Gullah Geechee Indigo Upcycling:
“Medicine Clothes” Online Workshop

Date & Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (includes 30-minute lunch break)

Location: Live via Zoom
Level: All levels welcome

🔹 What Participants Will Learn:

• The history and sacred uses of indigo in Indigenous Gullah Geechee culture

• How to prep, bind, and dye garments using natural indigo techniques

• The significance and making of “medicine clothes” as tools of healing and resistance

• Sustainable, zero-waste upcycling techniques with storytelling elements

• How to set intentions and incorporate personal meaning into your garments

• Simple resist methods (twisting, binding, stitching) for meaningful pattern creation

🔹 Course Curriculum:

🕗 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome + Introduction to Indigenous Gullah Geechee Culture and Indigo as Medicine

🕣 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
The History of Medicine Clothes: Storytelling, Resistance, and Ritual

🕤 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Indigo 101: Plant-Based Vat Setup, Safety, and Spiritual Practices

🕥 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Garment Prep and Intention Setting (Stitch, Fold, Bind Techniques)

🕦 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Live Dye Session – First Indigo Dips and Personal Reflections

🕧 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

🕐 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Layered Dips, Design Variations & Adding Symbolic Marks

🕑 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Unveiling & Interpreting Your Medicine Cloth (Group Sharing)

🕒 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Q&A, Resources for Continued Learning, and Closing Reflection