Plants bring vibrancy and color to our world in more ways than one. Peoples from all over the world have worked with plants to color their garments. Though natural dyes is still found in many traditional cultures around the world, artificial dyes came into use in the 1850s changing the global garment industry. Find creative connection to the plant kingdom and join fiber artist Janessa fortes Bautista in learning the art of natural dyeing at Hedgerow Herb Co. Come join us for an evening of transforming a silk scarf and a cotton tea towel into your choice of a golden or purple-gray hues using the rich pigments of marigold flowers and Black Hopi Sunflower. You will also learn preparation techniques such as scouring and mordanting, giving you a launching point to start or deepen your own plant dye practice.
What to bring:
+ notebook for notes
+ questions!
What you will receive:
+ hands on instructions
+ dyed silk scarf and tea towel
Space is limited for this hands on workshop. Please secure your ticket in advance. Thank you!
MEET JANESSA & SUSAN
Janessa is a designer and textile artist living in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon with her son and white wolf dog, Beija. She has been growing in community through sharing daily practice, beautiful meals, pouring tea, and sitting in ceremony. Janessa lives surrounded by a community of healers, plant medicine teachers, artists, farmers, musicians, fire tenders and magical creatures. As a first generation Filipina American, she strives to learn and find connections to the ways of her ancestors. Working with plant dyes and plant medicine is a strong source of connection. She grows her dye plants just steps away from her outdoor dye studio, overlooking the cedar and alder forest. With wisdom and compassion, she aspires to be of integrity with all aspects of her life practice and work for the benefit of all beings.
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Susan Wiencke is a queer parent, farmer, educator, botanical dye artist and somatic practitioner who lives and works at Owl Song Farm and Fiber in Corbett. With over two decades of experience in teaching and farming, Susan puts care into her lessons so that students find joy in the process of learning new skills and connecting with Nature.