{"id":3299,"date":"2023-03-10T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?page_id=3299"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:32:21","slug":"indigo-and-botanical-dyeing-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?page_id=3299","title":{"rendered":"Indigo and Botanical-Dyeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Happy Eco Print Workshop Participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Below for Details of 2026 Dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indigo and Botanical-Dyeing Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eco Dyeing<\/strong>: Wednesday, July 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eco Dyeing<\/strong>: Saturday, August 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Dyeing<\/strong>: Friday, August 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indigo Dyeing<\/strong>: Saturday, August 22 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eco Dyeing<\/strong>: Saturday, August 29 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To register for workshops and send e-transfers contact Martha at: maz.laing@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshops are limited to 6 participants. Custom workshops are available upon request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making Bundle with Silk Scarf and Weld Dyed Cotton Carrier Blanket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dyed Silk Scarf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eco Dyeing Workshops<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, July 8, 10:00-3:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 8, 10:00-3:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 29, 10:00-3:30 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost – $100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha has been exploring botanical\/eco-dyeing for several years and is happy to share her knowledge of making prints from fresh leaves and flowers. The workshop will include picking and selecting a variety of leaves and flowers, arranging them and making a bundle. After cooking the bundle, a print will be made on a silk scarf for the participant to take home. Participants will also experiment with making eco prints on paper. The paper prints can be used to make beautiful cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mordanting and natural dyeing of the carrier blanket will be done ahead because of time restraints. However, a demonstration of the mordanting and dyeing process will be part of the workshop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A delicious homemade lunch will be provided as part of the workshop using fresh produce from the farm garden. Come and enjoy a day of fun and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cards made from Eco Prints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Making a Bundle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Logwood with Chestnut, Sweet Gum and Oak Leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eco Print Scarves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Natrualy Dyed Wool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Natural Dyeing Workshop<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, August 21, 10:00-3:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost – $100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop will explore dyeing wool yarn with a variety of plants from Martha’s dye garden and farm including weld, madder root, golden rod and phragmites plumes. Participants will gather the materials, make a dye bath and dye yarn. Each participant will take home 100 grams of dyed yarn. (A day of indigo dyeing and over dyeing with indigo could be done the next day at the Indigo Dyeing Workshop on Saturday, August 2<\/strong>2.) Lunch will be provided with fresh produce from the farm garden.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Madder Root Dyed Wool Yarn<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Phragmites Dyed Wool Yarn<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Weld Dyed Wool Yarn<\/strong>

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Golden Rod in Dye Pot<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Madder Root from Martha’s Dye Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Blending up Madder Roots for Dye Bath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wool in Madder Root Dye Bath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Madder Dyed Wool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fresh Phragmites Plumes Gathered for Dye Bath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Phragmites and Madder Root Dyed Wool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Martha in Dye Garden with Japanese Indigo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Indigo workshop<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 22, 10:00-3:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost – $100 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha will be offering one Fresh Leaf Japanese Indigo Dyeing Workshop also known as “namahazome” from leaves of plants grown on the farm. We will pick the leaves fresh, brew an indigo tea, adjust the pH, remove the oxygen, create a dye bath and dye wool. 100 grams of wool yarn will be provided for each participant to dye and take home along with a printout of detailed instructions. If individuals wish to bring something else to add to the dye pot, they can contact Martha ahead of time. Come and play for the day and witness the magic of indigo. The excitement of watching the yellow green wool come out of the dye pot and turn blue as it reacts with the oxygen in the air never disappoints! Lunch will be provided with fresh produce from the farm garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Indigo Dyed Yarn On Japanese Indigo Leaves in Martha’s Dye Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Indigo Vat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wool in Japanese Indigo Vat with Oxygen Removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Weaving with Naturally Dyed Yarn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Overshot Weaving with Indigo Dyed Wool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Indigo Dyed Silk Scarves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Workshop Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Workshops See Below for Details of 2026 Dates: Indigo and Botanical-Dyeing Workshops Eco Dyeing: Wednesday, July 8 Eco Dyeing: Saturday, August 8 Natural Dyeing: Friday, August 21 Indigo Dyeing: Saturday, August 22 Eco Dyeing: Saturday, August 29 To register for workshops and send e-transfers contact Martha at: maz.laing@gmail.com Workshops are limited to 6 participants. Custom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3516,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3299\/revisions\/3516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}