The Ecology Center San Juan Capistrano hosts their Intro To Natural Dyes Workshop Saturday December 12 2015.
The Intro To Natural Dyes Workshop is from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
This is a San Juan Capistrano lecture and workshop series teaching hands-on techniques and positive ways to live in connection with our ecosystems.
Tickets are $50.00 for The Ecology Center Members and $60.00 For Non Members.
The art of natural dying, or dying with colors derived from plants and minerals, is a practice that brought color to our built world since the last part of the Stone Age.
Today, choosing natural dyes over the chemical alternatives is more important than ever. Much of our clothing is dyed with synthetic chemicals like sulphur, nitrates, and heavy metals like copper, mercury, and lead.
The widespread use of these dyes is a major leading cause of many health and environmental impacts like polluted watersheds, oceans, drinking supplies, wildlife die offs, as well as human respiratory and skin problems.
Natural dying is a sustainable practice and its process and products are gentle to our environment and own health.
A natural dyer is a promoter and supporter of health, abundance and sustainability!
Join the Ecology Center for a lecture and hands-on introductory workshop on natural and local plant dyes. In this workshop we will:
Learn about the historical past and possible future of natural dyes
Learn about a few easy to find and grow plants in Southern California used in natural dyeing
Learn hands-on the steps of processing plants for natural dying
Learn hands-on the process of natural dying
Each participant will dye a few swatches and a handkerchief or small skein of wool to take home!
Instructor: Kristin Morrison
Instructor Bio: Kristin is an artist whose work focuses primarily on natural dyes sourced from our local and native ecosystems. She uses natural dyes as a medium for dyeing and printing on textiles, installation, her own apparel line KAM Textiles, and most importantly as a conceptual vehicle to demonstrate how we are all connected to the natural world.
The Ecology Center is a non-profit educational center that teaches hands-on environmental solutions at the household and community scale.
Your participation supports our programs and our mission to inspire and create a healthy and sustainable future for all.
The Ecology Center is located at 32701 Alipaz Street in San Juan Capistrano.
