In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a small bojagi window panel – a patchwork textile rooted in traditional Korean hand-sewing practices. Using repurposed natural fabrics, students will explore how color, memory and light interact through layered cloth. The project invites quiet reflection, intuitive composition and the slow, grounding rhythm of stitching. Participants will walk away with a luminous 4×5-inch panel that can be hung in a window or framed as a soft, abstract artwork. 

Students will: 

• Learn the cultural and historical context of bojagi as an art form connected to daily life, generosity and memory

• Understand how to compose patchwork using modular shapes, color relationships and textile transparency

• Practice foundational techniques used in bojagi, including Ssamsol 쌈솔 | Flat-felled seam and Gamchimjil 감침질 | Whip stitch 

• Develop confidence in hand-sewing

• Experience slow-making as a meditative, grounding practice

• Become resourceful by using what they have around them to make something new 

Learn more about Mariah Bintliff of Bojagi Blues here.

Skill Level: Beginner-intermediate sewists, ages 14+. Prior hand sewing experience isn’t required, but is preferred.

All Materials Provided. Participants may want to bring their own small cutting mat, rotary cutter, rulers and/or scissors, but not required.

Capped at 12 participants. Purchase tickets here via George Street Box Office. $65 Halsey Members / $75 Not-Yet Members.

If you have any questions, email HalseyRSVP@charleston.edu.