Get Ready to Get Blue with Indigo Dyeing

In this class you will learn several different Shibori folding techniques to create beautiful patterns on fabric with Indigo Dye.

What is Shibori? An traditional Japanese dyeing technique that typically involves folding and binding cloth to create patterns and then dipping it into an Indigo vat. Whatever is used to bind the fabric will resist the dye, resulting in areas of the cloth that take the distinctive blue color, in patterns created by resistance, while other areas of the cloth remain white.

Indigo Dyeing is truly amazing, as every piece you dye is one-of-a-kind.  The magic of watching the oxygen in the air slowly turn the fabric blue when you take it out of the Indigo vat, and then unfolding the fabric to reveal the results, is magical!

I hope that this class will stimulate you to continue and experiment with more dyeing techniques in the future.

This is a long workshop, so feel free to bring snacks/beverage for yourself and/or to share with your fellow "dye"ers during breaks.
                                            
 
Please remember that you may get dye on your clothes and shoes, so please dress accordingly.