Natural Dye Workshop: Naturally Dyed Fabric Gift Wrapping with Amy Garbark

Join us to make Naturally Dyed Japanese Style Fabric Gift Wrapping, known as Furoshiki!

Natural Dye Workshop: Naturally Dyed Fabric Gift Wrapping with Amy Garbark

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Time: 10am - 1pm

Description: In this beginner friendly workshop, participants will learn basics of Japanese style fabric gift wrapping, known as Furoshiki. This workshop is also a great introduction to the materials and techniques of natural dye.

Join us to make Naturally Dyed Japanese Style Fabric Gift Wrapping, known as Furoshiki. Furoshiki are traditional Japanese wrapping cloths used for transporting goods or wrapping gifts. Each participant will naturally dye 2 fabric squares, sized for wraping gifts. We’ll have an indigo vat + some other natural dye-pots and techniques available and will demonstrate several ways to naturally dye your cloths. While the pieces are in the dye-pots, we will practice wrapping and learn several techniques. In addition to 2 x wrapping cloths, each participant will dye 2 x cotton ribbons. Participants can add on additional cloths for a per piece fee (to be paid to instructor at workshop.) All materials included and supplied.

Tuition: $65+ $20 materials fee

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1639.

Materials: All materials provided.

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Beth Wainwright Dye Lab, which is located on the second floor of the Timmons Studio building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the second floor from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the artist: Amy Garbark is an artist and maker who operates garbella, a studio and business in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a printmaker, textile artist, natural dyer and general fiber arts and surface design enthusiast who loves learning new things.