Resist Dyeing Workshop

Instructor: Kara Perpelitz
Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm 
2 days: May 24 to May 25
Location: In-person Williams Building room 357
$240 + materials fee $65
Prerequisite: None

This weekend workshop covers 3 types of resist dyeing – block resist, shibori style, and ikat style. Using wood blocks, clamps and specific folding techniques student will create a scarf with a repeating pattern. Using thread and specific folding techniques students will create a set of 4 napkins. Using yarn as a resist students will create a dyed yarn that when worked up can create a pattern in the finished item. While creating these items students will also learn proper dye safety, dye math to achieve desired outcomes, materials handling and proper disposal techniques, fibre/fabric preparation and why it is important. 

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Syllabus

• Ikat style dyeing techniques
• Shibori style dyeing techniques
• Wood block dyeing techniques
• Over dyeing to achieve colour blending
• Dye math 
• Dye safety and disposal

Supplies

Students will need to bring the following:

• 1 N95 standard disposable respirator
• 6 pairs of disposable nitrile gloves
• 2-3 old towels
• 6 large freezer zip top bags
• 3 aluminum 8x8 baking trays

Materials kit includes:

• 4 cotton napkins
• 1 cotton scarf
• 50 grams of cotton yarn
• dye chemicals and powders

Classroom consumables and specialized equipment included in the materials fee:

• threads
• needles
• wood blocks
• clamps
• yarns
• scales
• jars
• spoons
• other incidentals