Mon, Jun 03
|Valentine Farm
Blue Mondays with Rebecca Zicarelli
Eight Mondays of indigo immersion! Click on the title to learn more.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – Jul 22, 2024, 2:00 PM
Valentine Farm, 162 N Rd, Bethel, ME 04217, USA
About The Event
Join Rebecca Zicarelli for an eight-week immersion into the fascinating world of indigo dyeing. Classes are on Mondays starting June 4th and end July 23. Each session runs from 10-2 at Valentine Farm. During each session, you will make a take-home project. Sign up now for an Early Bird Discount of 50%! From now until May 24th, the fee for the 8-week course is $300. Starting on May 25th, each session is $75. Pick and choose the topics that meet your needs. Each class is limited to 12 participants.
Week 1: How to set an indigo vat using the indigo grown at Valentine Farm last summer. Fold and dye a shibori to take home. Scour fabric for use in the next class.
Week 2: Using the scoured fabric from the previous week, we'll apply mordants, tannins, and soy binders to fabric in preparation for the red workshop.
Week 3: Dye the prepared fabrics with red dyes - cochineal, madder root, and possibly fresh indigo roots.
Week 4 &5: Two weeks focusing on the different techniques to use with fresh indigo; stenciling, smoothies, pigment extractions, drying indigo, and extracting the red and yellow dyes.
Week 6: Yellows. We will forage for goldenrod, extract the pigment, and dye prepared fabrics.
Week 7: Learn about making and using applied resists, rice paste, clay pastes, and/or wax.
Week 8: Learn how to get blacks and dark browns using tannins, irons, and soot.