1.0Language Learning Resource Centre/llrcMike Barker/llrc/author/mikebarker/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qEeAOhghZ4"><a href="/llrc/2026/making-washi/">Making Washi </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/llrc/2026/making-washi/embed/#?secret=qEeAOhghZ4" width="600" height="338" title="“Making Washi ” — Language Learning Resource Centre" data-secret="qEeAOhghZ4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/llrc/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> /llrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/131/2026/02/washi-group-1024x768.png1024768Wa (和) and shi (紙) literally means “Japanese paper” and the practice of creating it dates back hundreds of years.  In the workshop, participants began by soaking shredded fibres of the mulberry plant in water.  Then, under Chihiro-sensei’s patient instruction, they transferred these fibres onto wire mesh frames to form sheets.   Finally, these sheets […]