Intro to Eco-Dyeing and Printing
Sat, Sep 13
|Cranbrook
With Karen Deibert Create a one-of-a-kind silk scarf using natural dyes and eco-printing techniques. Choose your mordant, iron or copper, and explore the beautiful, unpredictable results of nature-inspired design.
Time & Location
Sep 13, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cranbrook, 1401 5 St N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3M3, Canada
About the Event
September 13th 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Optional drop-in reveal session September 14th 10:30AM - 12:00PM
In this introductory class several methods used in dying and eco-printing will be presented. Each person will dye and print a 14” X 72” silk scarf. Some terminology connected to the process of dying and printing will be addressed. To enhance the dying and printing process mordants are used. Each artisan will have a choice of mordant, one being with an iron base, while the second option will be a copper base. Results with dying and printing are frequently varied, so outcomes will typically look different than the sample works provided in class.
Karen has always played with one medium or another, whether it was clay, fabric, jute, wood, photographic film or paper. She thrived when building or creating something. At this point, Karen’s key focus is directed to improving her skills in pottery. However, several…
Tickets
Intro to Eco-Dyeing
Saturday Sept 13th 2:00PM - 5:00PM Optional drop-in reveal session Sunday Sept 14th 10:30AM - 12:00PM
$75.00
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