Chromatic Immersion - A Study of Dyeing with New York Native Plants & Tannins 

One Day Immersion

 Date: 2/7 - 10 - 5pm

Address: 435 South 5th Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11211

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Join Cara in her New York Studio for a one day immersion in dyeing with Native New York Plants and Tannins. She will cover the core principles of natural dyeing, mordanting, and building a chromatic range of natural color with tannins and abundant plants found in New York City.

The day begins at 10am at her studio, where we will cover how to scour, mordant and prep your fibers, and create hot immersion baths from foraged plant matter and natural extracts. 

We will have a farm to table lunch provided by a top rated NYC chef. 

Our afternoon session will be color building with tannin mordant bases on four different tannins. Chestnut, Acorn, Oak Gall &  Pomegranate. You will learn a methodical approach to creating unique natural color blends, on four tannin - mordant bases mixed with four different dyes including Indigo and madder extracts and foraged goldenrod and mugwort from Treiber farms in Long Island, NY.

The late afternoon we will create our Indigo Color Range, where Cara will demonstrate how to make a 1-2-3 Henna Indigo Vat. 

You will leave with a range of 36 different hues on two different fabrics, one USA Grown Linen from Tuscarora Mills & Peace Silk. You will also receive your own studio notebook and herbarium to take with you, and hopefully a new set of lifelong friends. 

Skill Level: Beginner! 

This workshop is perfect for the beginner to intermediate dyer as we will cover all processes needed for natural dyeing from pre - treating your fabrics to take the dye to caring for your fabrics after dyeing. Learn from Cara's studio, where you can also gain inspiration on the tools you might need to set up your own practice.