Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (A)
About Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (A)
Bring Vibrant colors to life right in your own backyard ! In this lecture class, you'll discover the art of growing and using local North Carolina plants to create stunning, natural dyes for yarn. Learn which everyday garden favorites like sunflowers, lilies, buttercups, acorns, and even pokeweed can transform fibers into rich hues of yellow, green, brown, magenta, and more.
Whether you're a seasoned gardener, a curious crafter, or new to both, this class will give you the tools and inspiration to make your backyard a source of endless creativity and play. Grow your own color palette and enjoy the satisfaction of crafting with hues you cultivated yourself!
What will students learn:
I will guide you through:
- Selecting and cultivating dye friendly plants for NC climate and your garden space.
- How to plant, harvest, and prep your garden bounty for dying to maximize color potential.
-Discuss different dye techniques for creating colorful yarns
-discuss eco-friendly gardening practices to support your plants and local pollinators.
- Learn how plant dyes connect us to sustainable practices, traditional arts and the local environment.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
A note pad if students want to take notes.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $15 which includes:
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $15 which includes:
Covers seed packets to start garden.
Pre-class Homework
no
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 8
Skill Level
Beginner (no experience)
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
All skills are welcome. This is a lecture class
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 1-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 10
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Stacy Bohovsky
Stacy is an avid knitter and passionate textile artist with 16 years of experience in the fiber arts world. Her journey began with knitting and spinning yarn, quickly evolving into processing raw fleece by hand, exploring natural dyeing techniques, and finally, growing her own dye plants.
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Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. The 20th annual Carolina FiberFest is March 13-14, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh NC. Workshops will be held Thurs. March 12 - Sat. March 14, 2026.