Schedule a private natural dye workshop or foraging outing with me! This listing is for booking a private event, either one-on-one or in a group of up to 20 adults. To schedule a private event with kids, go here.

A private session is ideal for you if…

• You’re interested in learning how to dye with plants but aren’t sure where to begin

• You’d like to learn a specific dye technique, get familiarized with specific plant(s), or customize the curriculum to your individual or group’s liking

• You would prefer or benefit from one-on-one instruction

• You’d like to plan a gathering (e.g. birthday or other special celebration) around getting creative with plant dyes

I offer three formats for private events:

• Plant Walk & Guided Forage

• Natural Dye Workshop

• Combination Guided Forage & Natural Dye Workshop

Plant Walk & Guided Forage (2-3 hours)
Join me at a location of your choice in the greater Los Angeles area – or let me provide you with options for my favorite spots to see and gather dye plants! – and we’ll spend our time together learning about and foraging for wild plants to be used for dye. I’ll share my ethnobotanical, scientific, and dye knowledge about the plants we see, will guide you to ethically forage them for dye, and advise you on how to prepare and work with their colors. This outing and instruction can range from general (let’s go to this location and see what plants we see) to specific (“I’d like to gather and learn about eucalyptus and sagebrush”).

Natural Dye Workshop (2-3 hours)
I’ll bring my dye supplies to you – or you can come to me, or another agreed upon location – and I’ll teach you the step-by-step process of natural dyeing, or a specific dye technique of your choosing. If you’d like to learn the dye process from front to back, we’ll go over all the essentials in detail: scouring, mordanting, extracting and working with dye from plant matter, and post-treating your textiles. If you’re interested in a specific technique (like dyeing with tannins, food waste dyes, working with different mordants and modifiers, etc.), we’ll spend the time focused on your specific project or query. I can bring dyeable textiles for each participant – like cotton bandanas or t-shirts, bamboo socks, etc. – or we can work with garments/textiles you provide.

Combination Guided Forage & Natural Dye Workshop (4-5 hours)
We’ll meet at a location in the greater Los Angeles area where we can learn about and gather plants in the field and set up for dyeing with them. Since the locations that offer the space and amenities to do both activities are limited, this will typically be a spot I’ll recommend – or I can join you on your land, at home, at school, or in another location where we have both permission to forage and infrastructure for heating dyes and rinsing textiles. We’ll walk and I’ll share about the plants we see, offering my ethnobotanical, scientific, and dye knowledge about them, and I’ll guide you in ethically foraging them for dye. Then, we’ll prepare dye from the plants we’ve gathered and I’ll guide you in the step-by-step processes of scouring, mordanting, dyeing, and post-treating textiles (or we can focus on a specific technique of your choosing). I can bring dyeable textiles for each participant – like cotton bandanas or t-shirts, bamboo socks, etc. – or we can work with garments/textiles you provide.

Please plan to schedule your private event at least a month in advance to allow for adequate planning. Upon checking out, you’ll be prompted to choose your preferred event date. Dates are not guaranteed until I get in touch with you by email to confirm.

Questions before booking? Visit the Contact page to get in touch with me directly.