Natural Dyeing for Beginners
Natural Dyeing for Beginners
with Lilah Ward Shepherd
Sat. Aug. 9, 16, 23, & 30, 3-5p
at the IC Press Co-op (225 N. Gilbert)
pay-what-you-can: $60-$200
Learn the process of natural dyeing from start to finish. How to prep cellulose cotton & protein silk fibers for dyeing, scouring, mordanting, how to prepare a dye bath for immersion dyeing, supplies, set up, and finish with covering modifiers to alter colors, so you can get multiple colors from a single dye. Students will dye cotton & silk fabric with different natural dyes.
Open to ages 18+.
Registration deadline: July 25
*PS1 workshops are pay-what-you-can thanks to support from Hills Bank and individual donors. $184 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.