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Natural Dyeing:
Bundle Dye Silk and Wool Fabric

Create beautiful color with natural dyes! In this course, I introduce you to numerous natural dye sources and show you how to use them on silk and wool fabric in unique combinations to create stunning, sustainable color.

Even if you have never dyed fabric before, you will learn all you need to know to get started - choosing and preparing fabric, identifying plants and kitchen items that create beautiful, lasting color, and how to dye and care for your garment.

This course is hosted on Skillshare. For one membership fee you will have unlimited access to this course as well as my other 6 courses and thousands of exciting classes from artists and experts all over the world!

As a Top Teacher I am happy to be able to offer you a 1 month free trial!

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Here’s what you’ll get in this course

Lesson 1: Introduction

Lesson 2: Class Project

Lesson 3: Selecting Fabric

Lesson 4: Choosing Dye Plants

Lesson 5: Equipment

Lesson 6: Mordanting Your Fabric

Lesson 7: Creating a Dye Bundle

Lesson 8: Other Bundle Techniques

Lesson 9: Steaming Your Fabric

Lesson 10: Finishing & Fabric Care

Lesson 11: Final Thoughts

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This course includes 45 minutes of video instruction that includes mordanting silk and wool fabric and selecting natural materials (and a couple kitchen items!) that provide colorfast, permanent color. You will learn to apply natural materials directly to fabric to create numerous colors and patterns, and how to heat the fabric so colors are permanent and washable. By the end of this course you will be able to dye silk and wool using a variety of natural dyes and you will have the know-how and inspiration to incorporate natural dyes into future textile projects, or to give new life to your wardrobe.

Here’s what students are saying:

  • “Casey is very engaging and easy to listen to. If I could have chosen two things that I liked best, I would have chosen this and clarity of instruction. Her step-by-step directions and visuals created such a clear and thorough explanation of her process. At the end of the lessons, I felt confident I could dye a scarf myself.”

    Nanette Z.

  • “Well organized class and directions were very clear! Thank you for sharing your expertise.”

    Julie M.

  • “wonderful clear class, looking forward to making some of the delicous designs Casey teaches you to make :)”

    Rosie R.

  • “This is a great class for any level. It's well organized and Casey does a great job explaining both how to do each step and why each step is important.”

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