Deep Blue: indigo dyeing on cloth and paper: 2 Day Workshop
$290.00
Make unique patterns and designs with Samantha Tannous
Saturday 23 August 2025: 10am-4pm
Sunday 24 August 2025: 10am-4pm
- Max 15 tickets
- $10 materials fee pay directly to tutor
- Requirements List (downloadable PDF)
Suitable for All Skill Levels, ages 16+
Learn how to make unique patterns and designs on cloth and paper using simple techniques to achieve stunning results!
Your tutor, Samantha Tannous, will show you how to use folding, clamping, binding an stitching to manipulate your materials before submerging them into dye vats of deep blue indigo, pale tinted indigo and a “surprise” natural dye vat of a complementary colour.
Sam will offer plenty of fabrics and paper for sale, including silk scarves that you can wear home.
If you want to bring some of your own ‘stash’, please do. Small lengths of fabric, skeins of yarn, a cotton shirt to “upcycle”, or lovely papers such as cotton rag or mulberry papers – natural materials are best.
There will be plenty of “tools” such as string, clamps, arashi poles and other materials that you need to create your designs, as well as some reference books for inspiration. Sam will guide you in how to use these items to create unique designs.
This is a two-day workshop, so that you have plenty of time to try the different vats and techniques, and perhaps try some more complex dyeing on the second day.
→ DOWNLOAD REQUIREMENTS LIST
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Description
About Samantha
Sam is a fibre and textile artist based in Jervis Bay NSW. She has been exhibiting her work in group and solo shows since 2015, and is most passionate about creating felt and mixed media sculpture.
She has spent many years learning the ‘chemistry’ of natural dyes and knows how to achieve beautiful colours and prints from plant matter onto textiles and paper.
She is the founder and organiser of Arts Muster and the Huskisson Artisans Markets. Sam is a firm believer in the powers of art and craft to contribute to our wellness and happiness as humans.
What to Bring
Student Requirements List
Essential:
- You must wear closed-toe shoes (no thongs or sandals)
- Apron, protective clothes or old clothes
Materials fee $10 – payable directly to your tutor – contributes to the dye pot ingredients, tools and other materials, plus some small pieces of fabric for sampling.
A Range of Silks, Wool, Cotton, Hemp, Linen, various Yarns and Paper will available for individual purchase directly from tutor during the workshop – various prices.
