I signed up for a lesson in natural dye with Forage SF, a wild foods community! Our instructor Maria Finn welcomed us into her home and creative sanctuary…on a house boat! What I thought would be a morning of foraging items for dye baths, ended up also being an arts and culture history lesson of the Sausalito house boats, a nature walk, and a taste testing of local and homemade nature treats. (I tried candied pinecone!)
It was a perfect day for house boats and creativity! We started with a lesson in dye and a look at some of Maria’s art pieces.
Followed by a nature walk, observing and smelling all the nature!
Time to fold! We each dyed a silk scarf. I went for a challah look.
Maria prepared our dye baths – mint, Dyer’s polypore, and blackberry. I dipped, and re-dipped after re-manipulating my fabric.
Loving the ‘aged’ look…
The outcome was similar to the pinks and yellows from my last natural dye workshop in 2020 and reminded me of how much I enjoy the process!
What a unique experience! Big thanks to my neighbor bestie mom friend for making this an extra special lady date excursion with pre-workshop coffee and post-workshop shopping! Fungi foraging course next? Who wants to come with?
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