Our intention with these workshops is to teach participants how to utilize the plants we will be focusing on, creatively and medicinally. A vast majority of plants will produce beautiful ranges of color as well as having medicinal benefits that enhance physical and mental well being.

Open to all skill levels - these workshops will demonstrate how multi-faceted plants, mostly invasives, can be.

Open to all skill levels!

One of our favorite plant dyes, we will be focusing on mulberry in this workshop! You may notice the berry smooshed all over the roads and trails when they are in season. The berry is subtly tart similar to a blackberry and also makes an incredible dye. In this workshop, we will learn how to identify, forage and utilize it! We will also talk about ethical foraging practices, the invasive status and the benefits of utilizing it as medicine.

Join us as we create a communal dye bath with mulberry we will be foraging on site. We will then experiment with silk scraps, ribbons, and yarn on your own lap loom to weave a textural tapestry - layering together naturally dyed materials to create a piece that reflects the landscape around us.

Each participant will leave their own small tapestry, an info packet with a materia medica and instructions on how to dye yarn on your own as well as some recipes that utilize mulberry that you can make at home!

Cost: $60

This workshop will be held in Newburgh, NY. The address will be emailed to participants a day or two before the workshop.

Use the contact form in the link below to find out how to sign up for the workshop!

Silk yarn dyed with mulberry and wool yarn dyed with either black walnut or mugwort