Sustainable Natural Dyeing : A Dye Weekend with Kathy Hattori.  **August 6-7, 201610 AM -4 PM each day.  Light refreshments provided.  $350.00 per person for the weekend (includes materials fee). SATURDAY ONLY OPTION (NO INDIGO):  $200.00 per person.   Call or email the shop to register.  203-245-5921.  $50.00 deposit holds your space. 

Artisan natural dyers have a number of options at their fingertips to maximize the use of the water, energy and dyestuffs that they use in their practice, a sensible way to use precious resources. Using a few easy techniques, we will work together to coax 4 shades from a single dye pot using unique color combinations, color shifting and overdyeing, including using an indigo vat. Afterwards, we’ll take our spent dye baths and create another range of shades. 

Participants will work in teams and dye their 4 colors and their exhaust bath colors.  We expect between 4-5 colors per team, so it’s possible to end up with a color rainbow of 16-20 or more gorgeous natural shades!  Each participant will end up with 16-24 skeins of yarn!

About Kathy:  Kathy Hattori is the founder and President of Botanical Colors and markets natural dyes and pigments to crafters, artisans and commercial clients. Kathy has been involved with textiles since 1982, where she learned to natural dye in Santa Cruz. Kathy has studied with renowned natural dye teachers in the US and Europe including Michel Garcia, Denise Lambert and John Marshall.  She teaches and lectures about natural dyes and has written articles for the Turkey Red Journal and is sought after as a speaker about the sustainable use of natural dyes in global textile production.