Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes, Saturday, 9/8/12

Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes, Saturday, 9/8/12
Next Saturday is the first event as part of our “Reclaim, Rebuild, Reskill” event series. This series is all about learning hands-on skills that can help participants be more resilient. We hope participants will come away feeling confident that they can make, fix or harvest things they need or want. This first class demonstrates that… Read more »

Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes 8/27/11

Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes 8/27/11
Learn how to make brilliant colors from your local environment with natural dyer and plants-person Deepa Natarajan of the Permacouture Institute. In this three-hour workshop you will learn the basic principles of natural dyes, mordanting, medicinal dyes, making patterns on cloth, and flower printing. We’ll be harvesting some dyes straight from the garden at the… Read more »