Category: Rain Water Harvest System

Our September natural dye workshop was a great success. Many thanks to Liz and all the participants!! Goldenrod and pokeberry foraged from the Hudson Valley, as well as black-eyed susan from the garden, were used to create luscious colors on silk fabric and wool/mohair yarn. I can’t think of a better way to have spent an afternoon.

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folding the fabric is key (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

(photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

rainwater for the goldenrod dye pot (photo courtesy of Eva Wang)

(photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

left: goldenrod with iron modifier, right: pure goldenrod (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

(photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

found objects from the garden… (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

…being used in an experimental wrapping technique (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

pokeberry and silk magic (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

a lovely pokeberry patterned silk scarf (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

left: goldenrod and iron modifier, right: goldenrod on wool/mohair yarns (photo courtesy of Liz Spencer)

left: black-eyed susan, right: goldenrod and iron modifier on wool/mohair yarns (photo courtesy of Eva Wang)

a beautiful goldenrod and iron silk scarf (photo courtesy of Eva Wang)

another gorgeous goldenrod and iron silk scarf (photo courtesy of Eva Wang)