INDIGO DIP DAY
Saturday June 20th 2026
10am - 3pm
Shepard Garden & Arts Center 3330 McKinley Blvd Sacramento, CA 95816
Join us for our 4th year!
Join our textile artists for a fun day of Indigo Shibori dyeing on the patio of the Shepard Garden & Arts Center.
This year we will be offering 2 different Indigo Dyeing experiences.
Available Experiences
Itajime Shibori with LuAnne Hansen
Date: 6/20/26: Select your starting time below
Itajime Shibori utilizes folding and clamping of textiles to create geometric patterns. In this workshop you will select a technique and learn how to create it on a bandana or dish towel. Once ready, you will be able to dip your piece in the Indigo vats to create your pattern with color.
Time: Approx 60-90 Minutes
Materials Included:
Fabric Selection to Chose from (Bandanas, Fat Quarters, Dish Towels, and a limited number of items that can be substituted for an uncharge (scarves, silk pieces, etc).
Shibori Tools
Access and Instruction at the Indigo Vat
Items to bring:
Rubber gloves for dyeing
Itajime Shibori with LuAnne Hansen
Itajime Shibori utilizes folding and clamping of textiles to create geometric patterns. In this workshop you will select a technique and learn how to create it on a bandana or dish towel. Once ready, you will be able to dip your piece in the Indigo vats to create your pattern with color.
Time: Approx 60-90 Minutes
Materials Included:
Fabric Selection to Chose from (Bandanas, Fat Quarters, Dish Towels, and a limited number of items that can be substituted for an uncharge (scarves, silk pieces, etc).
Shibori Tools
Access and Instruction at the Indigo Vat
Items to bring:
Rubber gloves for dyeing
Introduction to hand sewn Shibori! with Grey Lux
Date: 6/20/26: Select your starting time below
Learn how to create shibori accents on a decorative pillow using the Mokume Shibori technique. Mokume (Wood Grain) Shibori is created by hand stitching multiple lines of parallel running stitches, resulting in broken lines of resist marks. Using a pillow blank, we will plan, draw, and sew unique patterns using lines and circles. Once the sewing is completed, you will head over to the dye studio to dip your piece in Indigo.
Time: Approx 120 Minutes
Materials Included:
14 × 14 Cotton Pillow Square
Shibori Threads and needles
Access and Instruction at the Indigo Vat
Items to bring
Helpful sewing tools, but not necessary: Scissors, fabric table, small ruler, rubber gloves for dyeing
Mokume Shibori with Grey Lux
Learn how to create shibori accents on a decorative pillow using the Mokume Shibori technique. Mokume (Wood Grain) Shibori is created by hand stitching multiple lines of parallel running stitches, resulting in broken lines of resist marks. Using a pillow blank, we will plan, draw, and sew unique patterns using lines and circles. Once the sewing is completed, you will head over to the dye studio to dip your piece in Indigo.
Time: Approx 120 Minutes
Materials Included:
14 × 14 Cotton Pillow Square
Shibori Threads and needles
Access and Instruction at the Indigo Vat
Items to bring
Helpful sewing tools, but not necessary: Scissors, fabric table, small ruler, rubber gloves for dyeing
Meet the Team
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Joan McMurray
Chair
Current SCTA Secretary and longtime member, local textile artisan Joan McMurray is our host and Chair person for this event. -
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LuAnne Hansen
Instructor and Event Founder
In addition to being our Book Arts Study Group Leader, LuAnne is our Indigo Dip Day founder. Her experience and knowledge guarantees an informative and fun event. -
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Grey Lux
Instructor
Local Natural Dye textile artist Grey Lux joins us as an Instructor for the first time this year with a special level 2 shibori experience. -
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Bethany Doddridge
Indigo Vat / Social Media
Beth will be assisting with the Indigo Vat.
