{"id":2,"date":"2021-08-16T21:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skirtofleaves.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-18T00:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T00:17:35","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skirtofleaves.com\/index.php\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops and events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Botanical printing workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, August 3, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Indigo and Shibori dye workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 30, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mordant printing workshop: creating designs on cloth with natural dyes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saturday + Sunday | October 4+ 5, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy of the Harpswell Garden Club – after my talk<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Custom workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I offer custom fiber arts workshops at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm in Midcoast Maine, both in groups and one-on-one. If you’re interested, get in touch – I’d love to talk with you about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Indigo and other natural dye processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Japanese shibori printing on cloth – stitch resist, clamping, and other forms of fabric manipulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Printing with clay paste resist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Botanical printing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mordant printing with blocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Wet felting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Indigo dye demo at Belfast Fiberarts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Natural dye workshop in Belfast, ME with 8-11 year-olds: indigo, madder root, onion skin, marigold, black walnut dyes + shibori and mordant printing techniques <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Explaining the process of mordant printing on fabric with blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    A rainbow of natural dye colors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Botanical printing in process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    The land in bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Fall color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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