Indigo Fabric Dyeing

Name: Indigo Fabric Dyeing
Start: 2025-03-09T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-09T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108

Schedule

Sun Mar 09 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108 | Omaha, NE

Explore the ancient art of dyeing with indigo in this hands-on workshop at Lauritzen Gardens. Indigo, the oldest recorded dye in history, has been used for thousands of years—from Ancient Egypt to modern-day textile arts. In this class, we’ll dive into the fascinating history of blue dyes and the methods behind creating an indigo vat through a fermentation process, much like sourdough or kombucha.
You’ll also learn the Japanese art of shibori, a unique mark-making technique that transforms fabric into one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork. All materials will be provided, and participants are welcome to bring one or two small natural fabric pieces from home to dye with the excess indigo vat.
Pre-registration is required at least one week in advance.
$60, $50 for garden members.