Our History

1971

Became a friend of the Swedish National Association for Handicraft and established the Swedish Textile Institute. In the same year, held an exhibition at the Ginza Matsuya department store. Subsequently opened Yamanashi Hemslöjd shops at the Swedish Centre in Roppongi and at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store.

1978

Opened the Yamanashi Hemslöjd Building as an atelier in Meguro Kakinokizaka.

1984

The 'British Royal School Traditional Embroidery Exhibition' will be held at Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C. We will be the Japanese representative for the British Royal School.

1988

Opening of London office

1990

Tokyu Department Store and Hankyu Umeda will host the 'William Morris and His Circle' exhibition.

1992

'300 Years of European Embroidery' exhibition to be held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store and Hankyu Umeda, Osaka.

1997

The 'Danish Flower Embroidery Exhibition' will be held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store and Kobe Hankyu Museum.
Moved the head office to Jingumae, Shibuya-ku.

1998

The Victoria Flower Embroidery Exhibition will be held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store.

1999

A 'Garden Embroidery Exhibition' will be held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store.

2000

The "Gerda Bengtsson Retrospective" exhibition is being held at the Copenhagen City Hall's Great Hall.

2001

Shibuya Tokyu Department Store Main Store will simultaneously host the "Danish Wildflower Embroidery Exhibition" and the "Georg Jensen Exhibition."
Ms. Lise Lind Jensen, President of the Danish Handcraft Guild, visits Japan. The "Danish Wildflower Embroidery Exhibition" is held at the Kagoshima City Museum of Art, and the "Gerda Bengtsson Retrospective" is held at Okayama Takashimaya. She established the HF Gallery in Copenhagen as a base for exhibitions and cultural exchange showcasing the tradition of Danish embroidery.

2002

"Nordic Crafts Handbook" Publication Commemorative Exhibition at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store
"Mikiko Yamanashi Embroidery and Weaving Lifestyle Exhibition" is being held.

2003

The Shibuya Tokyu Main Store is hosting "A World of Danish Embroidery". Eleven embroidery works by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II will be exhibited.

2004

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store opens 'Mikiko Yamanashi's Craft Gallery'. Holds a commemorative exhibition for the publication of "Hand-woven on a Wooden Loom". Holds a commemorative exhibition for the publication of "Iro Iro Border" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store and Yokohama Takashimaya. Ms. Vibeke Orlys visits Japan.

2006

Exhibition: "Yamna's Hemslojd: 35 Years of Progress" being held.

2008

The 'Ultimate Embroidery Exhibition' is being held at Shibuya Tokyu Department Store Main Branch. Ms. Heidi Jenkins will visit Japan.
A celebratory exhibition for the publication of "Ingrid Plum's Danish Cross Stitch" is being held at Shibuya Tokyu Department Store Main Branch.
The YHI Gallery is hosting the exhibition "Muni Srivastava: Spirit and Life".
Yamanshi Hemslojd Cultural Salon "Ilva Salon"
Commence. Open the small craft gallery "Mimosa Gallery" within the Omotesando store.

2009

"Scandinavian Simple Embroidery" published by Graph-sha.
Published "Swedish Cross-Stitch Christmas Tapestry".

2010

Reissue of 3 books, "Danish Cross-Stitch"

2011

June: 40th anniversary exhibition held in Omotesando, Okayama, Osaka, and Sendai.

2012

The Shibuya Tokyu Honten will host the "100th Anniversary Exhibition of the National Swedish Society of Handicraft" and the "Exhibition to Commemorate the Acquisition of Danish Guild Cross Stitch Skills."
Participated in the "National Swedish Handicraft Association 100th Anniversary Exhibition" (Liljevalchs, Stockholm Exhibition Hall). Concurrently, organised a tour from Japan, participating in demonstrations and workshops.
12th November: Yamanashi Hemslöjd HQ moves to Kita-Aoyama
Classes on daily life (film, kimono, confectionery making, languages, etc.) begin

13 December Swedish cross-stitch Christmas calendar reissued

2013

A special exhibition celebrating the publication of "A Flower Encyclopedia Drawn in Cross-Stitch: Danish Embroidery by Gerda Bengtsson" will be held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store.

2014

The NPO Nordic Traditional Handicraft Association Yamanashi Hemslojd has been established, branching off from YHI Limited Company. Its aims are to preserve traditional techniques and promote international cultural exchange.
October: Gallery Yamamashi opens in Stockholm, Sweden
(Magical Materials from Japan: Issey Miyake Exhibition Kicks off Cultural Exchange with a Focus on Craft)
10-11 November: Contemporary Craft Artist Exhibition "Handmade with Love Halland to Tokyo 2014" (co-organised with the Swedish Embassy) held at Shibuya Tokyu Main Store, Aoyama venue, and Okayama Takashimaya, from Halland County, Sweden.

2015

July: Revival of traditional embroidery technique 'Nålebinding', publication and exhibition (Stockholm, Tokyo)
September First Woolshed Textile Competition (Stockholm, Tokyo)

2016

45th anniversary exhibitions held at Gaien Headquarters and in Stockholm
August: Beth Russell. William Morris: Reflections of Nature and the English Arts and Craft movement exhibition.
November 2nd Wörsted Competition

2017

Cafeilba Opening (- 2020)
April Katarina & Nina Exhibition and Publication "Yarn and Garden Create a Garden" (Tokyo, Stockholm)
September: Yamanashi Hemslöjd 45th Anniversary exhibition at the Danish National Museum of Applied Arts
Maria Holmer Dagerlöv The Cross Over Project

2018

November 3rd Wolsted Competition

2019

January Atsuko Fujii: 'Wonderful Soft Animal' Exhibition (Stockholm)
April - Katarina & Nina: "Rooms and time in remembrance" exhibition (Stockholm)
June: Danish Handcraft Guild 90th Anniversary Cushion Competition Prize Winners' Exhibition (Stockholm, Tokyo)
August British bead artist Heidi Jenkins Exquisite Exhibition (Stockholm)

2020

February: The 5th Uraneo White Birch Basket Exhibition
March: All planned exhibitions were cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
April-May: Yamanashi Mikiko's online broadcast during the state of emergency
November: Online shop launch

2021

March ordinary classroom reopening
June - Mikiko Yamanashi's Open House
October 50th anniversary exhibition

2023

24 June - Yamanashi Hemslöjd Headquarters moves to Omotesando