Leaf to Vat: Indigo Aqueous Extraction & Organic Vat Building | Sept 6th-7th

$350.00

Saturday, September 6th 10am - 5pm

Sunday, September 7th 10am - 1pm

Led by Cait Nolan with assistance from Laura Hricko.

During this two day hands on workshops we will explore aqueous extractions, indigo pigment rendering and organic vat making.

We will harvest Japanese indigo leaves growing on site, use the aqueous extraction method to create homegrown indigo pigment and then use homegrown indigo pigment to build two different types of organic indigo vats.

Cait has been growing Japanese indigo from seed, processing pigment and building organic vats for 6 years. She can’t wait to share her perspective and experience. If you are growing indigo bearing plants and you want to learn to take them from leaf to vat this workshop is for you. 

All materials are included in the registration fee including an organic cotton shawl (44” x 89”), fabric for test strips, one 64oz mason jar and a multi page informational hand out. 

Participants are welcome to bring up to 1kg of additional natural fiber to dye. 

This workshop is limited to 8 participants 

Workshop Schedule

Day 1 

10am - 1pm: Introduction, harvesting, lecture, hands-on aqueous extraction

1pm - 2pm: Lunch (not included/participant bag lunch)

2pm - 5pm: Lecture/discussion on vat chemistry, vat building, dyeing 

Day 2

10am - 1pm: Extraction observations, processing extractions, pigment rendering, pigment applications, vat observations, dyeing.

Travel (Not included)

Recommend Airport

Philadelphia International Airport - 30 Minutes

Atlantic City International Airport - 30 Minutes

Accommodations (Not Included)

Hotels less than 5 miles from workshop location

Red Carpet Inn

Holiday Inn Express

The Plum Tree Inn

Please review my refund policy prior to finalizing your payment.

REFUND POLICY

$75 of the registration fee is considered a non-refundable deposit. I will issue a partial refund of $275 provided a written withdrawal notice is emailed to me at caitmnolan@gmail.com. Any withdrawal notice must be received 14 days prior to the first day of a workshop for a full refund. Students who wish to withdraw fewer than 14 days before the first day of the workshop will be issued a 50% refund, less the $75 deposit, following the above procedure. No refunds will be issued after the first day of a workshop.

If the workshop is cancelled for any reason a full refund will be issued including the deposit.

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