This will be a hands on demonstration on how to effectively harvest fresh Japanese Indigo (persicaria tinctoria) and how to process using the water aqueous method, and the fresh leaf indigo dyeing method. This workshop will include active participation, but is not a natural dyeing class.

Date: Saturday, July 24

Time: 1pm - 3pm

Cost: $45

Location: Long Way Homestead Field School

Participants should wear adequate/comfortable footwear for farm/garden conditions. We will be working outside, in a shaded area, but it could be hot, so bring water.Please bring a pen and notebook and your own water bottle.

The Workshop will include:

• techniques for growing a successful indigo garden

• harvesting indigo and preparing for the water aqueous extraction method

• how to identify a healthy indigo vat and steps for processing

• how to dye with fresh leaf indigo for dyeing wool yarn and fabric.

Participants will leave with small samples of yarn and fabric dyed with both fresh leaf and reduced indigo vats. There will be full sized skeins of yarn for purchase to dye.

Instructor: Anna Hunter

Covid Precautions: We take the safety of all participants and instructors serious as we navigate the ongoing Covid-19 health situation. We will follow all Provincial health guidelines and reserve the right to cancel any in-person classes if the guidelines change. We keep class sizes small, and ensure there is enough space in our venues to keep participants safe. We will have hand washing available and hand sanitizer. Please wear a mask and do not attend if you have been experiencing any covid symptoms or have known exposure to a confirmed covid case.

Accessibility: We are constantly working to make our facilities accessible. The driveway, walkways, dye studeio and outdoor workshops spaces are grass and gravel and accessible by wheelchair. The outhouse, indoor studio space and wool mill all have one step access. We are working hard to improve accessibility on the farm, thank you for your patience.