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Yoruba Indigo: Adire and Tie Dye 
Join Gasali Adeyemo, a traditional Yoruba artisan from Nigeria, as he takes students through the techniques of adire and tie dye. Each process is unique and has its own traditional designs and meanings in the Yoruba culture. Adire is the process of creating designs using cassava paste (also known as yucca) as a resist. It is applied with a small broom and a chicken feather. Students will learn how to prepare the paste and how to make designs either by stencil or by hand. The cloth will be dyed using natural indigo in the traditional Yoruba way. Gasali will also teach the process of tie dye using raffia to bind the fabric and then dyeing the fabric with the traditional indigo blue. Students will learn the techniques as well as the history and the culture behind the processes. Gasali Adeyemo will also be teaching the Yoruba Batik and Tie Dye Gasali Adeyemo Gasali Adeyemo grew up in Ofatedo, Nigeria, where he put himself through high school by sketching portraits at social gatherings. He studied for six years at the Nike Centre for Arts and Culture and then remained an additional four as a teacher. In 1995 Gasali exhibited his textiles in Bayruth, Germany, and his international reputation was born. A participant in the Iowa Color Congress 2002, the World Batik Conference, and Fiber Arts Center, Gasali has made it his lifešs work to give workshops, presentations, and lectures in order to communicate the beauty of adire textiles and share the Yoruba culture.
© Maiwa Handprints Ltd. 2008.
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