Natural Dye Workshop with Beatrice Ford Brown

34 School Street,Watkinsville GA 30677

09 July, 2022

Description

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation is hosting a Natural Dye Workshop with Beatrice Ford Brown A two-day hands-on, interactive workshop invites participants to learn the basics of the natural dyeing process including extraction of the dye from botanical materials, creating 9 dye pots, and corresponding recipes for use with cotton, linen and silk fabric. This workshop will cover several key instructions for successful natural dyeing: Participants will learn about mordants, tannins, dyes and color shifts with metallic salts. This instruction will provide insight regarding color and light fastness, and chemical color shifts. Participants will be able to see and achieve different effects of mordants with cellulose vs. protein fibers. Participants will work with cloth to achieve vibrant colors using foraged and sourced natural dyes. Participants will learn basic “dyer’s math”, principles of pH and the importance of understanding of WOF (weight of fiber) in natural dyeing. Participants will appreciate the natural variable beauty derived from botanicals vs. synthetic dyes. Participants will compile a Natural Dye Journal with color swatches/ samples produced during the workshop. Concise instructions and all recipes will be included in this workshop. Days/Dates: Saturday, July 9, 2022 Sunday, July 10, 2022 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Length: 2 Days / 7 Hours per Day (with Lunch Break) Age: 18+ Level: Beginner/Intermediate Class Fee: OCAF Members $175 Non-Members $225 Materials: Instructor will furnish all materials/equipment Students should wear old clothes they do not mind getting stained with dye Location: OCAF School Street Studios To Register: https://www.jotform.com/build/220976964850166