August 30 & 31, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Register here
This two-day workshop will work with dye plants grown at Pine Meadow Ranch and 100% natural fiber yardage. This project pattern is offered in a one-size-fits-most pattern, with adjustability and customization option including: pockets, straps, creative details, and other possibilities. Attendees of this workshop will leave with one finished textile project and a natural dye journal of swatches documenting the interaction between fiber type, dye type, and dye interactions.
Workshop Highlights:
- Creating Color with Natural Dye: Participants will spend the first day harvesting dyestuffs, building dye pots, brewing rich color options, and dyeing their project material.
- Pattern Design and Customization: Participants will spend the second day sewing their naturally dyed fabric into a functional apron. Using dye samples, participants will be able to customize their design to create a uniquely stylized garment.
This workshop was previously categorized as “advanced,” but is now listed as “intermediate” after more discussion with the instructor. No natural dye experience is required to take this workshop.
About the Instructor:
Madelaine Corbin is a textile artist who has been working with natural dyes for more than 10 years. Her studies around the world have informed her practice and the classes she teaches in fiber, dyeing, and textile construction methods. Madelaine’s work has been supported by residencies across the United States and around the world. Her projects take the form of physical artworks, writing, and her collaborative textile and furniture studio in Philomath, Oregon called OMNIBLOOM.
Cost: $300
Other workshops in the series:
- Introduction to Natural Dyeing: From Seed to Color
- Introduction to Mordants for Natural Dyeing
- Bundle Dyeing and Ecoprinting with Flowers
- Achieving the Spectrum with Overdyeing
- Naturally Dyed Yarn for Handweaving
