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Dye Days of Summer

Tatakizome (Flower Pounding)

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A crash course in flower pounding, or ‘Tatakizome’.  Join Jason for a night of smashing botanicals into textiles!  Discover the art of Tatakizome, a traditional Japanese flower and leaf pounding technique that transforms natural botanicals into beautiful textile prints. In this short hands-on class, participants will learn how to arrange and transfer the natural pigments of fresh flowers and leaves onto fabric using simple hammering techniques to create unique botanical patterns and organic designs. Perfect for beginners and nature lovers alike, this fun, albeit noisy workshop offers a creative way to explore natural dyeing and textile art while making a one-of-a-kind piece to take home.

Fabrics and botanical materials provided in class.  Bring interesting leaves and flowers from your home garden to use as well.  Additional fabrics and textiles available to purchase in class.

Meet the instructor!

Jason is the mind behind the Dye Studio and our bright, saturated hand dyed fabrics.  He is Sue’s son and has been with the business since 2013.  Amongst a number of other things, Jason manages the Dye Studio & Sue’s publishing.  Jason has been dyeing for over twenty years, specializing in wool dyeing- but he never missing an opportunity to try a new method on a new material! 

Jason has done extensive research and experimentation with natural dyeing and eco printing techniques, bringing these fantastic textiles to our website, shop and wool clubs.  He is a wealth of knowledge, and enjoys the science as much as the results.

In his down time Jason enjoys cooking, art & craft, houseplants, dogs & fly fishing..

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