藍染め体験教室

We spent a wonderful afternoon in Hoi An with the artist Lê Thúy dyeing scarves and a kimono top in a huge vat of indigo dye. Thûy has wide range as an artist –– lacquered canvasses are stacked against the walls near fabric arts using traditional materials and techniques. She showed us the web site for a remarkable installation she had done in Queensland while we sipped artichoke tea in beautiful ceramic cups, then chose patterns and began folding and tying our fabrics following her instructions. The afternoon sped by punctuated by soaking our creations in the indigo, fishing them out, setting the dye, and undoing the tight ties that form the pattern before hanging our masterpieces on a line to dry. The conversations, beauty of the surroundings, and our final product in soft blues and whites were an excellent way to spend the afternoon. Highly recommended!

The tie-dyeing workshop with Thuy has been one of the highlights of my trip to Vietnam! Thuy is such a talented artist and getting to learn more about her art as well as the traditional indigo dye method was fantastic. A really beautiful way to spend a couple of hours in Hoi An. Thank you Thuy!

It was a fun experience to visit the home of an internationally renowned artist and learn both about tie dying but also to see some of artist Thuy's work. We were able to choose our patterns and then make scarves which were delivered to our hotel later the same day.