Spring is basically here, and what better way to celebrate than by dunking your hands into the alchemy of natural dyeing? Join Still Moon Arts Society in their lush Colour Me Local Dye Garden for a hands-on workshop where fresh flowers meet silk, and you walk away with a hand-dyed scarf that’s as much a work of art as it is an accessory.

You’ll start by foraging petals straight from the Renfrew Ravine area, then bundling them onto a large (approximately 24” x 78″ in size), lightweight, tasselled handwoven tussar and eri silk scarf from Maiwa. The next step: steaming them in order to release the colours into cool patterns on the textiles. While the scarves do their thing, there’ll be time to chat about natural dyes, sustainability, and whatever else comes up over a simmering vat of colour.

The Still Moon Arts Society ‘Spring Blossoms & Silk Natural Dye Workshop’ begins bright and early, at 9:30am on Saturday, April 19th, and winds down at lunchtime (12pm). No experience is needed — just bring your curiosity (and maybe a travel mug of coffee and snack). Only 11 spots are available, though, and it will sell out! So if you’re in, grab a ticket ($119 each, including all of your materials with sliding scale options available; for reference, the silk scarf alone normally costs $59) before they disappear like cherry blossoms in the wind HERE.

Colour Me Local Dye Garden

Neighbourhood: East Vancouver

3958 Renfrew St.

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