Posts Tagged 'natural dyes'
Sewing Seeds: Gardening season
Thanks to everyone who came out to A Night of Color Sewing Seeds’ benefit party. We surpassed our fundraising goals and will have a great upcoming season thanks to you filled with plenty of public programming and opportunities for artists
Sewing Seeds: Gardening season
Thanks to everyone who came out to A Night of Color Sewing Seeds’ benefit party. We surpassed our fundraising goals and will have a great upcoming season thanks to you filled with plenty of public programming and opportunities for artists
A Night of Color x Scarves to DYE for
Our annual Sewing Seeds fundraiser party is happening this Friday! Except a color galore and lots of naturally dyed goodness, including naturally dyed cocktails from VanBrunt Stillhouse, art work and visuals by Frank Traynor, a special performance by Tara St
A Night of Color x Scarves to DYE for
Our annual Sewing Seeds fundraiser party is happening this Friday! Except a color galore and lots of naturally dyed goodness, including naturally dyed cocktails from VanBrunt Stillhouse, art work and visuals by Frank Traynor, a special performance by Tara St
Sewing Seeds’ Mapping Project
The Mapping Project, an effort to record the natural dye plants existing in public spaces around New York, has been underway for sometime now. And we are pleased to finally announce our first map! We’ve started the project with Prospect
Sewing Seeds’ Mapping Project
The Mapping Project, an effort to record the natural dye plants existing in public spaces around New York, has been underway for sometime now. And we are pleased to finally announce our first map! We’ve started the project with Prospect
Say Hello to Spring and Sprouts!
In case this amazing weather isn’t proof enough, these cute little Sewing Seeds sprouts are a sure sign of spring’s arrival. We are all very eager about the dawning of this season’s natural dye garden and our roster of dye
Say Hello to Spring and Sprouts!
In case this amazing weather isn’t proof enough, these cute little Sewing Seeds sprouts are a sure sign of spring’s arrival. We are all very eager about the dawning of this season’s natural dye garden and our roster of dye
Get Inspired!: Fiber Jewelry
A braid is a universal symbol, form of personal expression, a functional object and adornment. In this two part workshop we will dye silk using natural materials easily found in the kitchen, the farmers market, or locally foraged. Utilizing a
Get Inspired!: Fiber Jewelry
A braid is a universal symbol, form of personal expression, a functional object and adornment. In this two part workshop we will dye silk using natural materials easily found in the kitchen, the farmers market, or locally foraged. Utilizing a
Sewing Seeds Summer Residency: Call Out for Entries
Sewing Seeds is proud to introduce the Garden Residency this season. The Garden Residency will grant one artist or designer the opportunity to develop an art project for the Natural Dye garden during the month of August.The Natural Dye garden is located
Sewing Seeds Summer Residency: Call Out for Entries
Sewing Seeds is proud to introduce the Garden Residency this season. The Garden Residency will grant one artist or designer the opportunity to develop an art project for the Natural Dye garden during the month of August.The Natural Dye garden is located
Using the Katazome Dyeing Technique
I am a huge fan of Shibori, so I decided to delve deeper into some other traditional Japanese dyeing techniques. Today I will explain the technique of Katazome and with it, Katagami. This technique can be used on textile or
Using the Katazome Dyeing Technique
I am a huge fan of Shibori, so I decided to delve deeper into some other traditional Japanese dyeing techniques. Today I will explain the technique of Katazome and with it, Katagami. This technique can be used on textile or
Sewing Seeds Website NOW LIVE!
It is with great joy that we here at Sewing Seeds would like to share the updated website. Our mission to provide the community with educational information on natural dyes is coming together. New information will be added frequently and
Sewing Seeds Website NOW LIVE!
It is with great joy that we here at Sewing Seeds would like to share the updated website. Our mission to provide the community with educational information on natural dyes is coming together. New information will be added frequently and
ALR + NOMIA
As a natural dyer, I am constantly on the search for new knowledge about dye plants, and unique mordants to help fix the dyes. On one of my journeys through the blue nowhere, I came across a local Red Hook
ALR + NOMIA
As a natural dyer, I am constantly on the search for new knowledge about dye plants, and unique mordants to help fix the dyes. On one of my journeys through the blue nowhere, I came across a local Red Hook
Natural Color Alchemy
I still remember one of the first exercises I did, when I started learning how to work with natural dyes. We had learned that different mordants will create different shades, but the first time I add 10 skeins differently mordanted
Natural Color Alchemy
I still remember one of the first exercises I did, when I started learning how to work with natural dyes. We had learned that different mordants will create different shades, but the first time I add 10 skeins differently mordanted