FLOWER FARM MANITOBA

The Indigo Dyeing Experience

Dyeing with Indigo is the perfect example of plant magic. Since the indigo pigment is not soluble in water, dyeing textile with it requires understanding of its chemistry. But don’t you worry, this class only requires your curiosity on how to work with plant-based indigo powder - everything else can be taught! In the summer, interact with Persicaria tinctoria in Lourdes’ garden and learn how to tend to Manitoba-grown indigo.


WHEN: Offered year-round. From July-September, each booking includes a garden tour to find out more on the indigo-bearing plant that thrives in North American gardens. (If booking from October to June, there is no garden tour due to snowy weather.)

THE INDIGO DYEING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

  • time in the studio and on the farm (4 hours)

  • all supplies

  • hands-on demo on building an organic indigo vat using fructose

  • surface design techniques (like different resist patterns, melted beeswax and clay paste).

  • Snacks and refreshments are also provided.


Note: If you desire to get the medium dark blue, please know that your piece will need multiple dips in the indigo vat and might require you to stay longer than four (4) hours. Darkest blue will not be achieved during this class because it requires drying between dippings. Other design patterns will also be available to choose from.

YOU’LL BRING HOME: one (1) 43x90-in cotton shawl and 4-6 different sizes of cotton fabric

Private group booking and on-on-one in-depth sessions are available, email Lourdes at hello@masaganaflowerfarm.com

If you want to opt for the installment payment with AfterPay, buy your tickets here (link in the shop). After that, Lourdes will get in touch to complete the booking process. Otherwise, click below to go to the booking system.

NEW OPTION FOR 2025!

Some Indigo Dyeing experiences will be scheduled around the Full Moon. Join Lourdes on her new art practice ritual!

These sessions are an invitation to gather with other creatives and reflect on our recent wins, celebrate them and make a tangible memory of this moment in time. Start a new practice of embodying what the full moon represents - celebration, culmination, and completion.  Guests are encouraged to make the focus design in these sessions - creating 12 white circles on fabric dyed in indigo vat 12x to get a very dark blue, representing the 12 full months of the year.

If indigo dyeing around the Full Moon appeals to you, make sure to select one of the following dates: April 12, May 11, June 14, or August 9, 2025. The calendar is always most up to date, feel free to check back for additional dates anytime.