Next year, Jennifer Lienhard of Apple Oak Fibre Works will teach a year-long online course in natural dyeing. She has a course-specific mailing list if you are interested.

The timeline is the following:

• January – portfolio building, learning about fibres and fibre prep
• February – mordants, and first module in ‘Growing your own dye’
• March – tannins
• April – blue dyes with 3 different indigo vats, and second module in ‘Growing your own Dye’
• May – yellow dyes
• June – red dyes, and third module in ‘Growing your own Dye’
• July – purple dyes
• August – combining primary colours to create secondary ranges
• September – other techniques, such as lake making, resist paints and maya blue making
• October – eco printing and fourth module of ‘Growing your own Dye’
• November – project work

*The schedule might be subject to change. Supplies are included in the class.

For more information, visit her website –https://appleoakfibreworks.com/collections/workshops-teachings/products/a-one-year-course-in-natural-dyeing-2024