About The Workshop
tezomeya offers a dye workshop so that anyone can experience the natural dye process. You can experience simple dyeing (indigo, safflower) or even complicated time-consuming ones. You can bring your own things to dye or choose from our un-dyed product selection.
We can even bring our workshop to you. If you live too far or away or our space cannot accommodate your group, we can do a workshop at your place.
Please contact us if you are interested in joining a workshop. We also have many events at our studio, so please check the homepage for the event schedule.
Indigo dyeing experience
A simple indigo dyeing experience that takes about 2-3 hours.
This is ideal for those who would like to try indigo dyeing while visiting Kyoto, or for those who are interested in indigo dyeing but do not know where to start. Indigo dyeing is a very special kind of dyeing among natural dyes. The traditional method of dyeing using fermentation is very difficult, but the indigo dyeing method we usually use at tezomeya, using Indian indigo and chemical building, is relatively easy. Please use it as an entry tool for natural dyeing.
*Advance reservations are required at least one week for this class.
| Available Dates | Monday or Tuesday, but not every week (irregular) |
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| Item to be dyed | May be brought in. Up to 200g per person per item. It is also possible to choose from tezomeya products (additional charge required). |
| Number of participants | Up to 3 |
| Experience Fee | 4,400 yen per person (experience fee only) |
| Instructor | Tomoko Kamihara |
| How to apply | Please apply using the “Contact Us” form. |
Standard natural dyeing experience
The six-hour dyeing experience begins with boiling the dried dye from plants and trees to make the dye solution.
You will choose one of the nine basic colors of tezomeya (Kihada-iro, Haizakura-iro, Ni-iro, Toki-iro, Ebizome-iro, Fujinezu-iro, Nibi-iro, Oitake-iro, Miru-iro) on the day of the workshop, and go through the process of boiling dyestuff, mordanting, dyeing, and washing in a single day. Of course, you can take home the finished work on the same day.
We recommend this class for those who are interested in natural dyeing but do not know how to do it, or for those who know how to do it but would like to try it for the first time.
*Advance reservations are required at least one week for this class.
| Available Dates | Monday or Tuesday, but not every week (irregular) |
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| Item to be dyed | May be brought in. Up to 400g per person per item. It is also possible to choose from tezomeya products (additional charge required). |
| Number of participants | Up to 3 |
| Experience Fee | It varies depending on the number of participants. One person: 13,200 yen (per person) Two people: 9,350 yen (per person) Three people: 7,150 yen (per person) |
| Instructor | Tomoko Kamihara |
| How to apply | Please apply using the “Contact Us” form. |
Safflower dyeing experience
A safflower dyeing experience that takes about 30-60 minutes. Dried safflower petals are used to dye small drawstring bag in pink.
This is ideal for those who would like to try natural dyeing in a short time while visiting Kyoto, or those who are interested in natural dyeing that does not use fire, other than indigo dyeing. Safflower dyeing is a very unique dyeing method among natural dyes, utilizing the acidic and alkaline properties of the dye.
Why not try your hand at safflower dyeing, a slightly unusual method in natural dyeing?
*Advance reservations are required at least one week for this class.
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| Available Dates | Monday or Tuesday, but not every week (irregular) Also, for this workshop only, if it starts at 10:00 a.m., it can also be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. |
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| Item to be dyed | small drawstring bag |
| Number of participants | Up to 5 |
| Experience Fee | 3,300 yen per person (including the cost of small drawstring bag) |
| Instructor | Tomoko Kamihara |
| How to apply | Please apply using the “Contact Us” form. |
Instructor
tezomeya store manager
Tomoko Aoki
After graduating from university, worked for Wacoal Corp. Ltd. where she was mainly in charge of domestic and overseas production management in the loungewear planning and production department. After leaving the company, she has been involved in product planning and production since the opening of tezomeya, and currently handles all aspects of the business from dyeing to sales.
“Using the knowledge of craftsmanship I gained while working at the company and my experience at tezomeya, I will respond to a wide range of requests at the workshop, from those who just want to experience herb dyeing to those who want to incorporate herb dyeing techniques into their own work.”