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"Nunozori" - Recycled T-shirts Flip-flop making

Japan Culture Sessions(list)

- "Origami"

- Calligraphy

- "Karuta "
 (Japanese Card game)

- "Nuno-zori"
(Recycled T-shirts flip-flop)

- Tea ceremony














3 hours session from 10 years old (From Year 5)

Steps:
Preparation
(1) Cutting T-shirts into pieces
(2) Finishing the initial difficult part of sandal making

Workshop
(1) Learning on how to weave and then start
(2) Leaning on how to add cloth to make further
(3) Learning on how to make proper size of flip-flop
(4) Watching how to finish weaving flipflops

Necessary items/ Arrangement :
- Large adult used T-shirts-one or two per pupil
- Soft floor/carpet for everybody to sit on. Ideally near the place where we can lean on.





Cut T-shirts









Making at table












Making on the floor











Before finishing

FROM JAPAN Institute  (Japanese site)