee is waived.
At Temari Hawaii, we believe cultural arts are not limited to your own culture. Hawaii is a place where many traditions meet, and that’s a rare chance to learn from one another.
Come hungry. Come curious. Come as you are.
Date: Sunday, December 13, 2026
Time: 9:00–11:00 AM
Instructor: Ann Asakura
Location: Mōʻiliʻili Community Center, Room 105
Fee: Free!
KADOMATSU
Join us for our special, end-of-year Kadomatsu making workshop. Merle Grybowski (who organized the first Temari Kadomatsu fundraiser in 1985), will present the cultural and historical contexts of kadomatsu.
Workshop attendees will tie together three angled-cut bamboo stalks, add shore pine and noshi, a folded paper decoration designed by Morris Umeno. Volunteers will help students with rope tying and placement of the pine.
Dates:
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Time: 9:00–11:00 AM
Instructor: Merle Grybowski
Location: Mōʻiliʻili Community Center, Room 105
Fee: $50 class fee + $50 supply fee = $100 total
RETURN POLICY
All Temari Hawaii classes are non-refundable and non-transferable.
This policy helps to protect our hardworking artists and teachers. Please be sure that you can make it to class before signing up and reserving a limited space.
If the time comes and a student cannot make it, the student may send a friend in their place instead. Please contact us at hello@temarihawaii.org, and relay the full name of the person taking the student's place.