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Natural DyeingFriday, August 13, 2021 Rosehouse Botanicals 14 South Broadway, Denver Get in touch with your creative four year old self. Join herbalist, artist and wildcrafter Jess Webb, for a hands-on natural dyeing workshop. learn how the natural dye process works. Learn how to prepare fabric with a mordant. Jess will demonstrate how to make different types of dye baths using a variety of plants, garden scraps and cochineal bugs. We will dye with cochineal in class and you will go home with the knowledge to experiment with many materials. We will use upcycled fabrics of cotton, rayon, wool, or silk, depending on what is available. Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm With: Jess Webb Price: $50 |
Indigo DyeingFriday, July 30, 2021 Rosehouse Botanicals 14 South Broadway, Denver Get in touch with your creative four year old self. Join herbalist, artist and wildcrafter Jess Webb, for a hands-on Indigo dyeing workshop. Learn traditional Japanese Shibori techniques. Use USA grown Indigo dye and learn all materials to make your own indigo dye vat in the future. We will use upcycled fabrics of cotton, rayon, wool, or silk, depending on what is available. If you would like to bring your own natural fiber garments to dye that would be invited; synthetic fibers don't play nice with the natural dye process. Time: 4:00 - 6:00pm With: Jess Webb Price: $50 |
Watercolor MakingSaturday, October 16, 2021
Two Hands Paperie Boulder Online Workshop During class Jess will guide you through making your own paints from the materials she’s hand selected, and will demonstrate how to use a mortar and pestle if you’d like to later prepare your own pigments. You’ll experiment with different painting techniques on a selection of papers in order to see for yourself the way handmade watercolors act. It’s not the same as commercial watercolors. As a bonus, Jess takes you on a journey tracing the history of pigments since humans first painted on rocks. It’s fascinating. Come join Jess in this special class to learn where color comes from. Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm With: Jess Webb Price:tba |