——July 17, 18 & 19——Shibori Patterns & Sukumo Indigo Dyeing, Session A, B & C with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

Related Courses: Textile Courses

Registration closes July 3 so the instructor can prepare materials.

Dates: Choose one, two, or all three days

Session A—Itajime—Friday, July 17, 9:30am-4:30pm

Session B—Arashi—Saturday, July 18, 9:30am-4:30pm

Session C—Makiage—Sunday, July 19, 9:30am-4:30pm

Optional: Thursday, July 16 All Blue: Japanese Indigo Dyeing Experience Craft Night Serieswith Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Watch or try out dyeing in a sukumo indigo vat. Registration is required to participate in dyeing.

Description: 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 tying technique in each session to create patterns on cotton and silk cloth. In the afternoons we will dye our fabric in special sukumo indigo vats from composted indigo leaves grown in Japan by Watanabe’s. This is a unique opportunity to experience sukumo which is very rare in the US and requires 1 year to make and 2 weeks to prepare for dyeing. Read about it here. We will discuss the magic of indigo dyeing, fermentation, vat maintenance, and different vat recipes. You will also be able to browse Jazmin’s collection of textiles and dyeing books.

Sign up for several sessions to learn additional techniques.

Session A Itajime will focus on folding and clamping.

Session B Arashi will focus on tying fabric around a tube.

Session C Makiage will focus on stitching and tying shapes.

You can sign up for an extra session during the Indigo Taster Week for more opportunities to dye your work, July 21-24.

Bring:

• apron/old shirt for dyeing in

• reading glasses if you need them

• headlamp (optional)

Workshop Fee: $125 per session or $350 for all three sessions—includes dyeing supplies, handouts, sewing materials, and fabric.

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 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. She makes indigo dyed textiles both stitched and handwoven for Woodspirit Handcraft, a traditional craft business she runs with her woodworker husband. She spent 8 yrs teaching children in the SF Bay Area where she grew up before moving to the Northern lands. Her background includes art & design, a love of natural materials, folk textiles, and an obsession with indigo since her teens. @loveblueindigo