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One box,
three hours,
your first
textile picture

Kinusaiga, as a kit, at home

Everything's in the box: the pattern, the fabrics, the tools. Just add a pair of scissors.

Choose my pattern I'd rather do a workshop

Three Kinusaiga Discovery Kit boxes, stacked
Upcycled
fabrics

Your 3 hours, step by step

  1. Glue the board

    you lay the adhesive on the support board.

  2. Engrave the pattern

    you score the grooves of the design with the fabric-tucking tool.

  3. Inlay the fabric

    you cut each piece and tuck its edges into the grooves.

  4. Ribbon finish

    you trim the edge.

  5. Stick the back on

    the cardboard backing and its hanger, and up it goes.

It's called Kinusaiga, it comes from Japan, and almost everything written about it is wrong. I checked.

Read the true story ↗ (new tab)

The contents of the Discovery Kit laid flat: support board, adhesives, pattern, tools, backing and fabric scraps

In the box

  • The 10 × 10 cm extruded polystyrene support board, its adhesives and the backing with hanger
  • The pattern you'll use as a template
  • Fabrics matched to the pattern, with the ribbon for the edge
  • The double-ended fabric-tucking tool, wood and metal
  • The precision cutter, all metal, made in Germany
  • The instructions and the step-by-step video tutorial (both in French), via QR code

Bring your own: a pair of scissors.

Choose your pattern

€34.90 Choose my kit (new tab)

Ships within 24 hours, shipping from €4.90.

The fabrics vary slightly from one kit to the next: the photo shows the intention, not the exact fabrics. Why?

Finished your first one already?

With the Refill Kit (new tab), the base is €12.90, and the pattern and its fabrics are à la carte.

For you or as a gift

Hands tucking fabric into the grooves with the tool

For you

Three hours with busy hands and a quiet mind. It's slow and precise, and that's exactly what makes Kinusaiga soothing: you can't rush it.

The finished Macareux picture, next to its fabrics and the tool

As a gift

A kit is a gift you open twice: first the box, then the finished picture.

Their first pictures

Feedback from my workshops, in their own words (in French).

« J'ai adoré découvrir un art que je ne connaissais pas encore (…) Partie préféré : découvrir le résultat fur et à mesure (…) »

Meggy

« Pour ma part j'ai passé une très bonne soirée, concentrée sur l'activité, et très contente du résultat. (…) Merci beaucoup Marie pour cette découverte ! »

Marine

« Super moment créatif jeudi soir pour moi aussi ! (…) Et très heureuse de cette petite production. »

Marion

My commitments

  • Upcycled fabrics

    Offcuts from my own creations (never from bespoke orders) and dormant stock.

  • Tools that last

    Carefully sourced, in wood and metal: they'll serve you for a long time, and not just for Kinusaiga.

  • Someone on the other end

    Stuck on a step? Write to me, I'll get back to you.

Workshops

Together, around a table, for 2.5 hours.

I provide everything, with six patterns to choose from, prepared in advance, and you can bring your own fabric. Six people maximum.

€40 per person,
snack on the house

A workshop just for your group? Hen party, new baby, birthday, girls' night, couples, parent and child or team building: tell me what you're planning.

A participant's hands pressing colourful fabrics into her piece during a workshop

« J'ai aimé pouvoir choisir mon tissus, le toucher ( côté sensorielle chouette ) et laisser aller ma créativité. La musique ma plu aussi, j'ai été focus et c'était agréable. (…) Et de voir aussi les créations des autres se former quand je sortais de ma bulle, ça me créait une belle surprise 🥰 »

Meggy

« J'ai apprécié les explications du début sur la technique, le plaisir de choisir les tissus, l'ambiance du petit groupe et le fond musical. »

Marion

« Ma partie préférée : l’ambiance et ta disponibilité 👌 »

Audrey

Next dates

At l'Antre des Créateurs (Facebook, new tab), in Saint-Rambert, from 7:30 to 10 pm.

A question before booking? Write to me or email the shop.

Ready to hang

Not in the mood to make it yourself?
Some pictures are already made, ready to hang.

See them all ↗ (new tab)

What if it were your fabric?

Your wedding dress.
Your father's shirt.
Your baby wrap.

I can turn it into a bespoke picture.

Discover bespoke

Your fabric has had a good life: a baby wrap
before
It becomes a textile picture on the wall
after

Frequently asked questions

What do I need, besides the kit?

A pair of scissors. Everything else is in the box.

I've never done this. Is that a problem?

Not at all, no experience needed: the instructions and the video tutorial (both in French) walk you through it step by step.

How long does it take?

Allow about 3 hours.

From what age?

16: the box contains sharp and pointed tools.

Will I get the fabrics from the photo?

Not exactly, and that's on purpose. The fabrics are offcuts from my own creations (never from bespoke orders) and dormant stock: they vary slightly from one kit to the next. The photo shows the intention (the colours, the mood of the pattern), not the exact fabrics you'll receive. Why? (new tab)

What about a second picture?

The Refill Kit (new tab) : the base is €12.90, and you pick the pattern à la carte, with my fabrics or yours.

Can I get a kit made just for me?

Yes! I can customise a kit, for you or for your business, your shop or your event. Tell me what you have in mind and let's talk.

Can I bring my own fabric to the workshop?

Yes!

A workshop just for my group?

Yes, on quote: tell me what you're planning.

Where to find the kits

Online

In my shop (new tab) (French version: the kits only exist in French)

In person

At l'Antre des Créateurs (new tab), in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (Loire, France)

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