Join us for a celebration of colors in three natural dyes. Slowly refresh your wardrobe and household items with hand-crafted natural dyes. Open dye hours allow you to dye at your own pace and socialize without turning your own kitchen into a dye studio.
These open dye events allow participants to slowly refresh their wardrobes and household items with handcrafted natural dyes. Bring fabric, paper, some t-shirts, yarn, clothes, wooden beads, or surprise me! Stay the whole time or just come by, it’s up to you. Mix and match your dyes to build different colors.
In the past, we’ve worked primarily with dye baths and indigo vats. This fall, I’m incorporating the opportunity to build bundle dyeing into the dye sessions as well, to achieve different prints and patterns using raw (invasive) leaves and botanicals.
Where & When
Where: My Studio, located at 2730 N Palo Verde Ave. Tucson, AZ 85716 (2nd building in the back).
Three Dates:
You may register for as many or as few of the dates as you wish.
September 19, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
October 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 15, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
About Open Dye Sessions
I make and provide beautiful natural dyes and you bring your own fiber to dye at your own pace.
Participants may bring up to fabric or an assortment of clothes, bandanas, household items, etc.
If you’ve never dyed with natural dyes before, I will run you through how to dip your fiber into the pots and indigo vat. You will then dye to your heart’s content and leave with beautiful pieces to love.
NOTE: This is not a structured workshop or a class. I will help you, but the structure will be loose and fun. It’s an opportunity to get to use the dyes and make friends :)
Available Dyes
September 19: African sumac bundle dyeing (golden and grey wild spotted prints), Indigo (blue), and Avocado pit (warm pink/mauve). *If the Avocado dye fails, which sometimes happens, I will substitute a similarly colored dye prior to the event.
October 17: Eucalyptus bark (terra cotta/gray), indigo (blue), blossom/plant blend for bundle dyeing (multicolored fun).
November 15: Cochineal (pink/purple), pomegranate (mustard yellow/forest green), indigo (blue)
Participants Provide
Your own dyeables: natural fiber clothing, yarn, fabric, household items, etc.
Your own dish gloves
Materials Provided
Natural Dyes
Iron mordant for making dark colors
pH modifiers
Twine, rubber bands, clothes pins, plastic tubes, and other essentials for creating shibori prints.
Tongs and towels
Tea, water, music, treats, and nice vibes :)
Community Guidelines
I don’t really enforce how much fiber you bring, but please be mindful so that everyone who registers may access the dyes. Natural dyes do exhaust and run out. You might not get to dye everything you bring.
All dyeable items must be made of NATURAL FIBERS such as cotton, linen, silk, wool.
Please wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting stained.
This event runs at your pace. You may show up at any time and leave at any time.
BYO dish gloves for the indigo vat!
Please be mindful of those around you working a different levels of skill, knowledge, ability, and mobility. These events can feel overwhelming from the number of people dyeing, our relationship to wanting certain results, and from trying something new. I hope we can all practice patience and collaboration to make sure everyone comes away with beautiful results and a positive experience.
Stuff gets lost easily in vats of dye. If you accidentally end up with someone else’s item, please reach out to me. Sometimes participants bring precious items and we want to make sure everyone ends up with the correct stuff.
Pretreating Fiber (Please read!)
To naturally dye almost anything, one must treat their fiber ahead of time (this is called mordanting and/or binding). In the past, I’ve provided materials (such as soy milk) for participants to treat their fiber during the event. Unfortunately, sometimes fiber doesn’t fully set in time to dye and participants have felt frustrated by their results. To ensure everyone gets the results they want, I will now require participants to bind their cotton/linen fiber and mordant their silk/wool fiber ahead of the event.
I understand that this might feel intimidating for a lot of participants, especially if you’ve never dyed before. To mitigate this, instructions for binding and mordanting will be sent via email when you register for the event. I’m also happy to provide free alum for your silk and wool, of which you can pick up from my studio at any time. Alum can also be purchased at Fry’s, Albertsons or Safeway, in the spice aisle.
Please give yourself an entire 24 hours to treat your fiber before the event. I promise, it’s really easy and it will ensure that the natural dyes penetrate your items. It requires as much know-how as making jello. You can always reach out to me with questions, via email or Instagram.
NOTE: Indigo does not require mordanting and binding, so you can skip this process for items you plan to put into the indigo vats.
Scholarship Spots
Scholarship Spot Guidelines: Limited to 2 people. These spots are for folks who make less than $30,000 a year OR service industry workers OR students, and/or those on a very fixed income. If that’s you, please register! No questions asked :)
Cancelation Policy
Due to the nature of being a very small business, I’m not able to offer refunds on classes at this time. To avoid needing to cancel, please check your schedule ahead of signing up for a class. If a class is booked for an additional date, I’m happy to move a participant to the later date to accommodate for life’s unexpected challenges. If your schedule interferes with a class, please give me as much notice as possible so that I might fill your spot. Special considerations will be made on a case by case basis for true emergencies (ex. sudden hospitalization, family or pet emergencies, or natural or man-made disasters, etc).
Liability
Join us for a celebration of colors in three natural dyes. Slowly refresh your wardrobe and household items with hand-crafted natural dyes. Open dye hours allow you to dye at your own pace and socialize without turning your own kitchen into a dye studio.
These open dye events allow participants to slowly refresh their wardrobes and household items with handcrafted natural dyes. Bring fabric, paper, some t-shirts, yarn, clothes, wooden beads, or surprise me! Stay the whole time or just come by, it’s up to you. Mix and match your dyes to build different colors.
In the past, we’ve worked primarily with dye baths and indigo vats. This fall, I’m incorporating the opportunity to build bundle dyeing into the dye sessions as well, to achieve different prints and patterns using raw (invasive) leaves and botanicals.
Where & When
Where: My Studio, located at 2730 N Palo Verde Ave. Tucson, AZ 85716 (2nd building in the back).
Three Dates:
You may register for as many or as few of the dates as you wish.
September 19, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
October 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 15, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
About Open Dye Sessions
I make and provide beautiful natural dyes and you bring your own fiber to dye at your own pace.
Participants may bring up to fabric or an assortment of clothes, bandanas, household items, etc.
If you’ve never dyed with natural dyes before, I will run you through how to dip your fiber into the pots and indigo vat. You will then dye to your heart’s content and leave with beautiful pieces to love.
NOTE: This is not a structured workshop or a class. I will help you, but the structure will be loose and fun. It’s an opportunity to get to use the dyes and make friends :)
Available Dyes
September 19: African sumac bundle dyeing (golden and grey wild spotted prints), Indigo (blue), and Avocado pit (warm pink/mauve). *If the Avocado dye fails, which sometimes happens, I will substitute a similarly colored dye prior to the event.
October 17: Eucalyptus bark (terra cotta/gray), indigo (blue), blossom/plant blend for bundle dyeing (multicolored fun).
November 15: Cochineal (pink/purple), pomegranate (mustard yellow/forest green), indigo (blue)
Participants Provide
Your own dyeables: natural fiber clothing, yarn, fabric, household items, etc.
Your own dish gloves
Materials Provided
Natural Dyes
Iron mordant for making dark colors
pH modifiers
Twine, rubber bands, clothes pins, plastic tubes, and other essentials for creating shibori prints.
Tongs and towels
Tea, water, music, treats, and nice vibes :)
Community Guidelines
I don’t really enforce how much fiber you bring, but please be mindful so that everyone who registers may access the dyes. Natural dyes do exhaust and run out. You might not get to dye everything you bring.
All dyeable items must be made of NATURAL FIBERS such as cotton, linen, silk, wool.
Please wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting stained.
This event runs at your pace. You may show up at any time and leave at any time.
BYO dish gloves for the indigo vat!
Please be mindful of those around you working a different levels of skill, knowledge, ability, and mobility. These events can feel overwhelming from the number of people dyeing, our relationship to wanting certain results, and from trying something new. I hope we can all practice patience and collaboration to make sure everyone comes away with beautiful results and a positive experience.
Stuff gets lost easily in vats of dye. If you accidentally end up with someone else’s item, please reach out to me. Sometimes participants bring precious items and we want to make sure everyone ends up with the correct stuff.
Pretreating Fiber (Please read!)
To naturally dye almost anything, one must treat their fiber ahead of time (this is called mordanting and/or binding). In the past, I’ve provided materials (such as soy milk) for participants to treat their fiber during the event. Unfortunately, sometimes fiber doesn’t fully set in time to dye and participants have felt frustrated by their results. To ensure everyone gets the results they want, I will now require participants to bind their cotton/linen fiber and mordant their silk/wool fiber ahead of the event.
I understand that this might feel intimidating for a lot of participants, especially if you’ve never dyed before. To mitigate this, instructions for binding and mordanting will be sent via email when you register for the event. I’m also happy to provide free alum for your silk and wool, of which you can pick up from my studio at any time. Alum can also be purchased at Fry’s, Albertsons or Safeway, in the spice aisle.
Please give yourself an entire 24 hours to treat your fiber before the event. I promise, it’s really easy and it will ensure that the natural dyes penetrate your items. It requires as much know-how as making jello. You can always reach out to me with questions, via email or Instagram.
NOTE: Indigo does not require mordanting and binding, so you can skip this process for items you plan to put into the indigo vats.
Scholarship Spots
Scholarship Spot Guidelines: Limited to 2 people. These spots are for folks who make less than $30,000 a year OR service industry workers OR students, and/or those on a very fixed income. If that’s you, please register! No questions asked :)
Cancelation Policy
Due to the nature of being a very small business, I’m not able to offer refunds on classes at this time. To avoid needing to cancel, please check your schedule ahead of signing up for a class. If a class is booked for an additional date, I’m happy to move a participant to the later date to accommodate for life’s unexpected challenges. If your schedule interferes with a class, please give me as much notice as possible so that I might fill your spot. Special considerations will be made on a case by case basis for true emergencies (ex. sudden hospitalization, family or pet emergencies, or natural or man-made disasters, etc).
Liability
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