Join us for Station North Art Walk at Blue Light Junction.
We invite you to enjoy a guided indigo dye experience led in the dye lab from 6:30-7:30 pm during Art Walk. As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts, we’re offering this community indigo dye session as a way to support the studio through shared experience. Your participation will directly support our educational and community-based programming as well as general studio/garden operating efforts.
This hands-on gathering invites participants to refresh a beloved old item and transform it into something new, working directly with natural indigo and exploring basic dyeing and resist techniques.
Bring a small item (T-shirt, bandana, blouse) and enjoy a guided indigo dye experience led by Kenya Miles.
If you’re unable to bring an item, bandanas and T-shirts will be available for purchase during the session: Bandanas $10 / T-shirts $20 (children's sizes & limited variety of sizes)
Station North Art Walk runs from 5-9 pm and is open to all. Feel free to spend time in Studio Blue’s Alternative Library, artists’ studios and Concept Store.
Date: Friday, July 10th, 2026
Various Times: 630 - 730 pm
Duration: 1 Hour session w/ other Community Members
Pricing: $25
Currently, we only accept payments through PayPal. If you would like to use a different payment method, please contact us at bluelightjunction@gmail.com for assistance.
Location: 209 McAllister Street, Studio A, Baltimore, MD 21202
Please read the full FAQ’s to better prepare for your time at the studio.
FAQ’s:
1) How many items can I bring to dye? You may bring one item to dye. Please be mindful of the thickness of the item you would like to dye as this is a community vat. Thicker materials such as knits and terry take up a large amount of dye. Garments and fabric should be no larger than a long-sleeve shirt.
2) What kind of materials can I dye? We are open to experimental materials that will not disrupt the vat’s natural environment. Uncoated wood, natural bones, natural fibers.
3) How does my material need to be prepared? In advance of the session, please wash your fabric in warm to hot water to remove any finishes, waxes etc so that the dye can bond with the fibers. Unwashed materials produce less strong colors and will fade more easily.
4) Can I bring a large sheet, blanket, or coat? No. In order to maintain the vat’s viability, we ask that items be of reasonable size and thickness. Please email bluelightjunction@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
5) What will be provided during my session? We will have inspiration books, clamps, wooden items for resist, gloves, a gallon plastic bag to hold wet items. There will not be time to stitch and dye within the hour. We encourage you to visit the Alternative Library in Studio Blue or search online to find stitch resist patterns to prepare your piece in advance.
6) What kind of vat will we be dyeing with? The 30-gallon indigo vat is made of ferrous sulfate (iron), calcium hydroxide, and organic indigo pigment.
7) I want to have a really dark indigo dyed piece? Indigo dye is a layering process. It can take up to 15 dips for very deep blues. Medium shades can happen between 3-5 dips. A one hour community session will likely allow for 1-2 dips.
Join us for Station North Art Walk at Blue Light Junction.
We invite you to enjoy a guided indigo dye experience led in the dye lab from 6:30-7:30 pm during Art Walk. As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts, we’re offering this community indigo dye session as a way to support the studio through shared experience. Your participation will directly support our educational and community-based programming as well as general studio/garden operating efforts.
This hands-on gathering invites participants to refresh a beloved old item and transform it into something new, working directly with natural indigo and exploring basic dyeing and resist techniques.
Bring a small item (T-shirt, bandana, blouse) and enjoy a guided indigo dye experience led by Kenya Miles.
If you’re unable to bring an item, bandanas and T-shirts will be available for purchase during the session: Bandanas $10 / T-shirts $20 (children's sizes & limited variety of sizes)
Station North Art Walk runs from 5-9 pm and is open to all. Feel free to spend time in Studio Blue’s Alternative Library, artists’ studios and Concept Store.
Date: Friday, July 10th, 2026
Various Times: 630 - 730 pm
Duration: 1 Hour session w/ other Community Members
Pricing: $25
Currently, we only accept payments through PayPal. If you would like to use a different payment method, please contact us at bluelightjunction@gmail.com for assistance.
Location: 209 McAllister Street, Studio A, Baltimore, MD 21202
Please read the full FAQ’s to better prepare for your time at the studio.
FAQ’s:
1) How many items can I bring to dye? You may bring one item to dye. Please be mindful of the thickness of the item you would like to dye as this is a community vat. Thicker materials such as knits and terry take up a large amount of dye. Garments and fabric should be no larger than a long-sleeve shirt.
2) What kind of materials can I dye? We are open to experimental materials that will not disrupt the vat’s natural environment. Uncoated wood, natural bones, natural fibers.
3) How does my material need to be prepared? In advance of the session, please wash your fabric in warm to hot water to remove any finishes, waxes etc so that the dye can bond with the fibers. Unwashed materials produce less strong colors and will fade more easily.
4) Can I bring a large sheet, blanket, or coat? No. In order to maintain the vat’s viability, we ask that items be of reasonable size and thickness. Please email bluelightjunction@gmail.com if you have specific questions.
5) What will be provided during my session? We will have inspiration books, clamps, wooden items for resist, gloves, a gallon plastic bag to hold wet items. There will not be time to stitch and dye within the hour. We encourage you to visit the Alternative Library in Studio Blue or search online to find stitch resist patterns to prepare your piece in advance.
6) What kind of vat will we be dyeing with? The 30-gallon indigo vat is made of ferrous sulfate (iron), calcium hydroxide, and organic indigo pigment.
7) I want to have a really dark indigo dyed piece? Indigo dye is a layering process. It can take up to 15 dips for very deep blues. Medium shades can happen between 3-5 dips. A one hour community session will likely allow for 1-2 dips.
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