Survey of Natural Dyeing
All Levels Welcome
Required Skills:
No skills required
Class Length:
Half Day
Class Times:
Thursday, 1 pm to 4 pm
Let’s have a conversation about dyeing. That conversation you want during a hands-on dyeing workshop that there never seems to be time for. Whether you are beginning your natural dyeing journey, or want to continue your personal journey with new enthusiasm and direction, come join Paula Vester to see what she can do to help you get on or continue down the right road. Learn a little history, learn about mordanting, and learn the types of dyes. Get some tips, learn about--and share--suppliers, dependable resources, compare notes on books, blogs, and guides. Students will get an extensive handout with recipes and some handy samples. Talk about documentation, share you own ideas for going forward. Bring your favorite ideas and samples, or your last disaster.
Registration Fees:
For FTWG Members: $85
For all others: $100
Materials Fee:
$15
Materials Fee Includes:
Handout Samples for discussion
Registration Fees are paid when you register to attend the FTWG Conference. Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor at the beginning of class. You should plan to pay the materials fee in cash.
- Note-taking materials
For 43 years, Paula has been spinning, weaving, sharing her love for fiber with others, researching and experimenting with yarns, dyes, and techniques. She has organized public exhibits, regional and national conferences, childrens’ summer camps, and taught workshops nationally. Paula presents programs to art, quilting, sewing and knitting groups, schools, and colleges, and demonstrates at the GA Renaissance Festival and the GA National Fair, where she has been the supervisor of the Spinning and Weaving Competition since 1998. Paula works to help fiber artists and the fiber producers come together to support the continuation of fiber production in Georgia and the Southeast. For more than a decade, she has focused on natural dyes and processing kudzu fiber for weaving. She shares her adventures in fiber where ever she can, in person and in print.
These photos were provided by the instructor to demonstrate the experience of taking this class.
