If you listen closely, you can hear a sound.
What could it be?

That’s the sound of water sloshing when dyeing fabric, which is what you can try at this workshop.

Villagers near the Abe River cultivated cotton during the Imagawa Period, and indigo dye was also an active crop nearby.

Craftsmen in Shizuoka have created a diverse dyeing culture using their own individual methods and forms of expression.

Here you can try indigo tie dye, tea-dye discharge printing, and stencil dying, where you can dye fabric with the color of your choice.

There’s a special feeling of joy you can only experience after going through the many steps to complete a finished pattern -- sketching, engraving, gluing, coloring, and finally, washing.

While the dyed fabrics themselves are beautiful, you can also enjoy how they change over time. We hope you grow to love the colors changing like a person going through the different stages of life.