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Natural Dyes

October 17, 2015 By Carolyn Foss

This week, the colors of nature are all around us.  With Donna Kallner’s Natural Dye Retreat in session these past four days, the colors of nature were brought inside the Walter Studio and used on fabrics, yarns and paper.      Black walnut husks, leaves, willow, flowers and this indigo plant all provided gorgeous colors for dyeing and overdyeing.         The leaves from the indigo plant were harvested and the results were these brilliant blues.        With those leaves going to a good cause, the students now will be able to attempt growing their own plant from the cuttings.  As an added treat, with some of the materials harvested, someone may want to brew up some homemade Island-inspired bitters!      […]

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