We’ll spend some time outside during the first portion of this course looking for plants, mushrooms, and lichen that can be used to make natural dyes. We will forage for multiple dye plant species while we’re out and take the materials back to the venue to process and begin the second portion of the workshop.

Back at the Chuckanut Center around 3pm, we’ll use the kitchen to craft several natural dyes together. Each person will be provided with 2 sheets of white, pretreated wool fabric that they can cut into more pieces if they want to try all colors.

Each participant has the opportunity to experiment however they want with the various dye pots we craft. In previous classes, students walked away with 6-8 dyed cuts ranging in color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black and pink were previously attained).

In the final portion of this class, you can make a sachet of aromatic herbs using pieces of your dyed fabric.

Herbs will be provided and you are welcome to bring your own.

Herbs provided: lavender, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, mugwort, orange peel, fenugreek, and a few others.

More details and registration here: https://www.northwestnatura.com/fieldtrips/p/natural-dyes-jan