Winter Windfall Colors - dyeing with storm fallen branches, orchard prunings and lichens.
Sweetly scented healing colors on silk and wool ~ warm browns, cool greys & rich burnished golden hues, these are the reward for the forager of winter windfall dyes here in the PNW.
In this class we will cook up a big pot of hemlock, spruce, and alder twigs along with lichens which have been gathered off the ground after storms on the Oregon Coast. We will discuss the ethics and safety of wild crafting dyes, possibilities for using fruit tree prunings for color, and touch on the medicinal potential of some common trees and lichens.
Students will leave with a cozy raw silk scarf dyed in the class, and empowered to explore the potential of windfall colors in their own neighborhood.
Windfall colors