Name: Indigo Dyeing with the Environment in Mind
Start: 2025-04-16T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-16T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 515 Old Timber Rd, Monticello, IL, United States, Illinois 61856

Use plant-based materials in an environmentally-friendly process at Indigo Dyeing with the Environment in Mind on Wednesday, April 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House.
In this workshop, instructor Jenny Knavel will familiarize you with a creative, multicultural practice that utilizes prominently plant-based materials. Students will prepare an organic, fermentation dye vat utilizing indigo powder, an extract prepared from the plant Indigofera tinctoria.
The indigo vat-making method is safe for (supervised) children to use. Shibori, a Japanese, manual, resist dyeing technique will be discussed. Utilizing basic shibori-inspired techniques, students will be able to create unique patterns on their scarves.
$85/person (Those under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a registered adult). Register at https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/indigodyeing/ by April 2. All sales are final
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at [email protected].
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