25347 Natural Dyeing
Class | Available
Registration Deadline: 11/22
Natural dyeing can be a fun and exciting way to add color to your work. Whether weaving spinning or sewing, color makes all thing more beautiful. Learn to add color using beautiful natural dyes. Learn the most eco friendly techniques with the longest lasting results.
Bring lunch or purchase locally.
AGE: 14 and up
**This Class has a special tuition rate for children. At the top of the page, select Youth Discount. At checkout, a child's tuition will be discounted to $20. The student must be registered as a child in your account profile to receive the discount
MATERIALS FEE: $18 paid to instructor for handouts, fabric, and dyes
**Dye classes require the use of personal protective equipment. Students are required to provide their own N95 or KN95 respirator. Students may choose to provide their own safety glasses or use those available at WaFAC. All students are required to adhere to the Dye Studio Safety Precautions.
Mary Ann Proia
I began playing with fibers as a child. I learned to crochet from my grandmother and to sew from my mother. I remember stitching doll clothes together by manually running my mother’s sewing machine. (I was too short to reach the pedal.) Later, when I entered Nazareth college for Art, I discovered weaving and dyeing and have been at it ever since. Along the way, I have studied with Susan Rowley, Michele Wipplinger, Kathy Hattori, as well as other great weavers and dyers.
I have shown my work here in Rochester, Seattle, Las Vegas, Colorado, and even Italy. I have taught weaving in Antigua with partners of the Americas. I recently receive the HGA Certificate Of Excellence in Dyeing.
I enjoy passing on the knowledge I’ve learned to students then watching them take it and make it their own.