Intro to Natural Dye - $95 + $25

This class teaches students the fundamentals of using natural plants and natural plant extracts to color fabric. The students will learn how to mordant fabric, color shift with iron mordant and use natural dye powders such as cutch, kamala and parrot tree to create beautifully colored fabric. We will be dyeing various fabrics to see how the color looks on different types of fabric. Students will walk away with the beginnings of a color sample binder.

August 10 10am to 2pm
August 11 10am to 2pm

Materials fee: $25, includes various samples of fabric, dye powders and mordants

Student supply list:
Apron
Mask
Gloves
Notebook
Card stock
stapler/staples
Sharpie Marker
label stickers (optional)
hole punch (optional)
Pinking shears (optinal)

You may also like the following events from Manitou Art Center:

• This month, 23rd August, 01:00 pm, Jelly Plate Printing - $55 for MAC members/$60 for non members in Manitou Springs
• Next month, 3rd September, 04:00 pm, Spinning Wheel 101 - $100 + $15 Supply Fee in Manitou Springs
• Next month, 5th September, 05:00 pm, First Fridays at the MAC in Manitou Springs

Also check out other Workshops in Manitou Springs.