Dyeing with Freshly Harvested Indigo Leaves - Saturday, August 3rd, 2024

Instructors: Adrienne Rodriguez, Kristine Vejar, and Sarah Ollikkala Jones 

The indigo is ready to be harvested! Join us in our on-site educational dye garden and learn how to dye a silk bandana with freshly harvested indigo leaves.

Using their newest book, Journeys in Natural Dyeing, as a reference, Kristine, Adrienne, and Sarah will guide you through the process of growing Persicaria tinctoria (indigo), processing the freshly harvested leaves into dye, and dyeing with it to create gorgeous shades of aqua on silk. 

This is a great process for beginners; it is quick, requires few tools, and provides stunning results.   

All levels welcome.

Each student will receive the following: 
+ One 21.5 x 21.5 silk bandana - prepared for dyeing

Please bring:
+ Plastic bag (to take home damp scarf) 

Recommended additional items:
+ Notebook
+ Journeys in Natural Dyeing (If you would like to learn how to grow Persicaria tinctoria and reproduce these results on your own. Unfortunately, we are currently out of stock and the book is being reprinted. Check your local bookstore, Amazon, or the library.)
+ Class is held in our outside studio. Please dress for comfort, crafting, and weather conditions (We suggest bringing a sun hat, wearing layers and sunscreen.)

Date: Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
Time: noon-1pm

This class registration is non-cancelable and non-returnable. This class, on this date, is transferable to another person. 

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Adrienne and Kristine are the co-owners of AVFKW, and lead the on-site natural dyeing studio. In 2014, Adrienne and Kristine embarked on a journey to create a tiny indigo farm located in their small Oakland front yard. There they have practiced growing, extracting indigo pigment, dyeing with it and recording the process in their newest book, Journeys in Natural Dyeing, so others can try this incredible process from their home garden.

Images by Sara Remington and Kristine Vejar

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Pre-orders
Pre-orders will ship on the date listed on the product’s webpage. If you ordered additional items, all items will be shipped with your pre-order. If you would like those items shipped separately, please place two separate orders.