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  • Sunday, August 24, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Coaxing Color from Plants: Seasonal Connection Through Natural Dyes

    In this August 24 Native Plant Trust workshop at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, we will learn the basics of natural dyeing using many of the New England native plants that grow around us. We will tap into the energy of this current season, and get to know each of the materials we will be working with. Participants will learn to build a dye bath, how to harvest plants respectfully, and more. Beginners warmly welcomed! $45. Sign up at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/coaxing-color-from-plants-seasonal-connection-through-natural-dyes/. The instructor is Maggie Ruth Haaland.

  • Saturday, September 7, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Native Plants for Natural Dyes

    This Native Plant Trust program at Nasami Farm on September 7 from 10 – 5 will explore the methodology of dyeing fibers using native and naturalized plant species. Through lecture materials, we will cover the basics of dyeing in ethnobotany, plant chemistry, and concepts of sustainable use. We will go into the field to identify and collect some plant material, and then go through the process of mordanting and dyeing raw wool, cotton, and silk fibers. Taught by Yoni Glogower, the class is $105 for NPT members, $126 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org

    Carlo Russo, Cool Yarns

  • Sunday, August 5, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Natural Dye Workshop

    In this Tower Hill Botanic Garden Natural Dye Workshop class on Sunday, August 5 from 1 – 3:30 you will:

    -Learn about what colors have been used throughout the world/history to make beautiful naturally dyed yarns and fabric.

    -Create a color palette with natural dyes: indigo or woad, cochineal, coreopsis, weld, goldenrod and logwood using alum as a mordant.

    -See how these colors can by overdyed and modified by a second “bath” in another color or mordant- specifically iron, which saddens and copper that greens. Students will help create the dye baths.

    -Create a silk scarf using eco printing techniques using plant material provided by the instructor and/ or fresh plant material you have brought from home.

    -Complete a sample book with the dye colors used and the “recipes” to achieve each color.

    -Discuss what you can grow, find and purchase to continue personal experiments in natural dyeing.

    A list of online resources and a bibliography of helpful Natural Dye books will be given to each participant. All materials are included.

    Instructor Laura Hacker has a BFA in Fiber Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has been working with natural dyes for 15 years. She recently exhibited in the Strands and Stems exhibit at Tower Hill. $45 for Tower Hill members, $55 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Sunday, February 4, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Natural Dye Workshop

    On Sunday, February 4 from 1 – 3, learn how to use plants to create a color palette of natural dyes and use indigo to make a beautiful Shibori scarf, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston.

    Instructor Laura Hacker has a BFA in Fiber Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has been working with natural dyes for 15 years. She recently exhibited in the Strands and Stems exhibit at Tower Hill. $40 for Tower Hill members, $55 for nonmembers. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—natural-dye-workshop