Naturalists at the Ney: Natural Dying

Name: Naturalists at the Ney: Natural Dying
Start: 2026-04-04T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-04T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Elisabet Ney Museum

Schedule

Sat Apr 04 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Elisabet Ney Museum | Austin, TX

Learn how to use natural dyes with the Refugee Collective! Participants will receive one bandana (limited quantities).
Join the Refugee Collective and the Elisabet Ney Museum for a hands-on natural dye workshop as part of the Naturalist at the Ney series. Using onion skin food waste, we'll dye Texas organic cotton bandanas sewn by tRC Studio a lovely shade of yellow while exploring shared values of textile craft, sustainability, regenerative agriculture, and native plants. While our dyes simmer, participants will enjoy a guided landscape tour of the Ney grounds and support light weeding and care of the site. Come learn, make, and tend, connecting fiber, land, and community.