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COLOR BLENDS USING NATURAL DYES ON SILK – TUCSON HANDWEAVERS & SPINNERS GUILD
March 22 @ 9:30 am - March 24 @ 3:30 pm
COLOR BLENDS USING NATURAL DYES ON SILK
DATE: March 22, 23, and 24, 2025
LOCATION: Private home in Oro Valley
TIME: 9:30am – 3:30pm
COST: Member: $335
Non-member:$360
MATERIALS FEE: $75 includes dyes, mordants, fabrics
MAX NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 14
SKILL LEVEL: All
Participants will work with color blends to create a harmonious color symphony using natural dye extracts and indigo. Each group will work in a team and dye a range of shades using concentrated natural dye powders and liquids. We will also add to the color spectrum using indigo. You will be thrilled with the unexpected and brilliant color results! Kathy Hattori is the president and founder of Botanical Colors and is a recognized authority on natural dyes, pigments, and commercial applications of natural dyes. She has worked in the field since 2003. She developed numerous commercial processes using natural dye extracts in the industrial textile environment. Kathy consults and advises brands and retailers on their natural dye implementation strategies and has worked with the largest natural dye houses in the US. Her experience includes creating a natural dye program for the largest organically certified tannery in Europe, presenting papers at international textile conferences and supporting clients such as Eileen Fisher and other sustainable brands.
Kathy teaches and lectures about natural dyes and is sought after as a speaker about the status of natural dyes in global textile production.
COLOR BLENDS USING NATURAL DYES ON SILK with Kathy Hattori Participants may register at a monthly meeting, electronically from www.thsg.org using Paypal, or by U.S. mail to Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild, PO Box 64355, Tucson, AZ 85728. Cancellation policy: Registrants receive full refund if workshop is cancelled by THSG. Cancellations received 14 days prior to class date receive full tuition refund less $10 cancellation fee. Cancellations received 8–13 days prior to class date receive 50% refund. No refunds for cancellations received 7 days or less prior to class date. Cancellations must be in writing and sent to [email protected]. REGISTRATION OPENS FOR MEMBERS ON JULY 1, 2024 AND FOR NON-MEMBERS ON OCTOBER 1. Workshops with insufficient registration a month prior to the scheduled class date may be cancelled. BECOME A MEMBER OF THSG AND RECEIVE A REDUCED RATE ON OUR WORKSHOPS! www.thsg.org