I travel an hour west of Tokyo, to a small mountain village, in hopes to learn as much as I can about the indigo dyeing process in one day. I’m meeting Bryan Whitehead and visiting his studi…

Learn everything you need to know about starting to dye with natural indigo in this simple beginners guide. We cover different types of natural indigo vats, common terms when referring to indigo dyeing, different fiber types that work well for natural dyes, how to mix a vat, and the steps to dyeing with indigo vats.

Indigo Dyeing Kit Giveaway! Our friends from Dharma Trading Co. are going to send one lucky winner an indigo dye kit so you can get started and fall in love with indigo dyeing like we have! To enter the giveaway just leave a comment on this post by 3.23.17 letting us know what you've been

A comprehensive guide to Shibori Indigo Fabric Dyeing techniques for beginners. Lots of before and after resist methods included.

A visual dictionary of techniques. Click on the ‘play’ buttons next to the names to hear the Japanese pronunciations. For detailed instruction on techniques see Jane’s book ‘Stitched Shibori’. Why not book into her interactive zoom courses ‘Shibori Stream’ – You can read the reviews by students and see her students’ members gallery. Stitched Shibori […]

Photographs showing shibori tie dye folding techniques

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