Natural Dyes and Botanical Printing Weekend Workshop- 8/28 8/29

Come learn the art of natural dyes and botanical printing with the colors of nature! This is the perfect time of year for capturing all the lovely colors of fall on silk and wool. We will learn how to use a full rainbow of professional natural dyes that don’t fade, and personally choose your own color palette for two large charmeuse silk scarves and one large wool gauze shawl. Everything is ready for you, no need to learn on your own and waste costly fabric, this workshop is great for beginners and intermediate alike, although no experience is necessary to achieve beautiful results. We will learn advanced techniques including how to print on a colored background, mirror image prints, and how to use an iron carrier cloth for crisp outlines.
Saturday we will dye our silk and wool in a gradient of colors in the morning, break for lunch, then start steaming our first scarf in the afternoon. Sunday we will finish our second scarf, break for lunch, then finish with mirror image printing our wool shawl. You can bring wool or silk yarn or fabric to exhaust the dyebaths at the end of class and take home a rainbow of colors to knit/crochet/sew for later.
You need to register in advance so supplies can be ordered, washed, and mordanted when you come. You can receive a $50 discount by paying cash, call us to arrange payment to hold your space so we have your supplies ready for you. Feel free to bring food and drinks if you wish, we have reverse osmosis water and a large tea selection for you.