WORKSHOPS
NOW OFFERING ZOOM CLASSES!
GETTING OUR HANDS "DIRTY" WITH INDIGO
INDIGO
ATTENDEES WILL LEARN TO PRODUCE AN ALL NATURAL INDIGO VAT WITHOUT CAUSTIC CHEMICALS, LEARN HOW TO CREATE RESIST PATTERNS USING THE ANCIENT JAPANESE METHOD OF SHIBORI AND LEAVE THE CLASS ENLIGHTENED, SLIGHTLY STAINED BLUE, WITH A HAND DESIGNED SCARF. WEAR SOMETHING THAT YOU WON'T MIND GETTING STAINED BLUE.
INDIGO VAT KIT INLCUDED IN PRICE. STUDENT MUST SUPPLY BUCKET, GLOVES, AND STIRRING STICK
DATES ARE AT CONVENIENCE OF STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR.
$125 INCLUDES SUPPLIES AND 1 HOUR OF INSTRUCTION AND 15 MINUTES OF FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
WEED, SALAD, DYE..... OR ALL OF THE ABOVE?
NATURAL DYES
NATURAL DYES OBTAINED FROM KITCHEN waste AND FORAGING IN YOUR YARD! YES-YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY!!! WE'LL COVER DYEING WITH NATURAL PLANTS. GET READY TO LEARN SUSTAINABILITY IN DYEING AND LEAVE WITH A HAND DYED SCARF.
BRING A SMALL PERSONAL ITEM TO DYE AS WELL.
ALL SUPPLIES TO BE PROVIDED
ANCIENT TECHNIQUE, 21ST CENTURY STYLE
HAND PRINTING
BLOCK PRINTING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PRINTING METHODS IN THE WORLD. IN THIS CLASS, STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO CARVE A DESIGN, PREPARE PRINTING INK USING NATURAL DYESTUFF AND PRINT ON FABRIC. YOU'LL BUILD SOME MUSCLES WHILE LEARNING TO CREATE A PATTERN IN FOAM FOR PRINTING. YOU'LL ALSO LEAVE WITH A HAND PRINTED SCARF TO MAKE YOUR FRIENDS JEALOUS OF YOUR DESIGN PROWESS AND YOUR NEW ARM MUSCLES!
ALL SUPPLIES TO BE PROVIDED
DATES & DETAILS TO FOLLOW......