Natural Dye Workshop I: Colors of Provence Using Sustainable Methods wool Watch how to gather a

Watch how to gather a woven shibori blank: https://vimeo

Folded & clamped-resist in flower pattern

LOCATION Tavern on the Green in Central Park 67th Street & Central Park West

Block Printing with Alum Mordant

Natural Dye Workshop I: Colors of Provence Using Sustainable Methods wool Watch how to gather aJoin Michel Garcia in Lauris, France as he shares his knowledge as one of the leading natural dye experts in the world. Learn how he has revised traditional European methods once laborious and polluting into simpler, safer, modern recipes sensitive to issues of sustainability. Includes in depth explorations of indigo pigment extraction with woad, brewing easy organic vats with fructose and with henna, and building shades with clay paste resist;