Block Print & Sashiko - Māya x Keiko

Two heritage crafts. One unforgettable experience.

8 seats. Almost sold out in every edition in 2025. We are back in 2026, each participant now works at their own custom-designed 2 metre print table.

This is your studio day inside a professional textile atelier.

You do not attend a class. You work within a material system.

You leave with a finished textile and a process you can continue or replicate in your own practice.

(NOTE: This workshop is offered in English and German; we have a German/English translator to guide native speakers during the experience, if needed. This is a structured workshop, but we are keeping the doors open until everyone feels they have completed their work. You can work till we close the doors to our atelier, we know you will find your #flow.)

Led by textile researcher and printmaker Lizane and sashiko artist Keiko, the day moves between block printing and sashiko stitching.

Both practices are approached as one system. Print establishes structure. Stitch responds.

We begin with print. Working with hand-carved blocks, eco-inks mixed in-house, and new print surfaces developed by Atelier Māya, you build pattern, repetition, and colour across your textile.

In the second part of the day, Keiko introduces sashiko. Stitch becomes a way to respond to what has been printed. You can reinforce, extend, or disrupt the composition. The textile develops gradually across both processes.

You are welcome to bring pre-washed, light-coloured natural-fibre garments or textiles if you want to work on your own pieces. Denim is also suitable for the explorations.

(Note: Tea, coffee, juice, mineral water and a stocked mini bar are available to participants. Please pack yourself a mini lunch or snacks for your lunch break!)

Following a run of near-sold-out workshops in 2025, this session returns in an expanded format.

Every participant now works at their own custom-designed 2 metre print table, built for slow, spacious, process-led work.

This format is specific to Atelier Māya and has been developed through ongoing studio practice and field research.

– Each participant works at their own custom-designed 2 m print table
– Small group, maximum 8 participants
– Process-led, studio-based format
– Individual guidance throughout the day

– A curated collection of hand-carved blocks
– Eco inks, mixed and developed in-house
– Flow test print surfaces
– New print surfaces developed by the atelier
– Sashiko tools, patterns, and thread from Keiko’s personal practice
– A selection of textile objects for printing and stitching

You will develop textiles across the day, moving between print and stitch. This may take the form of an atelier-developed print surface, a selected textile object, or your own garment or fabric.

Test printing is an important part of the process; your test prints form your ongoing FLOW collection. You will build your own mini archive of prints. You will build your own visual vocabulary.

Finished or in-progress handmade textiles: choose from tea towels, Māya Art Pouch, Māya Maxi Tote Bags, bandanas, furoshiki, pillowcases, and more. Plus your test prints, new technical knowledge, and the confidence to continue working independently.

An invitation to join the Māya Collective, our alumni community for workshop participants.

is a Berlin-based textile artist specialising in sashiko and garment construction. Born in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, she completed a two-year apprenticeship in textile and fashion tailoring and has taught sashiko at MUJI and UNIQLO. Her practice brings together traditional Japanese technique and contemporary textile design. Keiko has been working and exploring print and stitch with Atelier Māya since the beginning of 2025.

is a block printing atelier and textile research studio operating as a contemporary print lab. Work is process-led and grounded in field research, with each participant working independently at a dedicated print table.

“Print establishes the structure of the work. Stitch responds. The textile evolves through exploration of both.”

— Lizane Louw, Founder and Creative Director, Māya

Read the field notes from past studio sessions.

– Workshop held in English and German.

– German support is available for German speakers during the day.

– All materials included.

– No prior experience required.

– You are welcome to stay and work until the studio closes.

– This is a full-day creative escape!

Only 8 places available. Most editions of this workshop in 2025 sold out.

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