BY CAROLINE BERG | FEBRUARY 15, 2010 7:30 AM
"Tie-dye is usually associated with peace signs, long hair, and the psychedelic. However, the practice dates as far back as 500-800 A.D. pre-Columbian fashions, a little before the Grateful Dead took the stage.
“I don’t really know why tie-dye found renewed popularity in the ’60s,” said Christopher Roy, a UI professor of art and art history. “It must have been the LSD that made all those colors so appealing.”
It could have been the drugs. Or it could have been the tie-dye market in African nations that charmed the influx of U.S. Peace Corps workers during the era.
Heidi Anderson, who works at the Spot youth outreach center in Iowa City, spent last August visiting Kenya and Swaziland, where she came in contact with Africa’s rich assortment of patterned textiles. She will teach a class on the batik wax-resist dyeing technique in celebration of Black History Month. The Afro-American Cultural Center will host the arts and crafts night at 5 p.m. Thursday. Those who wish to participate in this free and open event must RSVP today."
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