Hand-dyed adire yardage
Two metres of cotton, resist-dyed and finished. Sold as it comes off the line — the pattern is never repeated exactly.
£65.00
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Samson AdeyemiIndigo dyer and textile artist — adire cloth, made by hand in London
Commission or buy
Indigo dyeing workshop
Four hours at the studio, six people at a time. You tie, you dip, you take home what you made.
£45.00
Bespoke commissions
Panels, hangings and lengths made to a brief. Lead time is four to eight weeks depending on the depth of colour.
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I dye cloth with indigo. Everything I make is adire — resist-dyed by hand, tied, stitched or stencilled before it ever meets the vat, so no two lengths come out the same.
I learned in Abeokuta, where my grandmother's compound had three vats going at once and the dye was read by smell rather than by timer. I have kept the method and changed almost nothing about it: natural indigo, a fermented vat, and as many dips as the depth needs.
I work with designers on yardage, take private commissions, and teach at the studio most months. If you want something specific, the honest answer is usually yes — it just takes a few weeks.
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