This hands-on workshop introduces students to natural dyes and resist dye techniques, including Katazome and Tsutsugaki. Over the course of two 3-hour sessions, participants will create their own designs and naturally dye organic textiles. 

Each student will design and dye their own bandana sized fabric, which can later be framed as a visual art piece, or adorned as wearable art. We will also experiment with sample fibers to learn about the differences between cellulose fibers such as cotton, linen, silk, and hemp.

While the focus of the time will be on creating your own piece of art, students will also learn about scouring and mordanting techniques, how to make their own resist paste, and how to overdye and make color modifications. We will also discuss local foraging best practices, local Fibershed participation, and slow fashion advocacy.

This is a 2 day workshop that meets September 29 & 30 (Tuesday/Wednesday), 2026 from 5-8pm. 

Materials: included

Cost: $150/$130 members REGISTER

Instructor Bio: Cady Faus is a natural dyer and mixed media artist based in Boulder, Colorado. Passionate about our local Fibershed and slow food and fashion movements, her art practice seeks an understanding of and connection to natural material, history and place, and self and community. She has traveled internationally to study the arts of natural dye and has learned Katazome and Tsutsugaki techniques from experts in Japan, Mexico, and California. Her current focus combines elements of traditional arts with modern-day methods, all the while paying attention to sustainability, stewardship, and collaboration between farmers and artists. Cady believes curiosity without judgement is the best tool in the arts of natural dyeing.