Natural Dye Study Group
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What is a Natural Dye Study Group?
The purpose of this group is to create ways for people interested in natural dyes to share their work over the winter, ask questions, share resources, and deepen their connection to the Sanborn Mills Farm Natural Dye Program.
Benefits & Cost
- There will be at least 4 zoom sessions led by Amanda Smith
- Private Facebook Group where members can post pictures of their work, their process, and ask questions of each other – moderated by Amanda.
- Annual access to the Sanborn Mills Farm Dye Studio to either work on projects or participate in a guided dye project with Amanda.
- Study Group members have the potential to apply to become assistants in the natural dye workshops at Sanborn Mills Farm. This means you can take the class for free in exchange for helping the instructor.
- A registration fee of $25 gets you access to the private Facebook group and the zoom sessions with Amanda. In Studio sessions are an additional fee.
The Dye Studio
High quality burners help to create the perfect dye pot.
The studio is equipped with stainless steel wash sinks and standing height work tables for a comfortable dyeing experience.
Fully stocked supply shelf with everything you need for a successful natural dye project. We source our extracts from Botanical Colors and Maiwa.
In addition to stocked extracts we also provide dried natural dye material from our own natural dye garden which includes woad, weld, madder, hopi sunflowers, dyers coreopsis and much more!
Amanda Smith
is fiber artist and nature explorer with a passion for community building and passing on knowledge of fiber crafts. Her love of plants, foraging, color theory, and fiber arts merged when she discovered the world of natural dye. She specializes in dyeing cellulose fibers to be used for quilting, especially trying to capture the natural plants of a space in functional fiber art pieces.