Seed 2 Runway Workshops
We Are The Culture We Wear!
Indigenous Fashion Textiles
Created Using Natural Dyes & Pigments
We Are The Culture We Wear Online & In-Person Workshops
Indigenous Geechee Indigo & Natural Dyeing Traditional Practices Transferred To Me As A 5th Gen Child on Johns Island, SC | Facilitator: Indigenous Teaching Artist ~ Carola Jones >> NC Toisnot Skaru:re | FL Seminole | Johns & Kiawah Islands, SC Geechee
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In Support Of
The Seed 2 Runway Project
The Seed 2 Runway Project
The Seed 2 Runway Project was conceived at Mount Royal University by Spirit River Striped Wolf and Patricia May-Derbyshire as part of Otaphiaaki Fashion Week in Calgary, Alberta. The goals are to provide a space, knowledge and healing for First Nations BIPOC to learn, teach, share, and heal by reconnecting with sustainable land-based practices in a nurturing intertribal community.
Online Session Begins Full Moon August 19, 2024 = USD $150
Includes indigo dye supplies mailed free in USA & Canada + 7 weeks of guided instruction + Q&A support + Projects taken from blank cloth to finished product
How to Create Indigo Dyed Medicine Clothes
From Toisnot Skaru:re Knowledge Keepers &
Johns & Kiawah Islands Geechee Indigo Practices
From Toisnot Skaru:re Knowledge Keepers &
Johns & Kiawah Islands Geechee Indigo Practices
Sage Paul Cardinal Teachings
Parts of Section Below are Under Construction
Community
Decolonization
Creating With Purpose
Wearing Culture Every Day
Authenticity
Intertribal Sharing
Sustainability
Eco-Friendly
Seminole Wool Bandolier Bag
Individual Choice Between Indigo or Pomegranate
Learn to Make a Wool Seminole Bandolier Bag. This project is a bonus, where we dye wool in indigo or pomegranate, neither of which requires a mordant. The experience of using these dyes is another tool to dye wool on your natural dye journey. Our goal in the project is to create a solid color blue or brown that we can embellish with embroidery and beads. A detailed guided demonstration of hand sewing will be provided, along with a needle. We will meet online in a dedicated space on an educational platform, and finish all workshop projects as a community. The bag can be embellished with iconography from your tribal communities. Finished examples will be explained. ***NOTE: To complete this project bring an extra meter of wool fabric.
Florida Ethnographic Collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Left: Bandolier bag, Seminole, wool yarn, wool, brass, glass beads, ca. 1830s-1840s, 25.0” long, 17.0” wide (E-598). Bottom: Detail of Strap from Wandering Bull Website.
Dyed Wool Yarn
Madder ~ Indigo ~ Pomegranate ~ Turmeric ~ Marigold
Madder ~ Indigo ~ Pomegranate ~ Turmeric ~ Marigold
Participants will learn how to dye wool yarn using madder, marigold, and turmeric, which need a mordant. We will experience dyeing wool yarn in indigo and pomegranate that do NOT require a mordant. Detailed demonstration will be shared. We will work online as a community to complete all projects after the workshop.
