July Botanical Dye Workshops

Join Rising Iris founder Rachael Kemery for a restorative workshop dedicated to the art and magic of botanical dyeing. Workshop students will create a botanically dyed piece using high quality earth-friendly materials, and enjoy light refreshments including farm-grown floral libations. For beginners and experts and everyone in between. Botanical dye workshops are being held the first 3 weeks of July with a new technique each week.  Choose your workshop date below. Where: Workshops are held at our family flower farm in Easton, CT. Address will be provided to after purchase. When: Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings in July.  Choose your date below. Week 1: Creating Dye Baths Learn to create beautiful dye baths from common garden flowers and kitchen scraps. We’ll dye silk and velvet ribbon with a variety of materials and you’ll leave with a rainbow of in season botanical color. Week 2: Fresh Indigo Sip a farm-grown indigo tea while learning the magical fresh extraction “salt rub” meth