Structural Drape: Masterclass
A full-day masterclass in structural adire — the art of creating geometry in cloth before it ever meets the dye. We work with natural indigo throughout the day: preparing the vat, applying resist through stitching and precise folding, dyeing, rinsing, and reading what the cloth becomes as it opens.
This session takes the logic of adire further than our introductory workshops. The focus is on building complex structure in the resist — working at the intersection of geometry and spontaneity that makes the cloth legible as a made thing without being mechanical.
Suitable for anyone who has worked with natural dye before, or who has attended one of our previous sessions. Materials, lunch, and a light breakfast are included. The studio is in Hackney, with step-free access.
- 01All natural indigo, cloth, and resist materials
- 02Use of studio tools and the dye vats
- 03A light lunch and refreshments through the day
- 04Finished pieces to take home
- 05A printed guide to keeping an indigo vat at home
I came in knowing nothing about indigo and left with two pieces I am genuinely proud of. Abiola teaches the cloth as much as the technique.
The structural work changed how I think about resist entirely — folding and stitching before the dye even appears. A rare, generous day.
