Nåde Studio

Chattanooga, TN

Both of these workshops are all about grounding yourself in old traditions of textiles that have long been abandoned. Natural dyeing is a labor of love - so be prepared to be hands-on and not afraid to get dirty.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Pigment from Petals

$175

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Pigment from Petals

$175

Archived Workshop: We will explore the process of capturing the beauty of a flower and repurpose it into hue. This workshop will open up with an overview lecture on the basics of natural dyeing and then will dive into the extraction process with a hands-on approach with a variety of in-season petals. INSTRUCTOR: MAGGIE PATE Textile artist Maggie Pate has cultivated a remarkable studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste, collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, The Natural Colors Cookbook. Her guide explores in depth how to capture color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible — and earth-loving — to all. CLASS DETAILS This 3.5-hour, hands-on workshop will give an overview of how to dye fibers naturally with color extracted from fresh flowers. Intro to fibers Scouring and mordant baths Creating a dye bath pH shifts During this class, the following items will be provided to practice dyeing: — Silk Bandana— Fishnet market tote bag— Fiber swatches to create a personal dye book If you're interested in bringing your own fibers to dye, please email us in advance. We'll try to accommodate all requests. Yarn and protein fibers would work best for this workshop. --Questions? Can't make this class date? Email us, and we'll notify you of our next workshop. Gift a workshop: Our classes make thoughtful, engaging presents. If you'd like to purchase a workshop for someone, please make a note during checkout.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Capturing Color with Plant Extracts

$150

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Capturing Color with Plant Extracts

$150

Archived Workshop:Natural dye extracts are plant-derived powders that, when measured properly and added to a dye bath, will produce vibrant and rich hues. With extracts, color can be captured from foreign lands — like purple from Brazil with logwood tree chips, sunny yellows from Mexico with curcumin powder, pinks from Argentina with quebracho tree bark, and reds or rusts from Central Asia with madder root. INSTRUCTOR: MAGGIE PATETextile artist Maggie Pate has cultivated a remarkable studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste, collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, The Natural Colors Cookbook. Her guide explores in depth how to capture color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible — and earth-loving — to all. CLASS DETAILS This 3-hour, hands-on workshop will give an overview of how to dye fibers naturally from exotic plant material in extract form. Intro to fibers Scouring bath Mordant bath Resistance patterns Dye bath pH shifts During this class, the following items will be provided to practice dyeing: — Silk ribbon— Cotton tote— Cotton bandana If you're interested in bringing your own fibers to dye, please email us in advance. We'll try to accommodate all requests. --Questions? Can't make this class date? Email us, and we'll notify you of our next workshop. Gift a workshop: Our classes make thoughtful, engaging presents. If you'd like to purchase a workshop for someone, please make a note during checkout.

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Capturing Color from Food Waste, Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate

$150

Capturing Color from Food Waste, Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate

$150

Archived Workshop: Natural dyeing has been a steady tradition for almost all cultures. However, within recent years with the rise of synthetic dyes, the art of natural dyeing has been fading from active practice. Learn to connect to our natural world and embrace colors created from their natural essence. This is a 3-hour hands-on workshop will give an overview of how to dye fibers naturally from food waste highlighting the use of avocado pits and onion skins. Intro to Fibers Scouring Bath Mordant Bath Resistance Patterns Dye Bath pH Shifts During this class, the following items will be provided to practice dyeing: -Silk Ribbon-Cotton Tote-Cotton Bandana If you are interested in bringing your own fibers to dye, please email us in advance. We will try to accommodate all requests. Textile artist, Maggie Pate has cultivated a studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, "The Natural Colors Cookbook." Her book explores in-depth how to capturing color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible to all. -- Can't make it to this workshop but would like to be notified of future similar classes? Please shoot us an email at hello@glasswingshop.com and we'll keep you in the loop.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Color Steam

$85

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Color Steam

$85

Archived Workshop Create bright colors and unique patterns with this bundle dyeing workshop using food waste. Bundle dyeing is a natural dye technique that involves laying out the dye material on the fiber and rolling it up for a steam bath. Students will create their own silk scarf using food waste items like blueberry extract, onion skins, and turmeric in an original pattern of their choosing. INSTRUCTOR: MAGGIE PATE Textile artist Maggie Pate has cultivated a remarkable studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste, collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, The Natural Colors Cookbook. Her guide explores in depth how to capture color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible — and earth-loving — to all. CLASS DETAILS This 2-hour, hands-on workshop will give an overview of how to capture color and create pattern through bundle dyeing. Intro to Bundle Dyeing Fiber treatment & preparation Pattern design and composition Steam bath technique During this class, the following item will be provided to practice dyeing: — Silk Scarf --Questions? Can't make this class date? Email us, and we'll notify you of our next workshop. Gift a workshop: Our classes make thoughtful, engaging presents. If you'd like to purchase a workshop for someone, please make a note during checkout.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Flower Pounding

$85

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Flower Pounding

$85

Archived Workshop: Within each flower, there is an explosive power of color just waiting to be revealed. In this hands-on workshop, we will use a pounding technique and a variety of flowers to create atmospheric and colorful silk scarves. This form of eco-printing has a final result similar to the Japanese technique of shibori dyeing. INSTRUCTOR: MAGGIE PATE Textile artist Maggie Pate has cultivated a remarkable studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste, collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, The Natural Colors Cookbook. Her guide explores in depth how to capture color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible — and earth-loving — to all. CLASS DETAILS This 2-hour, hands-on workshop will give an overview of how to create color and pattern from Intro to Eco-Printing Fiber treatment & preparation Flower composition and design Pounding Techniques During this class, the following items will be provided to practice dyeing: — Silk Scarf— Cotton Tote Bag If you're interested in bringing your own fibers to dye, please email us in advance. We'll try to accommodate all requests. --Questions? Can't make this class date? Email us, and we'll notify you of our next workshop. Gift a workshop: Our classes make thoughtful, engaging presents. If you'd like to purchase a workshop for someone, please make a note during checkout.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Indigo Batik Banner

$85

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Indigo Batik Banner

$85

Archived Workshop: Batik is an ancient resistance technique originating from Indonesia. Learn about the history of this process and the steps involved in creating these patterns or designs on natural fabrics. This is a 2-hour hands-on workshop with detailed instruction on how to utilize gutta glue works as a resisting medium and the process of using an indigo dye bath to magically reveal the design. During this class, the following items will be provided to practice dyeing: -Natural Cloth Banner (8" x 11")-Wood Hanging Rod If you are interested in bringing your own fibers to batik, please email us in advance. We will try to accommodate all requests. Textile artist, Maggie Pate has cultivated a studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, "The Natural Colors Cookbook." Her book explores in-depth how to capturing color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible to all. -- Can't make it to this workshop but would like to be notified of future similar classes? Please shoot us an email at hello@glasswingshop.com and we'll keep you in the loop.

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Bandana Block Printing Workshop with Maggie Pate

$50

Bandana Block Printing Workshop with Maggie Pate

$50

Archived Workshop: Block printing has been a method of reproducing print on both paper and fabric for over 2,000 years. Learn the history of this technique as applied to fibers and textiles through this hands-on workshop. This workshop runs for approximately 1 hour. History of block printing Discussion of Indian wood blocks used for printing Print planning and design Paint mixing & printing Textile artist, Maggie Pate has cultivated a studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, "The Natural Colors Cookbook." Her book explores in-depth how to capturing color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible to all. Workshop times:Saturday, October 6th at 3pmSunday, October 7th at 12pm Can't make it to this workshop but would like to be notified of future similar classes? Please shoot us an email at hello@glasswingshop.com and we'll keep you in the loop.

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Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Indigo BYO

$25

Natural Dyeing Workshop with Maggie Pate, Indigo BYO

$25

Archived Workshop: Breathe new life into stained garments, repurpose old items, or add a beautiful inky-blue indigo color to a new piece. You bring your own natural fiber items, and we'll provide the indigo and fun. INSTRUCTOR: MAGGIE PATETextile artist Maggie Pate has cultivated a remarkable studio that is 100% sustainable and eco-friendly. Her main focus is on capturing color predominantly with food waste, collected from local restaurants and farms. In June 2018, she released her first book, The Natural Colors Cookbook. Her guide explores in depth how to capture color with food waste and pantry basics, making natural dyeing and sustainable colors accessible — and earth-loving — to all. CLASS DETAILS Bring up to 5 pre-laundered, manageably-sized fiber items, made of natural fibers (such as linen or cotton). -- Questions? Can't make this class date? Email us, and we'll notify you of our next workshop.Gift a workshop: Our classes make thoughtful, engaging presents. If you'd like to purchase a workshop for someone, please make a note during checkout.

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