Make Your Own
Naturally Dyed Dance Pants
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Naturally Dyed Dance Pants Class!
Learn to make your own Thread + Sprout Dance Pants, use clay resist and dye with indigo in this 5 week online class taught by Justice McNeil Sumser and Kristin Arzt.
Join for $375
* Class starts June 2nd
* Five live video calls (that will be recorded so you can go at your own pace)
* Unlimited access to the content
* Connection to a supportive creative community
Sew, Design + Dye!
Learn to dye with natural indigo at home and work with clay paste resist to create your own naturally dyed Dance Pants!
We will cover how to mix your own clay paste to create resists when dyeing in a natural indigo vat. You can screen print, block print, and paint with clay paste on natural fibers. The clay paste repels the indigo dye, leaving you with one-of-a-kind designs. We will also cover dyeing in natural indigo, vat care, upkeep, and maintenance.
You will learn:
How to sew a pair of comfy elastic waist pants with anchored inseam pockets
Various tips for altering and customizing a pattern
How to mix and work with a natural fructose indigo vat
Surface design techniques for applying clay paste resist
Dyeing with clay resist in an indigo vat
Natural indigo vat maintenance
By the end of the class, you'll have the skills to make your own hand-dyed pieces, maintain your indigo vat, work with clay paste on your own, dye with clay, and more
MEET YOUR TEACHERS
Justice McNeil Sumser
Justice is a fiber artist, creative facilitator, and movement teacher. Her work lives at the intersection of craft, mindfulness, and magic — a place where making becomes more about the process than the outcome. Through her sewing patterns and tutorials as well as online classes and workshops, she hopes to encourage others to explore their creativity and imagination, gain confidence in working with their hands, practice generative thinking and have fun while doing it! She also teaches online yoga and mindfulness classes designed specifically for creatives, makers, and artists.
Kristin is a natural dyer and educator whose work explores the connection between plants, textiles, and the places we live. Much of her work begins in the garden. She grows seasonal dye plants for experimentation and loves sharing seeds and plant knowledge with her community. Through teaching, writing, and research, Kristin’s goal is to make natural dyeing approachable while encouraging deeper relationships between materials, land, and community. She also teaches meditation and restorative yoga, weaving mindfulness-based practices into her workshops.
Kristin Arzt
KEY DETAILS
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If you are taking this class live, the live video calls will be on Tuesdays for five weeks in a row.
The first live call will be on June 2nd
Important: you are not required to attend all the live classes! All the content will be uploaded to the class dashboard, including recordings of the calls, so you can do this class at your own pace and at a time that works best for you.
Live call schedule:
Call 1: Introductions + Getting Started
Tuesday, June 2nd, 3-5 pm PT // 4-6 pm MT // 5-7 pm CT // 6-8 pm ETCall 2: Sewing the Dance Pants Part 1
Tuesday, June 9th, 3-5 pm PT // 4-6 pm MT // 5-7 pm CT // 6-8 pm ETCall 3: Sewing the Dance Pants Part 2
Tuesday, June 16th, 3-5 pm PT // 4-6 pm MT // 5-7 pm CT // 6-8 pm ETCall 4: Indigo Dye + Clay Resist Part 1
Tuesday, June 23rd, 3-5 pm PT // 4-6 pm MT // 5-7 pm CT // 6-8 pm ETCall 5: Indigo Dye + Clay Resist Part 2
Tuesday, June 30th, 3-5 pm PT // 4-6 pm MT // 5-7 pm CT // 6-8 pm ET -
That is okay! It is the summer, we all lead busy and full lives.
All the content will be uploaded to the class dashboard, including recordings of the calls, so you can do this class at your own pace and at a time that works best for you.
You will have lifetime/unlimited access to all of the content and class recordings.
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Yes!
The Thread + Sprout Dance Pants pattern will be provided. You can read the description and see the size chart here.
You are welcome to use a different pattern if you’d prefer :)
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I want this class to be accessible to sewists of all levels, however, I recommend having some prior sewing experience. So, I'd say it's best for ambitious beginners through advanced sewists.
Before signing up please make sure you:
know how to sew a straight stitch
are familiar with using a pattern
are familiar with how your machine works and what quirks it may have
are familiar with how to wind your bobbin and thread your machine
know how to change the stitch length
are familiar with basic sewing terms like: seam allowance, bias tape, basting stitch, stitch length
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For the sewing part you will need:
white, woven fabric made of a natural fiber (cotton, linen, or hemp would work best)
a sewing machine
a way to finish seams (zig zag stitch or overlock machine)
basic sewing supplies
cotton all purpose thread
For the dyeing and clay resist part you will need:
A full supply list will be provided upon signing up!
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This class includes 5 weekly video calls hosted on Zoom as well as a private Discord server to connect with the teachers and fellow students in between classes!
What you’ll learn
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Sewing a Pair of Pants
Sew a pair of woven, elastic waist pants with anchored inseam pockets, a drop crotch and slight barrel leg using this Dance Pants pattern.
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Clay Resist + Surface Design
Learn how to mix your own clay paste to create one-of-a-kind designs. You can screen print, block print, and paint with clay paste on natural fibers.
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Dyeing with Indigo
We will cover mixing and dyeing with a natural fructose indigo vat as well as how to maintain your vat for future use.
