Exploring Botanical and Rust Dye Techniques with Lorri Scott
August 10-11, 2024
2KatStudios, Prescott, AZ
After teaching dye workshops for many years and always having a project to dye items for, Lorri found over and over that most people don’t want to do the project. They are so immersed in the dye process and the outcome they want to just keep dyeing. With that in mind, she is now teaching dye workshops with no project in mind.
Lorri will have lots of samples of finished pieces using the type of items we will dye. You can view the photos to get an idea but she will bring a lot more samples to show.
Fabric pieces are laid on the table, littered with fallen leaves, bygone rose petals, neglected rusty relics of iron and copper, perhaps sprinkled with tea or marigolds. Bundles of nature are wrapped, bound, and steamed then left to transcend and create magic. We’ll even dye some paper items too!
We will experiment with a variety of flora (I.e eucalyptus, roses) using different mordants (i.e. tannin, iron, copper) and different types of fabrics, ribbon, & dollies. We will explore rust dyeing techniques using metal objects and stencils. We may overdye some pieces with natural dyes of avocado, black walnut, or tea.
When you leave at the end of class you will have a nice pile of dye printed fabrics to use in all types of mixed media projects ~ books, jewelry, clothing adornments, fabric flowers, whatever your imagination conjures up!
Kit Fee: $20.00 kit fee will include all types of fabrics from silk, cotton, linen to vintage pieces too. Lorri will have different types of paper and ideas for those. By bringing these items for you, she knows they will be the size needed for the dye process and the fibers necessary to dye.
Supply List:
~Protective gloves and aprons (Lorri will provide disposable plastic aprons/gloves).
~Scissors
Optional:
~Extra fabrics, doilies, ribbon you have that are natural fibers you may want to dye.
~Water color paper or other papers you think could be dyed or “marked” on.
~Stencils to use for rust dyeing, no larger than 10”.
Your Instructor:
Fiber artist and author Lorri Ann Scott magically transforms silk fabrics, ribbons and garments into colorful and visually-striking works using shibori, resist, vat-dye and dye-printing techniques.
Lorri is a self-taught weaver, dyer and clothing designer. In addition to her own book, Wayward Threads, her work has been published in numerous juried shows and publications, including Altered Couture, Quilting Arts, Spindle Shuttle & Dyepot and Belle Armoire Summer 2012, which showcases her vintage upcycled clothing a.k.a., “wayward threads.”
She has taught and vended at many national shows and never tires of encouraging others to explore an upcycled approach to personal expression.
Lorri resides in the Santa Cruz Mountains outside Los Gatos, CA.
Places to stay: Just look for hotels or Airbnbs in Prescott, AZ, and you will have lots of options. Email me for the exact address!
Cancellations and Refunds:
If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, please let Kat know as soon as possible by sending her an email to kat4clay@gmail.com. The workshop fee is non-refundable; however, if we have a wait list and can fill your space, or if you know someone who could take your place, you will receive a refund minus a $50.00 admin fee.
If the retreat has to be cancelled for reasons outside of our control, you will receive a full refund.
2KatStudios is not responsible for your expenses incurred in preparation for any cancelled retreat, such as airline tickets, loss of work, and/or other costs associated with preparing for your trip. For this reason, I highly recommend travel cancellation insurance.
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