Natural Dyes on the Farm 2024

Registration: https://communityfarms.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/communityfarms/event.jsp?event=3180&

All skill levels are welcome to this WFCF Adult Workshop, with experienced local natural dyer, textile artist, and educator Amanda Smith.

Participants will be introduced to plants and methods for creating their own lasting colors on plant-based fabric using the natural world around us; flowers, leaves, and nuts are just some of the materials we will explore. We will take a short tour of the Farm to identify dye-plant materials that can be foraged, and visit the experimental dye garden to experience the cultivation of dye plants first-hand.

Participants will be taught how to prepare cellulose fabric (cotton/linen) to receive natural dye and participate in making their own dye baths…