Posts in textiles
Repost: Making Japanese Sukumo Indigo Vats for North House, Unplugged 2025
Repost: Making Japanese Sukumo Indigo Vats for North House, Unplugged 2025

I was lucky to be involved in bringing Kenta Watanabe, Japanese sukumo indigo dyer and farmer to teach at North House Folk School’s annual Unplugged event in 2025. They kindly asked me to share my experience preparing for the courses in the following article which was originally posted on October 28, 2025 on the North House Folk School Blog. …

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textiles, indigoJazmin Hicks-Dahlsukumo, indigo, indigo dyeing, japanese indigo, kenta watanabeComment
Groupie Makes Scottish Wedding Blanket--My trip to Vermont's Marshfield School of Weaving
Groupie Makes Scottish Wedding Blanket--My trip to Vermont's Marshfield School of Weaving

I arrived Monday morning at the weaving school’s barn classroom ready for 5 intense days of learning. The other very friendly students and I began chatting. This was a Foundations Class, so naturally none of them had ever woven before. “You don’t know who Justin is!?” I said in disbelief.

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textilesJazmin Hicks-DahlJustin Squizzero, weaving, Marshfield School of WEavingComment