at Better Than Jam's Store & Studio - East Williamsburg
Mon, Mar 06, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time
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Beginner Shibori
In this intro class will focus on creating the indigo vat using NATURAL INDIGO, while talking about cultural significance around the world and the history of the process. 5 categories of traditional Japanese dyeing techniques will be shown including Kanoko, Itajime, Miura, and Arashi, along with other "tie dye" methods you will find in Africa and India. Pick the few you're drawn to and have fun! Each student will get to dye minimally 3 pieces.
18yr+ (younger with adult with approval)
6 students max
All materials provided, but students are welcome to bring their own projects. All students receive 3 bandana (or equivalent) each.
Clean, white or lightly colored natural fibers (such as cotton, silk, or wool) work best, but be respectful with the size of item. Leave with one-of-a-kind fibers to keep or share!
More information sent the week of your class along with a form to fill out.
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Intermediate
In the next level of class, you will learn how to balance a vat that's already been started and used.
More difficult techniques are shown like Tatsumaki, Miura, Yanagi and Kumo. As well as Nui, a beginner stitch resist.
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Stitch Resists with Natural Indigo
Also an intermediate class, but we'll focus on stitching fabrics to form designs. Nui, Ori-Nui, Maki-Nui, Mame, and Boshi will be shown. An all natural batch of indigo will be used for this session, since the stitching will take some time and your pieces will be smaller. In this class you may only bring small pieces of fabric or we have banana size pieces for you to use, included in price.
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Better Than Jam's Store & Studio
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10 Grattan St
Btwn Bogart St & Morgan Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11206 East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
10 Grattan St
Btwn Bogart St & Morgan Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11206
Directions: I am at 10 Grattan St, off the L train Morgan Ave stop, next to Pine Box Rock Shop. When you arrive, there's a buzzer on my white mailbox. It will take me a minute to gather and get to the door, but if it's more than a minute you can call/text 929-333-7552. If early, there's a coffee shop just down the block where you can hang and caffeinate. Directions: https://goo.gl/CyDXAk https://new.mta.info/ Watch for L train non-sense. Weekend parking is easy.
Start Date | Time | Teacher | # Sessions | Price |
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6:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time | Karin Persan | 1 | $75 |
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10:00am - 1:00pm Eastern Time | Karin Persan | 1 | $75 |
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6:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time | Karin Persan | 1 | $75 |
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"Better Than Jam" is the textile printing and fashion line of owner Karin Persan, since 2007. The newest space, post Covid, of the same name is now at 10 Grattan Street. There is a small showroom with remnants of the boutique that ran 10+ years that hosted handmade creations of local designers....
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