Kinusaiga Party Pack Kits: 8" × 8"

Five kits, one design, and everyone building the same picture.

A party pack is the workshop without us in it. Everyone gets the same 8" × 8" kit and works on the same picture at the same time, so nobody is stuck waiting on a step somebody else hasn't reached yet.

Kinusaiga is Japanese fabric art that looks like quilting with none of the sewing in it. Once the grooves are cut, you peel the paper back from one section at a time, use that scrap as a template to cut your fabric, press the piece onto the exposed adhesive, and tuck the edges down into the grooves. The picture fills in one shape at a time. Most people have the hang of it about ten minutes in.

What each of the kits holds
Each board comes with the design you chose printed on the adhesive sheet, already mounted, and a small craft knife to cut the grooves along the lines. Cutting is the first step, and the card spends the most time on it. With it: fabric swatches for every section of the design and then some, a seam ripper for tucking, a natural wood shadowbox the finished piece pushes into, and a card with the steps on it.

You'll need scissors, ideally a pair per person. That's the one thing we didn't put in the boxes, since you probably already own them. A pen helps if someone would rather trace a template than cut around it. The craft knives are sharp, so with kids at the table the cutting is a grown-up's step.

Picking your design
Choose one from the dropdown, and all boards come printed with it. The photos show what each one looks like finished. The fabric in each box will be close to what's pictured, and the colors very close, but the exact prints and the mix change with what we can keep in stock, so the photo is the idea rather than a promise. Every kit gets extra swatches so people can make theirs their own, and no two come out quite the same. If you want a mixed box, contact us after you order.

If you want a design that isn't listed
Contact us. We'll sort out a custom design and price.

Some pictures translate to fabric better than others. Bold shapes with clear edges work; fine detail and lettering mostly don't. We'll tell you honestly which one yours is before you commit to it, and if it won't work we'll say so.

Who these are for
Birthday parties, baby showers, a classroom, a scout troop, a team offsite, or a group of friends who wanted a reason to sit at the same table for an afternoon. Ten covers a table with a couple spare for whoever turns up unannounced.