Aya Fiber Studio

The owner, Suzanne Connors has been practicing the art of aizome indigo dyeing over the last 13 years and she opened the first dyeing workshop in Port Salerno back in 2014. Suzanne produces stunning textiles, but the studio serves a secondary purpose as well. This goal is to educate locals and travelers alike in the ways of traditional japanese craft and other fiber art genres. There are several common ways of performing the aizome dyeing process. One method uses hand cut katagami stencils to apply a thick dye-rice resistant paste to the fabric and then cover it with sawdust. Dipping this in dye leaves behind a design that maintains a high level of detail. This is called katazome.