Warp
and Weft Ikat/Indigo Dye 3-4
days
Ikat
weaving
is a resist
process combining dyeing and weaving to produce patterned cloth.
Imagery
includes traditional ethnic and contemporary designs. Students
will
create
patterns, bind, and dye the natural fiber threads. Students will
weave
samples
of both warp and weft ikat. There will be a demonstration of
dressing
the loom
for warp ikat. Some students will choose to prepare their fibers
at the
workshop, and then dress their looms when they return home.
Others will
choose
to dress their looms during the workshop. On the final day
students
will learn
to use the warp shifting box.
Indigo dye
is
the most
ancient documented dyestuff. In this workshop students will use
indigo
to dye
the resist patterns onto the threads.
Materials
-
natural
fiber
thread for weaving project(s)
-
warping
board
(optional)
-
scissors,
tape measure
-
ruler,
graph
paper, pencil/eraser
-
blue
pencil
(optional)
-
sturdy
latex
gloves
-
apron
(optional)
-
2
small
shuttles
-
loom
,
minimum 2 shafts (optional)
-
sley
hook,
lease sticks (optional)
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Warp
Ikat/Indigo Dye 2-3 days
Ikat
weaving
is a resist
process combining dyeing and weaving to produce patterned cloth.
Warp
ikat describes
the cloth in which pattern is created on the warp threads.
Imagery
includes
traditional ethnic and contemporary designs. Students will
create
patterns,
bind, and dye the natural fiber threads. Students will weave
samples of
warp
ikat cloth. There will be a demonstration of warping the loom
for warp
ikat. Some
students will choose to prepare their fibers at the workshop,
and then
dress
their looms when they return home. Others will dress their looms
during
the
workshop. On the final day students will learn to use the warp
shifting
box.
Indigo dye
is
the most
ancient documented dyestuff. In this workshop students will use
indigo
to dye
the resist patterns onto the threads.
Materials
-
natural
fiber
thread for weaving project(s)
-
warping
board
(optional)
-
scissors,
tape measure
-
ruler,
graph
paper, pencil/eraser
-
blue
pencil
(optional)
-
sturdy
latex
gloves
-
apron
(optional)
-
2
small
shuttles
-
loom
,
minimum 2 shafts (optional)
-
sley
hook,
lease sticks (optional)
_______________________________________________________________
Weft
Ikat / Indigo Dye
2 days
Ikat
weaving
is a resist
process combining dyeing and weaving to produce patterned cloth.
Weft
ikat
describes the cloth in which pattern is created on the weft
threads.
Imagery
includes traditional ethnic and contemporary designs. Students
will
weave
samples of weft ikat cloth, and will learn different methods for
design
and
weaving of weft ikat patterns. Students will create patterns,
bind, and
dye the
natural fiber threads.
Indigo dye
is
the most
ancient documented dyestuff. In this workshop students will use
indigo
to dye
the resist patterns onto the threads.
Materials
-
natural
fiber
thread for weaving project(s)
-
scissors,
tape measure
-
ruler,
graph
paper, pencil/eraser
-
blue
pencil
(optional)
-
sturdy
latex
gloves
-
apron
(optional)
-
2
small
shuttles
______________________________________________________________
Workshop
Descriptions -
Non-Woven
Indigo Dyeing 1-2
days
Indigo
dye is the most ancient documented dyestuff. Several species of
indigo
thrive
in the world, and produce the incomparable blue color. Students
will
learn to
dye with this dyestuff on natural fibers. I teach one-day and
two-day
workshops
which focus on the essential properties and techniques of indigo
dye.
Students
learn to dye cloth and/or threads, and how to prepare and
maintain an
indigo
dye vat. As a practitioner and teacher of indigo dyeing, I am
indebted
to
countless people who have in the past, and who continue today,
to
contribute to
the vocabulary of indigo-dyed cloth.
Materials
-
natural
fiber
thread and/or cloth for dyeing
-
scissors,
tape
measure
-
sturdy
latex
gloves
-
apron
(optional)
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Dyeing with Natural Materials 2-5 days
Natural
dyeing is singularly satisfying, providing a connection with
historical,
regional practices with textiles. The colors that are obtained
from
natural
dyes have an unmatched complexity and richness. In this workshop
students learn
about natural dyeing, primarily dyeing with plant materials.
Students
will
learn about collecting/obtaining the dyestuff, safe mordanting
procedures, cold
and hot dyeing on vegetable and animal fibers, additive
modification of
color,
and record-keeping. Dye materials
will
vary according to the season, location, and length of the
workshop.
Materials
-
sturdy
latex
gloves
-
apron
(optional)
-
cloth
or
thread, animal and/or vegetable fibers
-
notebook
for
documentation of samples
Shibori
Resist 2-3
days
Shibori is the Japanese textile resist
technique applied
primarily to cloth. It comprises a number of specific techniques
which
produce
very specific results and planned patterns. Shibori
is the precursor to western tie-dye. To my mind, no culture has
surpassed the
Japanese in this elegant and complex patterning on the surface
of
cloth. Shibori patterns are obtained by
stitching, binding, wrapping, folding, and clamping. In this
workshop
students
learn these techniques. The length of the workshop determines
how many
techniques will be covered.
Indigo Dyeing may be combined with the Shibori Resist
for a 3-4 day workshop.
Materials
-
natural
fiber
cloth
-
needle
and
thread
-
textile-marking
pen or pencil
-
scissors
-
ruler
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Katazome
Paste
Resist / Indigo Dye
3-5 days
Katazome is a Japanese stencil printing
technique on
cloth, using rice paste resist. Students will learn to cut
stencils.
Examples
of traditional stencil patterns will be examined and students
will be
encouraged to produce their own designs. Students will learn to
make
and apply
the paste, and further to dye the cloth in indigo dye. Tsutsugaki
is a freeform rice paste resist technique which is
introduced on day 4 of the workshop.
Indigo
dye is the most ancient documented dyestuff. In this workshop
students
will use
indigo to dye the resist patterns onto the cloth.
Materials
-
Natural
fiber
cloth
-
Scissors
-
Tape
measure
-
Cutting
tools, e.g., exacto knife with different blades to cut different
shapes
(multiple blades may be needed as blades become dull with use)
-
Paper
and
pencil/eraser
-
Carbon
paper
-
Removable
artist drafting tape
-
Ordinary
masking tape
-
An
expanded
materials list may be provided
Textile Printing: Heat
Transfer Techniques
2-3 days
In
this workshop, students learn a vocabulary of disperse dyeing on
synthetic
fiber cloth, microfibers, e.g. polyester and nylon. Students
will learn
to
paint patterns and text with dyes onto paper, and then to
transfer
those dyed patterns
onto cloth with a heat press. We will do this without the
disperse dye
carrier,
which would introduce a toxic component to the process.
Additionally,
this cloth
may be manipulated and shaped into three-dimensional pieces,
pleated or
puckered. This is a workshop for those who wish to try something
new
and
different.
Materials
-
Synthetic
cloth, primarily polyester
-
Sturdy
latex
gloves
-
Apron
(optional)
-
Needle
and
thread
-
Scissors
for
paper and cloth
-
Tape
measure