Upcoming Events - Summer 2013
Registration required for all events; please email botanicgardens@udel.edu or phone 302-831-2531. Send payment to: UDBG, 152 Townsend Hall, University of DE, Newark DE 19716. Events held in Townsend Hall Commons unless otherwise noted. Payment will be refunded if cancellation is made 10 business days prior to lecture or class.
"Dyeing with indigo and other garden plants" workshop
Saturday, August 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Before the advent of synthetic dyes, many native and exotic plants were used as a source of color for fabric and yarns. Join gardener, spinner, weaver, horticulturist, and Mt. Cuba plant researcher Jeanne Frett for this hands-on class as we gather and explore the exciting dye potential of such plants as Japanese indigo, coreopsis, goldenrod, walnuts, and even broom sedge. Participants will dye yarn samples and cap off the day by dyeing three silk scarves to take home.
Please wear old clothes, bring a notebook, and a bag lunch.
UDBG Friends Members: $75; Nonmembers: $85 MAXIMUM of 15 participants
*Registration and payment required prior to the workshop
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens • Newark, DE 19716 • Phone: 302 831-0153 •