Botanical Dyeing with Soy Milk

Instructor: Ema Hegberg

This class with introduce students to the basics of botanical dyeing and how to treat fibers with soy milk for better natural dyeing results. Soy milk pre-treatments are a great way to become acquainted with botanical dyeing as the process is easily done at home, around kids and pets.

Objectives:

1. Introduce attendees to the basics of botanical dyeing

2. Acquaint attendees with how to create a soy milk pre-treatment for cellulose fibers

3. Walk attendees through an example dye process when using soy milk treatment cellulose fibers.

Ema Hegberg is a self taught botanical dyer living in Gettysburg with her husband and two cats. She runs a shop called Botanist’s Closet: www.botanistscloset.com.

Fee: $35

Max class size: 3