Workshop for members of the Art Quilt Associates of the Grand Valley (AQuA).
This mini-workshop is intended to introduce participants to the process and possibilities of “shaped resist” and the fun of indigo dyeing. After an introduction to the indigo vat and demonstrations of techniques, participants will practice clamping, binding, folding, and wrapping. There will be time and sufficient dye for experimenting; participants may wish to bring experimental fibers or prepared stitched pieces to dye. Julia studied Shibori with artist and scholar Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, founder of the World Shibori Network and Slow Fiber Studios. She then learned how to grow and process indigo from Rowland Ricketts and grows plants from the seed stock he brought to the US from Japan.