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Basic Ice Dyeing with Instructor Dena Manchester

May 3 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Dates: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Cost    $25 Member    $50 Non-Member
Location: Meadowbrook Library, Community Room, 267 Alleghany Spring Rd, Shawsville, VA 24162
Maximum Number of Participants: 6 per session
Registration Deadline: April 26, 2025
Workshop Level: Beginner

Workshop Description:   Learn the basics of fabric ice dyeing.  Dena will provide the presoak chemicals and dyes.  Be sure to wear clothing that would be all right if dyed.
Participants will carry home their dishpans with prepared ice-dyed fabric they will need to rinse and wash at least 24 hours later.

Participants Must Bring: 
Prewashed fabric:  either cotton, rayon, tencel, silk, or linen, washed with laundry soap and dried without fabric softeners.  Maximum – six t-shirts per dishpan.
Ice – a 7-pound bag
Dishpans for processing the fabric.  Perhaps two that are about 10” x 12”.
Mask if desired
Plastic gloves
Apron if desired to cover your clothing
Notebook and Pen

Questions? Please call Dena Manchester  at 540-598-8149 or email denadweaves@gmail.com

To register for this May workshop, please click this link:   https://forms.gle/MoA7AcYVr8nooYT47

Details

Date:
May 3
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue

Meadowbrook Library
267 Alleghany Spring Road
Shawsville, VA 24162 United States
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