The Art Dept. will host a workshop dedicated to natural dye processes on April 23. Attendees will learn the technique and leave the class with samples to use. All skill levels are welcome to attend ...

Wondering how to make natural dyes for wool? How to make natural dyes for cotton? Plant and animal fibers have slightly different requirements, but you can dye both right at home. You might think that ...

When our crew visited Jessica Dahlgren, the owner of Lazy Bee Yarns, it was a late February afternoon. Inside her studio, ...

When I buy yarn from a yarn shop, I generally prewash the skeins. Yarns coming from unknown sources can be treated with softeners or finishing agents–these substances can have color-altering ...

Q: I'm interested in dyeing my own yarn and would love to grow the plants used to make the dye. Can you recommend some plants that can be used for dyeing that will grow in a northern Minnesota garden?

Join us for this warm and cozy workshop, and dye your own custom ombre skein of yarn! You won’t be drinking the Kool-Aid, but learning how to use it, and other common household items to make safe, non ...

Armed with a hand blender, a bucket, some wild plants and various kitchen cupboard ingredients you can give old clothes a new lease of life Natural dyes have been used throughout history and the first ...

For more resources, go to https://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/X1vr8AfwGB7dSc2R. In 2022, the Alaska Native Heritage Center collaborated with the Alaska office of the ...

Amanda Moore of Charlottetown had taken up knitting a few years ago at the suggestion of a counsellor, after an accident caused back problems so severe she couldn't work. She had become depressed and ...