Pine + Rhubarb

***Don’t throw away your Holiday Tree trimmings & make use of your Tree at the end of the Holiday Season to EcoPrint & make the best smelling dyes packed with tannins!!

Learn about: Tannins, ‘Tannenbaum’ & Plant ‘Mordants’ and More!

In this info packed lesson you will find over 40 pages teeming with inspiration & knowledge including:

-extensive list of botanical names and classifications of Pine + Rhubarb plants occurring around the world useful for dye

-Guidelines for foraging and finding your local varieties of Pine with considerations on seasonal foraging, ethics, and advice on collecting all parts useful for dyeing and EcoPrinting.

-Guidelines for using ALL parts of the Rhubarb plant (leaves, stems-edible, and roots!) for an alum free approach to dyeing wool!

-Fun holiday decoration activities: making magic gold to red color changing Rhubarb dye/paint (wonderful for children!)

-When to forage and advice on creating a seasonal sampler for your local plants

-Where to source responsibly foraged and grown pine and rhubarb dye and extracts in North America, Europe and Australia

-Processing and Dyeing with Pine, Pine Cones, Leftover Holiday Decorations, and all parts of Rhubarb with detailed guidelines on my preferred method of extracting dye (purchased or foraged, fresh or dry) with special considerations for Rhubarb acid and dye extraction, and a multitude of other key understandings for these very spacial dyestuffs.

-tips for dyeing with Rhubarb + Pine using NO ALUM where science and natural chemical explanations of plant mordants, tannins and dye combinations are shared.

-Alternative methods beyond immersion dyeing of working with Pine + Rhubarb

-History & Science of Pine + Rhubarb as dyes including natural chemical dye compounds

-Exemplary artists working with Pine + Rhubarb in unique ways

-An extensive Research List of my favorite books and web resources for in depth research

-A Question and Answer Section

After purchase you will be emailed automatically with the Digital Download Lesson.