Knit & Urchin Dye a Wool Basket 2.8
Join Britt from Love Fest Fibers and Margaret from Seelie Studio for this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to knit a basket and then dye it with locally harvested purple urchins. We'll start with a big ball of hand-felted wool and huge needles. New to knitting? No problem, this is a perfect project that lets you jump right in. It’s also great for experienced knitters looking to explore a whole new style of yarn and enormous stitches.
With our baskets complete, we'll break for lunch and then hit the dye baths! Together we’ll explore the beautiful soft peachy-pink hues that our local purple urchins create. You’ll leave our workshop with a hand-knit and naturally dyed basket that's ideal as a planter or for storing just about anything.
Your participation supports the women artisans who hand-felt our yarn and helps to thin the overpopulation of purple urchins and restore California’s kelp forests.
Saturday 2.8 from 10:30 – 4:00 at The Sea Ranch Lodge in the Redwood Room.
Join Britt from Love Fest Fibers and Margaret from Seelie Studio for this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to knit a basket and then dye it with locally harvested purple urchins. We'll start with a big ball of hand-felted wool and huge needles. New to knitting? No problem, this is a perfect project that lets you jump right in. It’s also great for experienced knitters looking to explore a whole new style of yarn and enormous stitches.
With our baskets complete, we'll break for lunch and then hit the dye baths! Together we’ll explore the beautiful soft peachy-pink hues that our local purple urchins create. You’ll leave our workshop with a hand-knit and naturally dyed basket that's ideal as a planter or for storing just about anything.
Your participation supports the women artisans who hand-felt our yarn and helps to thin the overpopulation of purple urchins and restore California’s kelp forests.
Saturday 2.8 from 10:30 – 4:00 at The Sea Ranch Lodge in the Redwood Room.
Join Britt from Love Fest Fibers and Margaret from Seelie Studio for this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to knit a basket and then dye it with locally harvested purple urchins. We'll start with a big ball of hand-felted wool and huge needles. New to knitting? No problem, this is a perfect project that lets you jump right in. It’s also great for experienced knitters looking to explore a whole new style of yarn and enormous stitches.
With our baskets complete, we'll break for lunch and then hit the dye baths! Together we’ll explore the beautiful soft peachy-pink hues that our local purple urchins create. You’ll leave our workshop with a hand-knit and naturally dyed basket that's ideal as a planter or for storing just about anything.
Your participation supports the women artisans who hand-felt our yarn and helps to thin the overpopulation of purple urchins and restore California’s kelp forests.
Saturday 2.8 from 10:30 – 4:00 at The Sea Ranch Lodge in the Redwood Room.
Agenda:
10:30 - 1:30 - Knitting (3 hours)
1:30 - 2:15 - Break for lunch
2:15 - 4:00 - Urchin dyeing (1.75 hrs)
About Britt-Marie Alm and Love Fest Fibers
You'll be joined by Britt-Marie Alm, Owner & Chief String Slinger of Love Fest Fibers, a San Francisco-based yarn company. Britt has spent much of the past two decades living and working on the Tibetan Plateau and founded Love Fest Fibers with the aim of supporting communities with vibrant fiber traditions. Through Love Fest Fibers, Britt designs textiles through carefully nurtured partnerships with women artisans in Tibet, Nepal, India, and at home in California. Britt loves teaching workshops and sharing the background stories behind the materials we'll be working with.
Cancellation 7 days before the event qualifies for a refund, cancellation after 7 days is not refundable. Classes are transferable to friends/family if you’re not able to join us after the cancellation period.