Soft and warm alpaca wool connects us to the distant Andes Mountains. But do you know how the fluffy fleece taken from alpacas is transformed into yarn and then into various woven products? Two artisans from Japan will guide you through a soothing wool journey, using discarded alpaca fleece to practice hand-spinning and learn the art of making yarn. Come and take part in this healing experience with alpaca wool!

Date & Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Sousou Corner｜No. 4, Lane 16, Taishun Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
Instructors: Ayako Yoshida, Founder of MAITE & REIKOMONO, Spinning Artist

In the highlands of Peru, we encountered hand-spinning in the most unexpected ways—suspended in mid-air, on the ground, or even while walking with a radio on one’s back. Sometimes, tools were made from potatoes! It was spontaneous, creative, and truly free-spirited.

探險家的發現開啟了歐洲人對天堂鳥的好奇：這種鳥在全世界有多少種類？除了印尼是否還有其他地方有牠們的蹤跡？經過數百年生物學家的調查研究，天堂鳥科（Paradisaeidae）在全世界共有 42 種，其中有約 29 種分布在印尼，主要棲息於印尼東部的巴布亞紐幾內亞地區。

在巴布亞紐幾內亞，天堂鳥被原住民尊稱為「神明之鳥」，幾個世紀以來，天堂鳥的形象深深烙印在當地的神話與儀式中，原住民在神聖的祭典與傳統舞蹈中，會模仿天堂鳥的求偶姿態，並將其視為與自然神靈溝通的橋樑，也是他們重要的文化象徵。

《到南方》講堂｜香料、標本與羽毛：從歐洲博物學到印尼賞鳥熱

Together, we’ll learn the basic principles of spinning and experience the quiet joy of creating thread with our own hands—while imagining the rhythms of life in the remote mountains of Peru.

Our hands, often busy with screens and hard surfaces, will soften through gentle, unfamiliar movements. The skin—sometimes called our “second brain”—will awaken as we touch something soft and soothing.

Join us for a calming, tactile journey into the world of yarn, and discover a new way to connect—with materials, with distant cultures, and with yourself.

｜Date & Location
August 2 (Sat), 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sousou Corner Flagship Store｜No. 4, Lane 16, Taishun Street, Da’an District, Taipei City

｜Workshop Highlights

Opening Introduction: An Overview of Peruvian Alpacas and Andean Culture

• The Andean way of life

• The role of spinning in daily life (with comparisons across different cultures)

Spinning Experience

• Introduction to tools

• Live demonstration

• Hands-on spinning session

Tasting & Social Time

｜Workshop Fee
Regular price: NT$1600 per person
Early bird (before Friday, July 25): NT$1380 per person / NT$2600 for two
Limited to 20 participants

｜特製點心

• 印尼涼薯菜粄(Choi Pan)

源自中國客家飲食文化的印尼小吃，以米漿製成半透明外皮，包入涼薯跟蝦米等餡料，蒸熟後搭配油蔥食用，口感清爽滑嫩。

成分：涼薯、在來米粉、油蔥、蝦米

• 斑蘭糯米糕(Talam Ketan Pandan)

印尼傳統甜點，以糯米與椰漿製作下層，上層則以斑蘭葉汁製作，色澤翠綠、口感Q彈綿密。

成分：糯米、椰漿、斑蘭葉汁、在來米粉、糖

• 印尼咖啡