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Materials Lab Workshop: Indigo Textiles and Dyeing

By

Harvard Art Museums

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Make your own indigo textile and discover the history and techniques of indigo dyeing from South Asia!

Registration required

  • Specific dates

Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open on this form, beginning on Wednesday, October 23, at 10am. Workshop fee must be paid to confirm registration.

Cost

$15 workshop fee.

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level.

Dates and Times

Saturday, November 2 1PM – 4PM

Additional information

Come dive into the world of indigo with Victoria Andrews, a Harvard graduate student in South Asian and Buddhist art, and learn through your hands. In the workshop, you will work with traditional pattern-making techniques—woodblock prints with wax resist—and indigo dye cotton textiles to create your own patterned blue textile to take home with you.

A woman holding up a blue bandana patterned with turtles and other shapes over an aluminum tray.

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Last updated October 25, 2024.