Garden made watercolours and solar dyeing

Great workshop with loads achieved - now all we need is a month's patience to unravel our solar dyed pieces:)

Leaf and flower print workshop

Eco-dye workshops a success today Friday 6th January 2017. Leaf and petal stain/dye on cotton - the first of three holiday workshops. Shoulder and ipad bags ready to wear. Next Friday Ice flower dye and solar dying workshop. Still places left:) 1.30-3.30pm. Bring jar and silk to fit in jar (or cotton) and beetroot or red cabbage, red onion etc to dye.  Next workshop Friday 13th January - see below for details of what we are doing and what to bring:)

Eco print workshops January 2017

$25 each workshop 

($60 family of 3)

(Book all three workshops for  $65)

Friday 6th January, Hapa Zome, We will be transferring leaf and petal prints onto cotton. 
Bring:

• old white/cream sheet or pillow case with good weave;
• any garden leaves, petals, e.g. geranium, tamarillo, Italian parsely, raggedy ann, hibiscus petal, Japanese maple, poinsettia leaves (not for clothing but ok on sample as poisonous)
• A rubber mallet if you have one.
• A wooden board, if you have one. (old breadboard)

Friday 13th January, Dyes in a pot for paper dying and ice flower dye.
Bring:

• cream/light coloured old silk or woollen blanket for samples. 
• Beetroot, onion skins, avocado skins, used tea bags, raspberry, blackberry, turmeric, golden penda leaves, petunia petals, elderberries, cherries and anything that you have noticed in the garden that leaves a mark.
• Jars to bring home dyes 
• paper you like and brushes

Friday 20th January, Resist bundling and embossing.

Bring:

• Woollen blankets - for embossing
• Silk
• Ties for bundling - can be strips of sheet or rope
• Poinciana pod, clam shells
• onion skins
• Any garden leaves/berries that you think may leave a stain - gum leaves are particularly good.

I will be able to supply some items to get anyone out of trouble but it is advised to do a little collecting before coming:)

Ring on 40954809 if you have any other queries.

Pistacchio People

Here is an activity following pistacchio munching. P People heads and bodies with a fine nibbed marker. Mix and match heads and bodies. Play with mindful activities for toddlers/pre-school. "Who is this person?" "Who does he/she look like?" "What is he/she doing?" "Can you put a group/scene together and tell me what is happening?" "Why is this one angry?" "How did he/she become angry?" "What can they do to become happy?"

Hapa Zome

Preparing for another Hapa Zome workshop. My new leaf shoots of my ice-cream bean are tremendous for this task at this time of year. Simple backing of sheets suffices. Raggedy Anne also a good dye leaf and sage works well if you can tap with an oh so steady hand. Great idea for Christmas socks especially if you dont pre-mordant with alum. The less washing the better:)

Natural Dyeing with Aukje Boonstra

The mighty onion ... a golden hue... as vibrant as the Tasmanian Cordata! Well it has to be as we dont get the cordata up here in Far North QLD.  Will have to knuckle down and figure out what local leaves and petals and barks give the best results. Scallop shells and ponciana terrific for embossing wool. Great workshop and so thankful for the results. Thanks to Aukje Boonstra who came all the way from Tasmania to the Far North:)