Somehow, she thinks they are going to dye flowers instead of dye fiber with flowers. I tried to clarify, but dyeing flowers really captured her imagination. Perhaps I will show her how to dye carnations with food dye at home one of these days.
Fiber Crafts Demonstrations
June 9 - 10, Sat. - Sun., 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The centuries-old crafts of spinning, weaving, and dyeing with natural plant dyes will be showcased in this weekend program. Skilled craftspeople will demonstrate the tools and techniques used for carding and combing fibers such as cotton and linen, spinning the fibers into yarn or thread, and weaving the yarns into fabric. Also demonstrated will be the making of natural vegetable dyes using herbs and other plant materials. Informal tours of the garden will be offered throughout the weekend. General admission. Herb Garden
Also fun is (if you can borrow a low-powered microscope) cutting thin slices of a suitably fleshy stem after the dyeing experiment and seeing the xylem! We used impatiens one year, I think, and cow parsley (a UK weed) the next.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell I loved the plant side of school biology lessons?
Funny you should mention that, Lorna.
ReplyDeleteWe have a vase of carrot tops on our dining room table and Iris asked if we could dye them blue with food coloring.