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