$20.00 – $50.00
Friday, June 14, 2024
4:00PM to 6:00PM EST
Attend a two hour workshop with natural dyer, weaver, and spinner, Michelle Parrish and learn about planning a dye garden, and selecting, planting, and growing natural dye plants. Expect to get your hands dirty as we spend the second portion of this workshop planting out the Fabric of Life dye garden.
Workshop is open to gardeners, dyers, and enthusiasts of all experience levels.
If you would like to pay by check, please contact us at office@fabric-of-life.org.
Description
Instructor: Michelle Parrish
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Date: Friday, June 14, 2024
Duration: 2 hours
Time: 4:00PM to 6:00PM EST
Location: 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne MA 01370
Cost: sliding scale of $20 – $50
Experience Level: All are welcome.
Michelle Parrish is a natural dyer, weaver, and spinner living and working in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts.
She earned her Master Weaver Certificate from the Hill Institute in Florence, MA in 2010. She is one of the organizers of Western Massachusetts Fibershed, which is a local affiliate of the broader Fibershed movement, and is part of the New England Flax and Linen Study Group. She loves to share her enthusiasm about plants with others, and can often be found demonstrating natural dyeing and flax processing at events around the northeast.
Michelle says: “I am fascinated by the complex processes by which raw natural materials are transformed into yarn, color, and cloth. My particular passion is to understand and utilize the materials that can be grown and gathered locally, in the Connecticut River Valley and surrounding hills, and to support organic and sustainable cultivation and processing methods. I aspire to create local cloth, while connecting to sources of sustainably produced materials around the world.”
Learn more about Michelle on her website and blog: Local Color Dyes
Program Description
Do you want to learn how to dye your yarn or fabric with plants you have planted, tended and harvested? Growing your own dye plants allows you to be connected to the colors you use in an intimate and thoughtful way.
During the first part of this two hour workshop, Michelle will introduce a variety of plants we can grow to produce natural dyes. She will discuss the annual and perennial plants commonly used in natural dyeing, the colors produced, and what is needed to successfully grow your own natural dyes. This program will offer an understanding of how to successfully start a dye garden, including planning, plant selection, starting plants from seed, planting starts, and nurturing healthy plants throughout the season. The second portion of the workshop will be a hands-on planting party, complete with seeds, starts, and a freshly prepared garden bed. Bring your garden gloves and a trowel if you have one!
Come with your ideas and questions and learn from Michelle’s breadth of knowledge about growing and using natural dye plants.
No experience necessary.
Please contact us with any questions at office@fabric-of-life.org.
Our sliding scale fee allows us to keep our programming accessible to a wide range of individuals through the generosity of our community. Please select the option that feels the most comfortable for you.
Additional information
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