In collaboration with the Jeollabuk-do Center for International Affairs, the Korean Cultural Centre hosts two virtual Korean hanji craft classes.  

Dates, Title, and Registration:

Hanji craft class 1: Monday, November 22, at 8 pm (Eastern Time) – 3 Slot Pencil Case Making

Hanji craft class 2: Tuesday, November 30, at 7 pm (Eastern Time) – 3D Girl Doll Making  

Venue: ZOOM (a Zoom Link to be sent out in an email with registration confirmation.)

* Once your registration is confirmed, we will send you a confirmation email as well as a set of Hanji crafts by mail.   

* Registration opens on Thursday, November 4 @12pm (Eastern Time) through the links below.

* Due to limited space, the first 45 applicants in each class will be accepted

Further information on each class is as follows. 

3 Slot Pencil Case Making (Monday, November 22, at 8 pm-Eastern Time)

Registration: https://forms.gle/pDGeZndnVQx3erKP9

To make a 3-slot pencil case, we will use Jeonji (剪紙) craft method, one of the most famous traditional hanji crafting skills. First, we make a frame by applying several layers of Korean hanji papers; coat it with various colored papers; cut and paste them with different patterns. Jeonji craft has been widely used among the commoners in Korea in its 5000-year history.

You can feel the beauty of various colors and patterns of Korean Hanji by pasting different layers of unique hanji papers on the skeleton of cylindrical compartments. You can use your final products to organize pencils, pens, or other small tools in real life.

3D Girl Doll Making (Tuesday, November 30, at 7 pm-Eastern Time)

Registration:   https://forms.gle/6ce3UQnVaeCESFUXA

Hanji doll is also called 'dak (mulberry tree in Korean) paper doll' because it takes raw materials from mulberry trees to make dolls. Initially, making a dak paper doll takes more than four months, as it is made by pasting each layer of pasted Korean paper once at a time. 

However, you can make it within an hour in the class by using 3D printing technology. We will use a 3D-printed body part, considered the most challenging process in making hanji dolls. And then we will attach dak papers to clothes. 

Then, dress up your 3D dak paper dolls with various colors of traditional Korean hanbok.