Indigo Dyeing Small-Group Class in Shimada

Shimada Trip Overview

Create a unique tie-dye T-shirt using Okinawan Ryukyu indigo, which has a beautiful transparent color like the sea. A talented and skilled teach you how to create your very own unique shirt. After your experience ends, please enjoy relaxing by sipping on the delicious tea made in Shizuoka.
Kudzu-fu is the cloth woven with threads made from a plant called kudzu, Japanese arrowroot.
Okinawan Ryukyu indigo is the indigo made in Okinawa, which can dye Kudzu-fu.

Additional Info

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Starts: Shimada, Japan
Trip Category: Classes & Workshops >> Craft Classes

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What to Expect When Visiting Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan

Create a unique tie-dye T-shirt using Okinawan Ryukyu indigo, which has a beautiful transparent color like the sea. A talented and skilled teach you how to create your very own unique shirt. After your experience ends, please enjoy relaxing by sipping on the delicious tea made in Shizuoka.
Kudzu-fu is the cloth woven with threads made from a plant called kudzu, Japanese arrowroot.
Okinawan Ryukyu indigo is the indigo made in Okinawa, which can dye Kudzu-fu.

Itinerary

First, you will receive a lecture about kudzu fabric and an explanation about the indigo dyeing method. After that, you will decide what kind of design you want to create. To make the design you have decided on, you will do some preliminary work of tying the fabric with rubber bands. Afterward, put the T-shirt in an indigo vat with a beautiful transparent color. When the indigo is sufficiently absorbed, take it out and let it develop in the water. The indigo is then air-dried.
It takes about 20-40 minutes to dry depending on the time of year, so you can chat with the artisans over tea, or go to Shin-Kanaya Station, about a 4-minute walk away, to see the steam train. (If you don’t have time to let it dry, you can put it in a plastic bag and take it home.)

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