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Join us for Adventures in Botanical Colors with Ghislaine Chock.
Come and add to your fabric stash for future projects! Discover colors from plants and insects, and create a new palette by intention or chance using natural dyes.
Sustainability for a cloth dyer means utilizing local, and sometimes not so local, materials to produce colors without using unfriendly chemical compounds. In this class we will explore natural colors, hues and values derived from the cochineal insect, as well as from plants such as rosemary, madder, logwood, sappanwood, alkanet, and even onion skins.
We will dye two yards of Kaufman 100% Kona cotton fabric which are cut into fat quarters, and you can cut to your desired lengths. Kona cotton is tested for harmful substances and given the "Confidence in Textiles Certification."
There will be an additional supply fee of $30 payable to the instructor on the first day of class. The supply fee includes two yards Kona cotton, and dyeing materials: tannin, mordants, and plants. You can bring fat quarters and skeins or your woven fabrics to be dyed in class.
What to Bring:
- $30 supply fee
- Apron
- A pair of gloves for dyeing (heat resistant)
- 2-3 Large buckets
Instructor Bio
Ghislaine weaves and dyes textiles, with a focus on creating colors through use of local and not so local plant dyes. She has also has been making quilts for family and friends in beautiful Hawaiʻi for over 35 years.
Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.
This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.
We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.
MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking, Enter the Chinatown Gateway Garage from Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for each additional 30 minutes. All-day weekday pass: $10.00 (park in the garage between 6:30 and 8:30 AM, and exit by 6 PM). Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, with a maximum fee of $3.00. All transactions by credit card.
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For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org
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