Dye Lab with Grace from Gnome Depot Fibers
Sept 22 & Oct 26
|The Bloomin' Spindle
Ever wanted to learn how to dye your own yarn? Join Grace from Gnome Depot Fiber in one of our Summer/Fall workshops. Perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike, this class will inspire your creativity and enhance your fiber craft projects with customized colorways.
Time & Location
Sept 22 & Oct 26
The Bloomin' Spindle, 5359 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60641, USA
About the event
Dive into the world of color at Dye Lab - this summer/fall in our wet room here at The Bloomin' Spindle!Â
Grace Cocking is the brilliant brains behind all of the captivating hand-dyed yarn brand, Gnome Depot Fibers. With 20 years of knitting & crocheting experience, 14 years of teaching experience, and 9 years of yarn dyeing experience, Grace will guide you through the process to take a natural superwash yarn to your very own custom colorway. Perfect for beginners and experienced crafters who are looking to add a new fiber art to their repetoire, this workshop will introduce you to color theory, kettle dying, hand painting, and speckles. Sessions will be limited to 8 participants per session.
Tickets include:Â
- One 3 hour workshop lesson on whichever day you'd prefer
- One skein of Enoki fingering weight yarn (80% SW Merino Wool/ 20% Nylon) or Porcini worsted weight yarn (100% SW Merino Wool) **additional skeins will be available for purchase on day of if you'd like to dye more than 1 skein
Please wear closed toe shoes that are comfortable for standing and clothing that you don't mind if they get stained with dye.
Please note: This class is intended for amateur dyers and personal use. This will not cover professional, production techniques.
Classes are nonrefundable if cancelled less than 1 week from class start time. We cannot take any walk ins or payments at the door.
Tickets
Sunday, September 22 | 1-4pm
$60.00Sold OutSaturday, October 26 | 1-4pm
$60.00Sold Out
This event is sold out