Shibori is the Japanese word for a textile technique in which fabric is stitched or folded, bound and dyed. This class will teach how to prepare your fabrics Itajime style using Quilt National ’17 artist Daren Redman’s wooden clamps to create organic or geometric patterns in cloth – clamp and resist. The compression of the bindings of wooden clamps provided to you in this class will resist the dye, which is Indigo blue. Daren will establish Indigo dyeing vats for all students to color blue until their hearts content.

These hand-dyed fabrics that you create in this class, can be used in art quilts, home decorations and/or wearables. You will learn how to make your own clamps for your future studio work, and will be given instructions for future Indigo Dyeing.

Students may bring up to 3 yards of cotton or silk fabric to the classroom. Sizes from 18 inch to 24 inch are appropriate and bigger. We can cut it up when you get here. This is a very “green” class, no waste and low water usage.

Cotton will also be available to purchase from Daren – $8 yard for Pimatex PFD and $12 a yard for Cotton Sateen PFD by the Robert Kaufman Fabric Co.

We will be using indigo dye in this class, so please dress in appropriate clothing.

August 25 Recap:
Coffee & Tea Mixer
Presentation/Trunk Show in the AEP Wing. 9:30 to 11
Box Lunch provided at the Barn.
Workshop in the Fiber Studio, 11 to 5pm.
Cost: $120.00 ($108 for members)

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