Sampling of possible topics:
- Kitsch to Art Moderne: Popular Textiles for Women in the First Half of Twentieth Century Japan
- Boro: repair and re-used rags from Japan and manifestations in contemporary art
- Kasuri
- Techniques of Ikat: Warp, Weft, Double and Figure Ikat
- Folk Textiles of Japan
- Kasuri, Shibori, Katazome, Tsutsugaki, Sashiko, Kogin, and Sakiori
- Sakiori and Other Recycling Traditions in Japanese Rural Clothing
- Indigo Dyeing Traditions
- Functional Textiles: Futon, Furoshiki, Noren and others
- Firemen’s Jackets and the Phenomenon of Firefighting in Edo Japan
- Paste-Resist Dyeing: Katazome, Tsutsugaki, and Yuzen
- Three Major Resist Dyed Textiles: Tie-Dye, Ikat, and Paste Resist
- Survey of Japanese Costume History
- Japanese Costume Construction
- Folk Costume of Japan
- Washi: Japanese Paper
- Art and Culture of Japan
- No Tan: Japanese Design Principles