The Magical World of Plants: Solar Dyeing – August 12th

You will learn how to harness nature’s gorgeous palette by using leaves, flowers, roots, barks, scavenged materials, and even kitchen scraps to create deep, long-lasting colors in natural fibers. You will find out everything you need to know about natural dyeing to have the confidence to get your fiber out and enjoy experimenting.

In our workshop, you will learn how to do a Solar Dyeing technique. You will see how to prepare our beautiful skein for the slow process of absorbing the pigments with the heat of the sun. All the necessary materials will be sent to your home previously. The only thing you’ll need to provide is a glass jar to fill with yarn and color! You’ll have instructions on how to do everything.

This workshop is for anyone and everyone who is curious about the magical world of plants and natural dyes. Join us for an afternoon full of sharing experience and knowledge about botany, herbalism, and natural dyes. Come with your questions & open mind.

Required Experience: Absolutely none. All experience levels are welcome here. For those of you who didn’t even know dyeing with onion skins was a thing to those who have harvested cochineal from the prickly pears down in the desert- you will all be an integral part of this event.

Materials Provided:

1 Skein of Save the Sheep

     40% Lojeña / 60% Spanish Merino La Huertona

     Non-superwash

     100g/200m single ply DK weight

     Ready-to-dye (previously mordanted)

Save the Sheep tote bag

Natural dye material

Link to access Zoom session