Dye Classes in NYC, New York

Forage for your dye from nature, grow some in your garden, or grab from your kitchen!  In this class you'll learn why we need to properly prep your fabrics, use natural materials to get lasting colors, and how to use modifiers to change shades or fix your work.  Even some shibori and bundle dyeing.  Each student will get to dye...

Come in and learn the traditional art of shibori with indigo dye in this beginner class.  We start, learning how to begin your own indigo vat, using pre reduced indigo, and the history of indigo. 3-5 folding, tieing and binding resist techniques will be shown. Select the few you're drawn to and dye some of the plain items you have lying around...

Not just for tie-dye!  Fiber reactive dyes are amazing because they bond with your fabric to create saturated, light fast, long lasting color.  And not only that, you can use them in soooo many fun ways.  Take this class and learn all the tricks! We'll experiment with Low Immersion, Dye Baths, Dipping, Mottled, Fun in a Bag, Ice/Snow...

Join us in the WE GATHER studio for an evening of textile and color magic, and we’ll help you turn your weekday drab into some seriously mesmerizing color excitement. No experience necessary - this workshop is perfect for the textile newb and seasoned enthusiast alike.  In this 2.5-hour class, we'll cover the basics of this magical traditional...

This two day intensive introduces students to the world of beautiful, accessible, and sustainable botanical dyes. Students learn the basics of selecting and preparing fibers, extracting color from a variety of plant materials, and fixing natural dyes to fabric. We’ll discuss the history of natural dye use, and explore some contemporary applications...

Explore dyeing with nature, specifically using the magical bundle dye methods. In this workshop we talk about mordants and modifiers and how they relate to this particular dye method. 3 different pots will be prepared so that students can experiment the many ways you can use heat, steam, and minerals to bring different results and change the colors...

Learn the beautiful art of natural bundle dyeing! In this three-hour workshop led by instructor Molly George, you'll gain an understanding of how to work with natural dyes as you explore the process of bundle dyeing. This workshop will cover: Introduction to natural dye plants and mordants Introduction to protein-based and cellulose-based fibers...

Rusty objects don't need to be thrown away! Learn how to use them to dye your fabric in this quick fun workshop. Students will learn several techniques on how to use natural forming iron oxide creatively, how to treat your fabrics, and the fun you can have when natural dyes are added. Class runs about 2 hours. Materials provided. Students are welcome...

Once one of our younger students described marbling as "magic fighting magic". That's pretty much how we feel about this magical technique. In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of marbling, including how to select fabrics and prepare a marbling vat to create permanent prints. After getting familiar with traditional patterns, students...

In this one night workshop, students learn the basics of extracting color from plants for accessible and sustainable naturally-dyed fabric. We'll explore the Bundle Dyeing technique of directly imprinting fabric with the petals, leaves, and roots of dye plants to create beautiful patterns.  Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring along...

In this intermediate class, part 2 in my series, you will learn how to balance a vat that's already been started and get into more difficult shibori techniques and fine tune what you have already learned.  More difficult techniques are shown like Tatsumaki, Miura, Yanagi and Kumo. As well as Nui, a beginner stitch resist. NOW with a fun addition...

Warm up this holiday season with some madder magic, and share the gift of natural pigment with your loved ones!  Madder root is the gift that keeps giving. This natural pigment is found in the red roots of the madder plant. We will partner with nature to share madder magic with friends and family this holiday season. We will extract orange,...

Learn the traditional art of shibori dyeing with natural indigo dye. In this class, you'll be shown how to start your own indigo vat and balance it to keep it going. 3-5 folding, wrapping and twisting resist techniques will be demonstrated, and you'll select a few that you're drawn to and dye some of the plain items you...

Shibori is an ancient Japanese resist-dye technique that involves creasing, folding, stitching, binding and knotting the fabric previously to dyeing to create beautiful and well defined patterns. In this morning class, students will learn the basics of shibori resist techniques, as well as how to dye their samples.  Please Note: All materials...

In this class, students will learn how to print with Procion dyes on fabric instead of inks. Using dye printing pastes instead of inks allows for vibrant and transparent colors without the "sit-on-top" effect that happens when printing with ink. Students will learn about different dyes available for fabric, different thickeners, how to prepare the...