Jogak-bo, also called Bojagi, is a traditional Korean textile art form in which pieces of fabric are hand-stitched together to create beautiful and functional wrapping cloths. Traditionally used to wrap, protect, and gift meaningful objects, Bojagi carries heartfelt wishes for the recipient’s happiness and well-being.
This seasonal summer workshop focuses on MOSI, traditional Korean ramie fabric. Mosi is lightweight, breathable, cool to the touch, and beautifully translucent. Because it is crisp and delicate, it can become brittle in dry or cold weather, while summer humidity makes it softer and easier to cut, crease, and stitch. For this reason, summer has traditionally been considered the season for mosi sewing.
Participants will use white mosi fabric and vivid primary-colored cotton threads to create a small mosi jogakbo-inspired object, such as a bookmark, tea coaster, cocktail napkin, or window-hanging piece. They will learn the traditional ssamsol seam technique, folding and interlocking the seam allowances and securing them with hand whip stitches to create a single-layer patchwork cloth.
Bojagi is more than just sewing. It is a sustainable and meditative practice that values slowness, care, material respect, and the beauty of reuse. Traditionally, precious materials such as silk and mosi were not casually discarded; even small fabric remnants were saved and transformed into wrapping cloths, table covers, screens, and patchwork textiles. In our fast-paced and overstimulated world, I believe keeping such traditions alive is more important than ever.
These workshops introduce Jogakbo as both a traditional Korean textile practice and a flexible foundation for contemporary making. Beginning with simple patchwork and hand-stitching, participants can gradually expand the techniques into gyubang-inspired crafts, bags, wall pieces, accessories, window hangings, and other textile works—bridging the past and present through thread and fabric.
Jogak-bo, also called Bojagi, is a traditional Korean textile art form in which pieces of fabric are hand-stitched together to create beautiful and functional wrapping cloths. Traditionally used to wrap, protect, and gift meaningful objects, Bojagi carries heartfelt wishes for the recipient’s happiness and well-being.
This seasonal summer workshop focuses on MOSI, traditional Korean ramie fabric. Mosi is lightweight, breathable, cool to the touch, and beautifully translucent. Because it is crisp and delicate, it can become brittle in dry or cold weather, while summer humidity makes it softer and easier to cut, crease, and stitch. For this reason, summer has traditionally been considered the season for mosi sewing.
Participants will use white mosi fabric and vivid primary-colored cotton threads to create a small mosi jogakbo-inspired object, such as a bookmark, tea coaster, cocktail napkin, or window-hanging piece. They will learn the traditional ssamsol seam technique, folding and interlocking the seam allowances and securing them with hand whip stitches to create a single-layer patchwork cloth.
Bojagi is more than just sewing. It is a sustainable and meditative practice that values slowness, care, material respect, and the beauty of reuse. Traditionally, precious materials such as silk and mosi were not casually discarded; even small fabric remnants were saved and transformed into wrapping cloths, table covers, screens, and patchwork textiles. In our fast-paced and overstimulated world, I believe keeping such traditions alive is more important than ever.
These workshops introduce Jogakbo as both a traditional Korean textile practice and a flexible foundation for contemporary making. Beginning with simple patchwork and hand-stitching, participants can gradually expand the techniques into gyubang-inspired crafts, bags, wall pieces, accessories, window hangings, and other textile works—bridging the past and present through thread and fabric.