This weekend was spent teaching and having fun at the Omo Yoruba Youth Camp. The camp teaches the youth Yoruba cultures through many workshops / sessions.
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| Students working on tying T-shirts |
This year I engaged the youths in making their own Indigo T-shirts with the assistance of several parents. Indigo is the oldest dye used for coloring fabrics. It is made from the plant beautiful blue leaves through a fermentation process.
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| Basting in INDIGO! |
Tied resist techniques is used to create patterns. The dye vat is yellow and when fabric is removed it begins to turn blue as the oxygen reacts with the indigo!
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| Margaret & I admiring the results |
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| Enjoying their creations! |
What a load of fun for them as they design and tied the shirts. It was pure fascination and excitements as their designs came alive.
1 comment:
Very Very cool!!!!
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