Join textile and fibre-focused artist educator Bethany Garner for an exciting new course on indigo dyeing and shibori. Learn all about this special blue dye by exploring techniques for dyeing cloth in a variety of ways, including the Japanese art of shibori: a folding and tying technique used to create surface design with indigo dye. Bethany will guide participants through the materials and processes necessary to  make stunning indigo dyed fabrics as well as creating small hand stitched quilt art with the samples dyed in class. No prior experience required; this offering will provide a learning experience for everyone from beginner to seasoned artists.


A note from Bethany: “I will have cloth available but students should plan to bring pre-scoured (washed in hot water with no bleach or fabric softener) cloth for dyeing. Cotton pillowcase fabric, and white sheets work fine. 


Please Note: The County Arts Lab is moving! As of March 29th classes will take place across the hall in unit 1E of the Armoury. Access to this unit is from the outside of the building, at the rear of the building on the side nearest to the library.


Meet Bethany! Bethany Garner is an art quilt designer, traditional quilter, weaver, and educator with over 30 years of instruction and educational development experience in both post-secondary and community settings. A resident artist at Kingston's Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, Bethany is passionate about sharing her knowledge with students in a multitude of disciplines including painting, printing, dyeing cloth and fibre, and weaving. She works to inspire her students to take chances and explore new techniques in the classroom and beyond. Bethany's courses are technique-based, fun, and developed to ensure that every student feels included and supported as they forge their own creative path.

Art supply fee - Please note that the cost of supplies is not included in the course fee; this amount depends on the course, and will be automatically added to your total. If this cost is prohibitive for you, please contact Stacey at [email protected] before registering to make alternative arrangements.

Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.  

Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year. 

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to creating when we are in person!

  • We encourage those who are able to pay a little more to choose this price ($20/hr). By doing so, you are helping build a community that prioritizes access to the arts for all, and allowing us to cover more of our operating costs, which include Artist Instructor fees, rent, and more.

  • This price ($15/hr) allows us to cover most of the costs of running the course.

  • This price ($10/hr) is available to those who find the other two options too high for their household.

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