Tag Archives: natural dye

Pattern Play: Ikat Weaving  Registration continues, a few spaces remain…

Registration for 5 day immersive warp ikat and natural dye workshop at the amazing Textile Center in collaboration with Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) is open. The course is designed for all levels because every step of the process from winding the warp, designing and binding for ikat, to preparing cotton for natural dyeing, toContinue reading “Pattern Play: Ikat Weaving  Registration continues, a few spaces remain…”

Cow Parts

An installation in collaboration with Jay Kreimer at Project Project in Omaha, Nebraska Project Project is an alternative gallery space nestled in the Vinton Street Commercial Historic District of Omaha, Nebraska. Once an alley between two historic buildings, the venue exists thanks to the work of Joel Damon and Josh Powell, who curate, install, program,Continue reading “Cow Parts”

A Garden of Color: Weaving Wool in Naturally Dyed Hues at Peters Valley, August 13 – August 17, 2021

I am excited to offer a natural dye and weaving course at Peters Valley again this summer, Aug.13-17, 2021. The location is tranquil and convivial–a perfect spot to devote the time and enthusiasm to creating new colors and weaves. This class introduces to students to working with plant based dyes, collected directly from a dyeContinue reading “A Garden of Color: Weaving Wool in Naturally Dyed Hues at Peters Valley, August 13 – August 17, 2021”

Stitched Poetry, a collection of natural dyed stitched and bound resist garments

A team of designers in the Clothing and Textiles Department at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda created a collection of shibori garments following a workshop introducing them to the techniques of stitched and bound resist. Remarkably, after a brief introduction to the possible ways of using basic techniques the designers created a collection theyContinue reading “Stitched Poetry, a collection of natural dyed stitched and bound resist garments”

Against the Sky

Wendy Weiss and  Jay Kreimer presented the installation  Against the Sky at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney in the Spring of 2012. The show featured 5 weavings by Weiss made with cotton, wool, monofilament, all dyed with locally sourced natural dye. Kreimer built 7 wood sculptures, as well as a crow on aContinue reading “Against the Sky”