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DYE LAB - Deep Dive Series: Creating and Recreating Color with Fiber Reactive Dyes

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This is not a library sponsored event.

Description

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This class teaches how to dye fabric with fiber reactive dyes using a dye bath.  

This is a technical class where we will learn mathematical equations to create dye baths to make and reproduce colors.  

We will learn how to create a dye bath, how to create stock solutions, how to mix colors, how to recreate the same color, and how to create different depths of dye with the same color.  

This class is good for those who dye yarn, and for those using fabric, such as quilters, garment sewers and surface designers, to create their own unique colors. 

In the end we will create a color reference guide. 

Materials fee: $35 includes dyes, chemicals and fabric.

$325 Tuition Fee for Members and Non-Members

Teacher: Melanie Audet

Melanie Audet is originally from the Detroit area of Michigan.  She received a BA from Albion College and a  BFA from the Oregon College of Art and Craft, where she learned how to use synthetic dyes.  She has continued her education by learning the art of natural dyes. She is the owner and proprietor of Melanie Audet Limited Editions and Twig and Berry Dyes.   Her love for textiles is more of a compulsion and she loves to share this passion with others.

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