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August community dye bath - floral prints

  • Conscious Color Dye Lab 87 Sheldon Lane Craryville, NY, 12521 United States (map)

Join the community dye bath, August is Multicolor Floral Prints using wild flowers grown in our garden. Naturally dye a garment from your wardrobe the color of the month using seasonal local plants. Learn the basics of washing , preparing and dyeing fabric in our afternoon session.  All materials except for the garment are provided, if you would like to dye 2 garments please purchase 2 tickets according to the size of your clothing item.  All fabric must be natural fiber ex; cotton, bamboo, hemp, linen, rayon, silk or wool. 


MAY - Mustard Yellow - Common weeds; Dandelion, chickweed, thistle, clover, ivy, oxalis, garlic scapes + more

JUNE - Olive Green - Mugwort leaves

JULY - Purple Gray - Sumac berries, leaves and stalks


AUGUST- Multi-color wild flower prints - Cosmos, Sunflower, Safflower, Hollyhocks and more

SEPTEMBER - Golden Yellow - Goldenrod & Marigolds

OCTOBER - Brown + Gray - Wild Walnut Husks + Rust





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September community dye bath - goldenrod yellow