Indigo dyeing is one of the ancient dyeing method in the world. And China, Japan, India, Indonesia and Africa all has their traditional indigo dyed textiles.

During this weekend course indigo resist dyeing textile course, you will learn three different traditional resist dyeing method from China, which are stitch-resist dye 扎染, wax-resist dye 蜡染 and soy paste-resist dye 型糊染.

You will be able to learn all these traditional technique in first day session and pick one that you enjoy most to create a bigger project on the 2nd day session. You will also learn the history and cultural stories behind these crafts. You are welcome to bring your own project to dye and create during the session. We will provide some sample fabric, one square scarf and one t-shirt.

Location: Yi Crafts studio, 60 Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UW.

Course details:

2 full days sessions

All sessions run 11 am - 5 pm

Include 1 hour lunch break

All materials are provided

Tea and coffee provided throughout the day