Itajime and More

Dyeing, Scrunching, Layering, Resisting to create Fabrics that Sing

Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18

9:30am-4:30pm (both days)

Instructor: Kathrin Weber

$150 WGGC member / $175 non-member

Materials fee: $35 Dye Kit

Experience Level: None needed

Workshop Limit: 15

In this whirlwind two day dye workshop, we are going to address quite a few low water immersion and surface design techniques on cellulose fabric. Students will have several options to explore in class and will leave with many more ideas for dyeing later.

We will start the first day by jumping into dyeing value gradations and Parfait style dyeing as we talk about the technical end of using dyes safely and mixing colors to create an extensive colorfast palette. You will take your dyed fabric home on the first night to rinse, dry, and iron. On the second day, we will work with that fabric as we use resist, layering, shibori, and discharge techniques to take it from interesting to WOW!

Students Supply List:

• 2 yards or so of undyed cellulose fabric: cotton, linen, rayon. Well worn linen tablecloths and napkins are great! Pull them out of retirement or go thrift store shopping.
• Bring a 1/4 or 1/2 yard of different light colored fabrics to over-dye if you have some in your stash.
• Feel free to bring any cotton items you’d like to dye: socks, t-shirts, flour sack towels, etc.
• Dust mask
• Rubber gloves
• 6 heavy duty spring clamps
• Several plastic containers: a few quart-sized deli or yogurt, a few pint-sized deli containers.
• Set of plastic measuring spoons and measuring cups.
• Scissors, quilting thread, sewing needles.
• Your lunch and beverages. (A refrigerator and microwave are available.)

The $35 materials fee covers a Dye Kit and the mordant, sodium carbonate. The dye kit includes the seven (7) dye colors I use for all my dyeing and enough dye for this workshop as well as for more dyeing at home afterwards.

Check out Kathrin’s website, Blazing Shuttles. Questions about this workshop? Contact the Chair, Melissa Lusk, at mglusk60 @ gmail.com.

Effective August 26, 2021

**Mask policy for this class: Check the CDC website here for the current guidance for Hamilton County, Ohio. Green: masks optional. Yellow and Red: masks required.

WGGC Cancellation Policies Regarding Student Fees

• If a teacher or the Guild cancels a workshop – full refund to all registered students. Generally, the teacher or the Guild may cancel the workshop three (3) or more weeks before the start date. This is stipulated in the contract but can be flexible if both parties agree.
• If a registered student wishes to cancel, they must:
• Contact the Workshop Chair
• If canceling thirty (30) or more days before workshop start date, student receives a refund of the workshop fee minus a $50 cancellation fee.
• Cancel twenty-nine (29) or fewer days before the workshop start date:
• Refund workshop fee minus $50 cancelation fee only if vacant spot is filled by another person (from waitlist or otherwise).
• No refund if spot remains vacant.
• A registered student may independently find someone to take their place at the workshop with no extra fees involved as long as no cancellation is performed through Eventbrite. Workshop Chair MUST be notified. In this situation, the primary registered student is responsible for all fees, passing on information to their replacement, etc.
• Eventbrite and credit card processing fees are not refundable.