Class Description

This class will teach techniques from the ancient art of Japanese tie-dye, known as shibori. Students will learn about the styles of shibori, how to set up an indigo vat and then given time to apply those techniques on items they brought from home. This class is an excellent way to revitalize old clothing and textiles into something that will continue to be loved and used.

Please register at least 24 hours in advance by either emailing heronsllyn@gmail.com or texting (970)-471-4691, the sooner the better! Class fee is collected the day of the class. 

Appropriate for ages 8+

Class cost: $20

Class length: 2 hours

Spots: 8

Instructor Bio

Aja Ewing (she/her) is a 3rd generation fiber artist who specialises in fiber education and how textiles are connected with our natural resources. She has a BS in Natural Resource Management from Green Mountain College and a MS in Wildlife Conservation and Management from Unity University. She has 20+ experience in spinning and dyeing as well as knitting, crocheting and weaving. She's spent the last 5 years in pollinator studies, including her masters course, Cornell's Master Beekeepers course, as well as working for commercial native plants nurseries and apiaries. Through her education she has focused on ways that our textile industry impacts our natural environment and ways to improve the ways we source, process and market textiles in a method that can reduce harm or even benefit native pollinators. Aja's teaching style is engaging and hands-on and she takes care to create a learning environment that is a safe place for all. She raises sheep and bees as well as sells her handspun yarn out of her farm in Orwell, VT.