Kids visit Seiko Purdue's fiber arts studio

June 6, 2018

Students from the Western Washington University Childhood Development Center visited Professor Seiko Purdue in her studio and learned dyeing techniques. Click on any of the photos to navigate the captioned slideshow.

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Seiko demonstrates how to use the loom. We learned to pull the thread through at an angle so the edges are straight and smooth.

Seiko shows us techniques for prepping the piece for dyeing.

Wrapping marbles

Marbles and rocks are used

Mya chose fish cutouts held tight with a pair of vises.

AJ is ready for the dye. He has tightly wrapped popsicle sticks on his material and used a vise to hold a pair of wood cutouts.

Seiko places the work into a bucket of prepared Indigo Dye. This dye is made from a flower which goes through a fermentation processs.

Rinsing well is the final step to finishing the children’s beautiful indigo dyed material.

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