Diving in the Details: Scouring, Mordanting, and a Natural Dye How-To

This workshop will be information heavy. We will dive into the details and focus on the information that ensures you will be able to create your own lasting color on cotton. By the end of the workshop, workshop participants will learn to prepare cotton fabric for the dye bath, as well as prepare their own dye pot.

In this all-day workshop, we will cover how to scour and mordant on cotton. We will also cover applying natural color to cotton, with an emphasis on immersion dyeing. Participants will walk away with two naturally dyed cotton bandanas that they prepped and dyed during the workshop.

About the instructor

Crescent Calimpong is an artist, crafter, and environmentalist living in the Pacific Northwest. She hangs out in the corners of our forests and museums where art and the environment intersect.

Crescent wholeheartedly believes that we protect what we know. She strives to foster ways of learning and better understanding the environment around us. She works with others to tend, love and know the natural world through art, restoration, and community.