Dye Day
Dye fiber, yarn, and cloth with natural dye extracts and a shared indigo vat at Sanborn Mills Farm.
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The workshop
Natural Dye Study Group members will come together for a day of dyeing in person. Members should bring their own materials that are prepared for dyeing, scoured and mordanted. Instructions will be sent out to members beforehand. Members are welcome to bring raw fiber, yarn, cloth, or clothes to overdye. We will use mordant dyes in the form of concentrated dye extracts, some dried plant materials, and a shared indigo vat. Materials for the indigo vat only need to be scoured. Members are also welcome to bring any dye materials they might have to share with the group.
Before you come
Details for students
Where
One of the farm's studios, confirmed at check-in. See the campus
Staying on the farm
Housing, meals, the daily schedule, and places to stay nearby are on Prepare for your workshop.
Your instructor
Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith is a Massachusetts based fiber artist and nature explorer with a passion for community building and passing on knowledge of fiber arts. Her love of plants, foraging, color theory, and fiber arts merged when she discovered the world of natural dye. She specializes in dyeing fibers to be used for quilting, especially trying to capture the natural plants of a space in functional fiber art pieces.
Questions about this workshop, housing, or meals? Email registrar@sanbornmills.org or call (603) 435-7314. Please read the workshop policies before you register.