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Natural Dyeing with Foraged Plants


  • IC Press Co-op at PS1 225 North Gilbert Street Iowa City, IA, 52245 United States (map)

with Lilah Shepherd
Sat. Oct. 12 & Sun. Oct. 13, 10a-1p
outside the IC Press Co-op (225 N. Gilbert)

pay-what-you-can: $40-$160

Learn about foraging plants for natural dye, different processes of making dye baths with foraged plant matter, the process of preparing fabric for natural dyeing and immersion dyeing fabric.

Open to ages 14+.

Registration deadline: Oct. 7

*PS1 workshops are pay-what-you-can thanks to support from Hills Bank and individual donors. $142 is the true cost of the workshop, and we encourage participants to select the cost that they can afford, or pay a little extra to support future sliding-scale fees.

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TEACHING ARTISTS

Lilah Ward Shepherd is a multidisciplinary artist working with textiles, natural dyeing, printmaking, clay, painting and drawing. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and Canada. Her work explores color relationships, geometric shapes and patterning, relationships between forms and space while investigating human relationships, identity, ancestry, peace, comfort, and play.

Earlier Event: October 11
HOLD ON/LET GO
Later Event: October 12
IC Press Co-op Open Studio