Join us at the Old Spitalfields market on the 27th of Jan and 1st Feb from 11 am - 5 pm, we will create a special Lunar New Year stall full of traditional products for your new year celebration!

YI CRAFTS will join the Urban Makers guest market at the iconic Old Spitalfields market. Come to say hi! We will have 2024 calendars, lanterns and new year decoration at the stall, if you can’t make our workshops to make your own you can just buy it from our stall for the Year of the Dragon!

I am going to run a Chinese embroidery workshop via V&A Academy on the 9th February 2024, 14:00 - 15:30.

Explore the golden dragon through this Chinese embroidery technique workshop.

In China, embroidery is one of the most significant handcraft skills that has existed for thousands of years. From imperial court robes to daily use pouches, they are full of detailed and exquisite embroidery patterns. To celebrate the upcoming year of Dragon, we will use traditional embroidery techniques, especially Chinese gold thread embroidery, to create a little dragon in this online embroidery workshop.

You can book your tickets here - click here

Come to say hi at South Bank Christmas Market on the 26th November 12 pm - 5 pm.

Address: Between the Bridges, South Bank, WaterlooSE1 7PG

The Pier section of Between the Bridges will be transformed into a craft-wonderland with 60 different makers selling truly unique Christmas Gifts.

Between the Bridges will be decked out with the most festive display of decorations, food vendors, Christmas cocktails, photo booths and more - so there will be plenty going on to get you in the Christmas spirit.

We will have wide range of vintage hand embroidered and indigo dyed clothing, accessories and homeware from Chinese ethnic minorities in southwestern China. Not on the hight street and a special gift for the festival season.

You can try on any items and you will definitely find something you love. There are also other fashion, jewellery designers and other artists joining the market!

How to find us:

Between the Bridges is the colourful popup next to Jubilee Gardens & the London Eye (look for blues, creams, and reds). The entrance is by the carousel and the SNOG pink double decker bus along Southbank. The entrance has 'Between the Bridges' written across it; this is where you enter. Then you will wonder through the garden to the main arena, and up on your left is the pier where we will be with 60 wonderful traders.

More information on Between the Bridges here: https://betweenthebridges.co.uk/

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

We are going to be in Middlesborough!

There will host Kogin pin cushion and Miao wax resist workshops (fully booked) at the Make & Mend Festival and Sunday craft market stall from 10 am - 4 pm.

Come to join us at this amazing festival if you are around.

Make & Mend Festival - Make & Mend Festival is a day full of colour, creativity, positivity and wellbeing. It is the perfect introduction to a variety of crafts, giving you a chance to learn something new or enhance your existing skills. Each year we create a programme of wonderful workshops, designed to fuel your creative spirit and help you take valuable time for yourself. We curate a day where you can watch craft demonstrations, chill out with yoga, take part in drop-in activities, visit our maker marketplace offering a range of gorgeous products from local makers and of course, relax and enjoy some well-earned time for yourself.

16th July 10 am - 4 pm

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Address: Ormesby Hall, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 0SR

Join YiCrafts and friends for an evening of East Asian culture, music and fashion from China’s minority ethnicities in celebration of Cultural Style Week!

Book your ticket here

Established in May 2022, The London birthed Cultural Style Week movement is a visual celebration of cultural diversity. From 21-27 May, ​Cultural Style Week encourages people from all walks of life to celebrate and wear their heritage! Our in-person events combine fashion, culture, education and arts and this event ticks all boxes!

The YiCrafts Chinese ethnic minority fashion showcase will focus on traditional wear and handcrafts from Southwestern China’s beautiful ethnic minorities, from daily wear to wedding wear with exquisite hand embroideries and textiles.

Cultural performances will include Guzheng (traditional Chinese Instrument) performance by Mengna Li, contemporary dance performance inspired by Bai ethnic group's traditional Indigo stitch resist dyeing handcrafts by Yu-Chien Cheng and Ting-Ning Wen, Traditional Miao ethnic minority dance called Gold Pheasant by Hongqiuye Wei and Rong Zhao and a Chinese song performance by Yijia Tu.

'YiCrafts & Friends' is an official Cultural Style Week fashion event hosted by Nayha and there are limited tickets available.

For our inaugural launch event the YiCrafts fashion segment included stunning pieces from China’s minority

We will run a stall at Mother Canteen Christmas market on the 21st Jan, from 10 am - 3 pm.

We will be celebrating the YEAR OF THE RABBIT with a market fair showcasing ESEA artists in the courtyard and some AWESOME Chinese Malaysian celebration food, all whilst banging out some of our FAVE East Asian tunes.
One of our MANY new year festivities set to keep you smiling throughout January 😊🐇🧧

See you there!

Join Dazed behind the scenes at its HQ at 180 The Strand in London, as we bring the magazine to life for two days of making and showcasing music, art, fashion, activism and more.

Set across 3000 sq ft, Dazed Live features over 50 talks, live PAs, performances, screenings, exhibitions and workshops.

Sign up via the Dazed Live ticket draw for your chance to attend. Tickets are £10 with 100% of proceeds donated to Centrepoint, the UK's leading charity for homeless young people.

Click here to sign up the ticket draw

Chiswick House @ Night - Friday 8 October

A rare opportunity to experience Chiswick House at night at this special evening of workshops and performances after dark.

Chiswick house is opening for a late night experience on the 8th of October, and I will be there to run fun and relaxing bamboo basket weaving workshop from 6pm - 7 pm in the house Summer Parlour.

Join me for this free workshop! (You need to buy £5 house admission fee)

Click here to book your ticket!

This exciting new in-person activity will take place in the London Chinese Community Centre at Chinatown as part of Fair organised by Deziremi bookstore for celebrating UK first ESEA heritage month.

Date: Sunday 26 September, 12pm to 5pm (9 slots available to choose, workshop is half hour per session, suitable for children age 6+)

During this half hour workshop, you will able to learn the basic of traditional Chinese woodblock printing and moveable type printing technique, and print 4 different designs to bring home with you!

You will print two classic Chinese poem by using ancient moveable type printing technique invented in China round AD 1040 by Bi Sheng. Bi Sheng's movable type changed how ancient China printed its documents, making printing more efficient and easier. Instead of carving an entire book into one huge block, characters are carved into small clay blocks.

You will also print two traditional design of Chinese woodblock printing from China date to before 220 AD. Initially, woodblock printing was bronze or stone seals molded onto clay and silk with ink rubbed together to inscribe texts. Woodblock printing has been a tremendous help in the spread of knowledge and artistic inspiration. In 762, commercially printed books of medicine, agriculture, calendars, and auspicious charms were sold in the markets of Chang'an, the Tang capital.

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Join YICRAFTS at Kindred House for a morning of slow, medative stitching, where you will experiment with sashiko embroidery on an indigo-dyed natual cotton jacket to take away with you.

Sashiko, meaning ‘little stab’, is the Japanese art of stitching beautiful patterns using running stitch, often used to add decorative and/or reinforcement, texture and warmth to cloth or old garments. First coming into existence in the Edo period, sashiko embroidery was first applied to clothing out of a practical need. Owing to the relatively cheap nature of white cotton thread and the abundance of indigo-dyed blue cloth in historical Japan, sashiko has a distinctive appearance of white-on-blue embroidery.

In this workshop, you will learn both the history and cultural background of sashiko stitch and try out different styles and patterns on your jacket. You will learn all the basic techniques and principle of the embroidery style, so you will be able to continue your practice at home.

All materials for the workshop, as well as refreshments will be provided.

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Should you wish to book in to stay a night with us at Kindred House for this event, please send us a request through our booking enquiry form. Alternatively you can also book our Meditative Creative Retreat Weekend for an all-inclusive two-night stay at Kindred House with full access to both our weekend workshops.

During our events, the guest house is reserved for the attendees who receive a 15% discount on their stay. Rooms are limited & tend to get booked quickly so get in touch early to avoid disappointment.

The workshop is limited to 6 places to ensure a safe working environment. If dates need to change due to Covid, you’ll be able to swap to the new date or obtain a refund if you’re unable to make the new date. Otherwise tickets are non-refundable.

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Yiran Duan from YICRAFTS is a member of southern China’s Bai minority ethnicity and is passionate about the conservation of ethnic minority craft techniques. With a background in costume making and performance design, Yiran’s practice has focused on how to combine traditional elements from Chinese costume within a Western context. Yiran is passionate about exploring intercultural connections and the communication between East and West through her cultural craft heritage and founded YICRAFTS in 2020 to be able to share her knowledge and to promote traditional Chinese ethnic minority’s crafts in the UK.

In person Sashiko workshop is happening in the amazing L.F. Markey store at Dalston this summer!

Join us to slow stitch together, you will learn basic technique and principles of Sashiko stitching during this 2-hour workshop. You will practice on three little sample square first then stitch a natural indigo dyed tote bag. You will be able to carry out more sashiko project after the session, and you are welcome to bring your own pair of jeans or jacket for stitching as well.

All the materials are provided:

• 30m sashiko thread

• 3 sample sqaures

• 1 indigo dyed tote bag

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Time: 22/07/2021 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: 58 Dalston Lane, London, England, E8 3AH, United Kingdom

Make your own bamboo weaved hair pin!

Bamboo weaving is a traditional and ancient craft in China, and there are different bamboo items that we still use every day. During this workshop, you will learn to create a classic bamboo weaved hairpin by using simple and basic technique of bamboo weaving. It will be fun and interesting experience, and have your own hairpin at the end.

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Address: 3 Slingsby Place, West end, Covent Garden

Exciting news!!! In person workshop is back!

As part of Chiswick House & Garden reopening program - Bring Into Being, I will host my first in person workshops after lockdown next to the Kitchen Garden in the Chiswick house on the 29th May, 2021.

Stitching circle - Sashiko slow stitching workshop

11am - 1 pm 29/05/2021

Two-hour sashiko stitching in the Chiswick house beautiful kitchen garden, bring mindfulness and nature to your life, book your ticket on Chiswick house website - click here

Inspired by nature - Indigo Bai Shibori Workshop

2 pm - 5 pm 29/05/2021

During this three-hour workshop, you will create your own indigo dyed shibori scarf or bag inspired by the nature around you. Enjoy the magic of indigo dye and learn a traditional handcraft skill from Bai ethnic minority in Southwestern China. Book your ticket on Chiswick house website - click here

YICRAFTS will join in Rare Birds market in Brick lane on 16th of February and every 3rd Sunday of the month after that. Selling all the products that made from traditional Chinese ethnic minority handcrafts, definately unique, ethnical and sustainable. You will see how the handcrafts tell you the different culture!

We're back at our East London home on Sunday 16th February for our first market of 2020. Our Brick Lane action will now be taking place on the 3rd Sunday of the month with the courtyard, & live room taking host to our bohemian market consisting of fashion, homeware and artisan crafts, whilst the terrace & lounge will showcase workshops and a comfy place for you to relax and enjoy the day. Our trusty resident DJ’s will be on hand, doing what they do best - blending the finest soul, afro beat & disco and we have a tasty selection of street food and cocktails to work your way through. Sunday Funday at it's best 🍹

◆ Bohemian Market with Fashion, Homeware and Artisan Crafts 

◆ DJ’s 

◆ Workshops & Live Art  

◆ Street Food & Cocktails 

11am to 6pm (bar with DJ's till 10pm)

***FREE ENTRY***

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Just pop by if you are around, and see you there!