COPENPAY: Sashiko-broderie workshop

Come join us as we dive into the Japanese repairing technique ‘sashiko’ when we learn how one simple stitch can transform an outworn textile into something you can use over and over again.

As a part of CopenPay, we invite you to an alternative exchange rate, where your sustainable actions become entrance tickets to a free cultural experience. In this summer workshop, we dive into the Japanese sashiko technique: a simple yet powerful technique, where repairing becomes obvious as an essential part of the design. With needle and thread, we embroider and make patterns, embracing when stains, wear, and previous life become a visible part of the expression.

During the workshop, participants can work with their own materials or those provided by the museum. Aligned with a current exhibition by Henrik Vibskov, the surplus materials are provided by the designer himself, allowing these textiles to bring new stories to life. This workshop is not about making anything perfect, but about renewing materials through new shapes and patterns.

How does it work?

CopenPay is an initiative from Wonderful Copenhagen, Copenhagen’s official tourism organization, which allows visitors and citizens to experience the city through sustainable actions. Instead of paying with money, you gain access to experiences like this workshop by doing active, good deeds – for example, by biking, recycling, or participating in an activity that expands your knowledge of sustainability.

At Designmuseum Danmark, we work with the things you already have. In the workshops, you learn to repair, renew, and rethink textiles, so that the things you would have thrown away receive new life. When you participate, your action is registered in the CopenPay system through an app or another digital solution.