[July 11] Dyeing Workshop for Classroom Students Only with Guest Instructor Nakagami Senryoten

This workshop is exclusively for students, where we will welcome Mr. Masaomi Nakagami from Nakagami Dyeing Shop, a long-established dye store in Kyoto, to teach us all about the techniques for dyeing tsumami zaiku fabric. We will use the same acid dyes as for hand-drawn Yuzen, with Mr. Kitai demonstrating and Mr. Nakagami providing explanations.

What you will learn on the day:

・Spot dyeing of square-cut fabric

・Yuzen gradation technique using a single-bristle brush

・Dyeing method that includes color fixing

The dyes used are liquid-type acid dyes developed by Mr. Nakagami for tsumami zaiku, which "do not need to be dissolved." No mixing is required, and 37 colors are already available. This greatly lowers the hurdle for spot dyeing and dyeing fabric scraps. After the workshop, Mr. Nakagami will hold a dye sale (330 yen per color, available for purchase on-site).

Event Overview

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026

Morning session: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Afternoon session: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Oharibako Hanare

Capacity: 10 in-person participants per class, 25 Zoom participants (first-come, first-served)

Target audience: Students who have completed the introductory course.

What to bring:

Fabric to dye (Shirayuki Chirimen, your own habutae, etc.; synthetic fibers are not allowed)
Apron
Clothes that can get dirty
Towel
Rubber gloves
Cooking chopsticks
Brush (If you would like a Yuzen brush, we will collect a count via the group LINE and inform Mr. Nakagami in advance)

Workbook to be distributed in PDF format in advance

【Important Notes】

・This workshop is intended for students who have completed the introductory course.

・Cancellations will be accepted up to one week before the event (July 4). Cancellations and refunds after this date will not be accepted.

・We will prepare tools such as dyes, stoves, and pots, but you cannot choose the colors. If you have a specific color you want to dye, please bring it yourself.

・The archive of the Zoom lecture will be made available to in-person participants. It can be viewed for one month after upload.

・A workbook PDF will be distributed in advance via the group LINE.

【About additional recruitment】

【In-person classes】
Morning: 3 people
Afternoon: 7 people

【Zoom classes】
Morning: None
Afternoon: 20 people

【Application requirements】

The conditions will be changed from last time.

Limited to those who have completed the intermediate course AND those who have applied for the next intermediate course.