Eco printing is an incredible way to capture forms and colors of the plants that grow around us. For the third session of our natural dye series we will be exploring this process. Participants are invited to bring their own collection of plant materials either sustainably foraged from Cape Ann or from your garden. I will be sharing examples, materials, and basic techniques of the eco printing process. As always, this class is a meant to be a jumping off point for further inquiry and exploration!

This Sunday, November 12, we will be jumping into our second session of our natural dye series, experimenting with bundle dyeing. We will be using common plants like marigolds, dahlias, sumac berries, strawflower, and varieties of seaweed. Each participant will make their own fabric square. Feel free to bring your own plant materials. Below are instructions and suggestions for plant material to forage for natural color. Hope to see you there! If you have not had a chance to sign up for a class, there is still time. Sign up here

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Last Sunday, November 5th, we kicked off our natural dye series exploring immersion dyeing by creating solar dye jars. The turn out was fantastic. Below are the instructions that I shared with the class. Looking to join the workshop? Sign up here!

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I am so excited to share that starting in November I will be facilitating a natural dye series in my home town thanks to the generous sponsorship of Gloucester 400+ 💫🍂 This workshop series will be an easy to follow introduction to some of the basic techniques of natural dyeing: immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, and eco printing. We will be using botanical materials collected from Cape Ann to experiment and create our colors! The goal of this series is to honor the wild and generous ecosystem that grows around us on the Northshore. I hope that together we can experiment and explore with the natural colors from our backyard.

Due to the high interest in these courses, registration is highly suggested. You will notice that the courses do repeat- so if you cannot make a date, perhaps another date will work better for you. Below I’ve listed some frequently asked questions. But please feel free to reach out if your question is not listed, or you’d like more information.

Finally, the thing that I am most excited about (beyond playing with eco arts) is creating a collective quilt together! Participants are invited to share some of the natural dyed fabric they’ve made during the course so that together we can stick our pieces to make a quilt representing our community ecosystem!

Can’t wait to see what we make together! Hope to see you there!

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