——July 17——Indigo Dyeing & Shibori Patterns: Stitch with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

Related Courses: Textile Courses

Dates/Times:
9:30am-4:30pm, Saturday, July 17, 2027
Sign-up for each day separately. Sign up for multiple days for a full experience.

Optional, but highly recommended!
Friday, July 16 Japanese Folk Textiles Craft Night Series with weaver & indigo dyer Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Shibori, katazome, kasuri, Tanba-fu, sakiori, zanshi, hemp, ramie, and handspun from the late 1800’s will all be on display.

Description: Experience indigo dyeing and learn different shibori patterns each day. Sign up for multiple days for a full experience.

Shibori is a traditional Japanese dyeing technique that involves manipulating fabric through tying, folding, or stitching to create unique patterns. We will learn one clamping, stitching or wrapping technique in each session to create patterns on cotton and silk cloth. After we create our pattern, we will dip the fabric several times in the vats to get a deep dark blue. We will talk about the magic of indigo dyeing and fermentation and you will receive handouts for resources and recipes for many kinds of indigo vats to make at home. You will be able to browse Jazmin’s collection of textiles and dyeing books.

Sign up for several sessions to learn multiple techniques:

7/16 Friday: Fold & Clamp

7/17 Saturday: Stitch

7/18 Sunday: Wrap

Bring:

• an apron/old shirt for dyeing in

• well fitting rubber/nitrile gloves, 3 pairs per day

Workshop Fee: $85 per day, includes handouts, materials, 1 piece each cotton & silk fabric.

Materials Fee: Additional cloth prepared for dyeing will be available. Cost for dyeing additional pieces: $5 per piece. Cash or Venmo to be payed to the instructor during class.

Classroom: The classroom space is on the second floor accessible by stairs and outside under a shade tent. There is a small refrigerator, coffee/tea area and a place for eating lunch together.

JAZMIN HICKS-DAHL runs Woodspirit Handcraft and Woodspirit School in Ashland, WI with her woodworker husband. She makes indigo dyed and handwoven textiles when she can. She has been growing indigo since 2017. She studied katazome, sukumo, and indigo dyeing with Takayuki Ishii and shibori with Hiroshi Murase and Yoshiko Wada in 2019. She learned about making and maintaining sukumo vats from Kenta Watanabe in 2025. Read about it here. Her background includes art & design, a love of natural materials, folk textiles, and an obsession with indigo since her teens. @loveblueindigo