Learn to screen print your own unique designs and to dye fabrics using natural dyes! Forget depending on textile companies or synthetic dyes—you’ll be free to find rebellious color in your local environment, in your kitchen, and from natural sources around the world. You won’t need a lot of special equipment—we’ll work with tools and processes you can use almost anywhere to make infinitely varied designs. We’ll bust myths, explore the science behind natural dyes and mordants, and fuse ancient traditions with new ideas. You’ll learn to make a whole range of long-lasting red, yellow, and brown tones, both printed and in a dye bath for background colors.

We’ll work through all the steps in this process together: preparing fabrics, making dye pastes, assembling small screens for printing, designing and cutting stencils, and printing. Working with natural dyes is a great way to reclaim a sense of place and individuality in our clothing and textiles, as well as a more sustainable craft practice. You’ll leave this course with all the skills needed to prepare, dye, and screen print on any natural fiber fabric, using any natural dyes you can create.