Blog – Tagged "Colours of Nature"

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The Magic of Indigo

September 27, 2020

For anyone who has had the pleasure of dyeing with indigo there is a beauty and magic to this natural dye, derived from the indigo plant. If you work with indigo, you don't just dye with it, you have a relationship with it.

Natural Dye Workshop - Dyeing with Protein Fibre

July 31, 2018

I conducted a Natural Dye workshop for the Saskatoon Spinners and Weavers Guild. There were 10 students. We were welcomed by one of the Guild member's homes to have the workshop there in the country, over-looking the river just near Waneskewin National Heritage Site.

Print & Paint with Natural Dyes

May 05, 2017

A workshop of printing and painting with natural dyes. So wonderful to attend another workshop at Maiwa Handprints!