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Create an Organic Indigo Vat

Magical Indigo

Create an indigo vat, learn to dye with it and then look at other ways of working with indigo as a pigment on paper and fabric

Tutor - Jo Kinross            


2024

Two 5 day workshops will
be available in  2024


Wanaka Autumn Art School
15 - 19 April 2024


Contact Wanaka Autumn Art School for information and enrollments


Creative Matakana
6 - 10 May 2024


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information and enrollments






In this workshop you will learn how to set up an organic indigo dye vat using easily accessible natural ingredients.

We will take the mystique out of working with indigo by using a simple step by step process that you will be able to easily replicate at home.  You will also learn how to successfully dye with indigo.  We will then explore a number of  techniques which you can use with the indigo vat to create beautiful designs on your fabric, including Shibori, making and using resist pastes and more.

Most materials will be supplied and a full Materials List will be forwarded to you on enrolment.

Tutor:  Jo Kinross is a Nelson based textile artist specialising in sustainable fibre arts using natural fibres and plant based dyes.








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