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***REMEMBER Tutorials can often employ many different types of plants successfully - so even if you don’t have access to the months’ themed plants, you can still use the techniques & recipes shared - lists & references to other plants and dyestuffs that are relevant for each month’s tutorial will always be provided!
Get private access to monthly in-depth natural dye education. Every month you will receive in-depth natural dye tutorials, & valuable information to keep your dye pots & journals busy throughout the year. Each tutorial will contain a plant profile, process resources, recipe(s), dyeing tips & beautiful accompanying imagery.
*New* Tutorial :
Protein Painting, Dyeing & EcoPrinting with Food Waste
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You will receive a PDF copy after it retires to keep & reference FOREVER
Go BEYOND Soymilk & learn to use accessible effective natural dye binders and food waste you already have at home!
This brand new Tutorial Includes:
How to decide what pretreatment is right for your process (dyeing or EcoPrinting) & dyestuff of choice including expectations of color tone and durability depending on your fixative
Supplies, Tools & Resources including my favorite dyeables.
NUMEROUS Protein binders beyond soymilk. How to clean & prepare fabric and make protein binder for immersion dyeing & painting.
How to Extract Dye for Immersion Dyeing from food waste dyes such as Onion Skin, Avocado Pit/Skin & Pomegranate Skins, etc. & the different hues achievable depending on the prefixative process.
How to save, extract & extensive guidance on achieving the pinkest results dyeing with Avocado pits and skins.
How to pre-treat materials effectively with Metal mordants like alum & iron
How to creatively EcoPrint Garments with accessible food waste and food bearing plants/tree trimmings.
Additional creative applications for food & food waste printing- Dye holiday table linens/napkins, aprons, socks, garments & gifts for yourself & loved ones!
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You will receive a PDF copy after it retires to keep & reference FOREVER
even after it retires for good in December.
*New* BONUS Tutorial : Food Waste Indigo Vat- Pumpkin Edition
Don’t throw out your leftover Jack-o-lanterns or pumpkins! Use them to make blue dye! Learn how to make use of seasonal food waste to create an Organic Indigo Vat. This is a bonus to the brand new Food & Food Waste Dyes Main Tutorial!
September Tutorial : Mushroom Dyes
by Julie Beeler of
Mushroom Color Atlas
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Fungi are an incredibly adaptable & widespread kingdom of life forms. Thriving on every continent, in every climate, from mountaintops, to deserts & even the depths of the ocean! Learn from Julie’s deep well of knowledge on Mushrooms including how to find, harvest & create striking, saturated, exciting colors on any natural fiber.
September’s Tutorial Includes:
Biology, Ecological Context & Sustainable Foraging of Mushrooms
Supplies resource links including Ethical / Considerate Suppliers.
How to Pre-treat fibers with many mordants for lasting colors that can withstand washing, exposure to sunlight & wear.
How to Dye with Mushrooms, alter their intensity & the tricks to creating saturated colors.
Creative inspiration for using your dyed fibers including Embroidery
✵One of the most expansive things about this Tutorial is the education on MORDANTS & the diversity of color achievable from even just a few types of mushrooms! It’s info EVERY dyer will benefit from- even if you don’t dye with Mushrooms.
Click the ‘Sign Up’ button above or below
to join A Year in Natural Dyes & immediately access the Tutorial.
You will receive a PDF copy after it retires to keep & reference FOREVER
even after it retires for good in late November.
Get private access to monthly in-depth natural dye education. Every month you will receive in-depth natural dye tutorials, & valuable information to keep your dye pots & journals busy throughout the year. Each tutorial will contain a plant profile, process resources, recipe(s), dyeing tips & beautiful accompanying imagery.
Previous Tutorials this year have included…
January: Paint with Indigo
+PLUS a Bonus Tutorial: Making an Indigo Vat with Food Waste
February: Custom Wood Block Printing
March: Grow a Dye Garden
April: Overdyeing- Renew your Textiles/Clothes with Natural Dyes
May: Plant Hammered Prints
June: Seaweed EcoPrinting
+PLUS a Bonus Tutorial: Fresh Indigo/Woad Dye & Leaf Printing
July: Making Pigment & Marbling on Fabric / Paper
August: Edible Natural Dye Recipes
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A Year in Natural Dyes
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• You want to learn the ins and outs of natural dyeing with practical explanations for what is going on
• You’re a beginner OR an expert
• You love getting brand new educational offerings monthly
• You’re looking for creative prompts with detailed directions that inspire you to make beautiful color without using mysterious synthetic ingredients
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• Yes! The monthly tutorials are thorough with step-by-step instructions on natural dye techniques & will help you attain a much a deeper understanding of natural dyeing. Materials & resources links to my favorite ethical & sustainable fabric & supplies vendors are included along with a complete supplies list.
• Coming from 10 plus years of professional arts education, I pour an immense amount of thought, & consideration into my tutorials with the participant in mind. The tutorials are full of visuals helping guide you the maker through the technical aspect of the natural dye process with clarity.
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• No matter your region or season A Year in Natural Dyes can offer value employing the techniques with a variety of different plants you have available.
• So even if you don’t have access to the months’ themed plants (madder, weld, marigolds, etc.) you can still use the techniques & recipes shared - lists & references to other plants & dyestuffs that are relevant for each month’s tutorial will always be provided!
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• Perhaps one of the best things about A Year in Natural Dyes is that at the end of each month you’ll get a downloadable PDF of the Tutorial you can keep FOREVER! There’s no rush, life is busy- and you can always reference the information you paid for in the future in whatever timeline works best for you!
• This means that if you live in a different region or hemisphere with opposite seasons, you can take full advantage of the digital copies that come with A Year in Natural Dyes, to save for when you and the local plants are ready!
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Tutorials can often employ many different types of plants successfully - so even if you don’t have access to the months’ themed plants, you can still use the techniques & recipes shared - lists & references to other plants and dyestuffs that are relevant for each month’s tutorial will be provided! The wonderful thing about A Year in Natural Dyes is that so many of the plants used are interchangeable.
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How the Subscription Works
Each month subscribers to A Year in Natural Dyes will have access to new Natural Dye Tutorials in the Private Membership section of my website. A Year in Natural Dyes is a rolling monthly subscription where old content expires each new month. After content retires- Subscribers receive downloadable PDF versions of their subscribed months’ content to keep and reference forever!
Content each month will include:
-plant(s) profile
-detailed tutorial with step by step directions
-resources for dyes, mordants, materials (garden & studio relevant)
-inspiration & prompts for discovery
-seasonal bonus dye plant growing or harvesting tips
The content will live in the Membership section of my website where you can comment, ask questions & share any knowledge you may have.
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