ColorStorms Location:
7019 Deer Valley Road, Highland
Next Dates for the 2024 Fiber Art Studio Tour:
All Saturdays, from 11-4
Address: 7019 Deer Valley Road, Highland MD 20777
January 6, February 3, and March 2
April 6, May 18, June 8
July 13, August 10, Not September
October 5, November 24, and December 14
My studio and the G-Scale train garden railroad will continue to host one of the stops on this yarn tour.
Festivals:
Frederick Fiberfest 2024: April 27 at the Frederick County Fairgrounds
Alpaca Festival 2023: November 9-10 at the Howard County Fairgrounds
Dye Classes:
3 1/2 and 5 Hour Dye Workshops at My Studio: 7019 Deer Valley Road, Highland MD 20777
Each class consists of 3 1/2 hours starting at 10 am. (Except one class which will be longer.) You do not need to bring anything except perhaps an apron if you like. I will provide, gloves, dye material, equipment, yarn, and ziplock bags to take home the yarn you dye. Class sizes are small: 3-6 people. If there is time, we can visit the garden railroad and my yarn studio and store.
The cost of $120 includes 4 hanks of yarn, each 50g. Which weight yarn we use can depend on the class. I offer typically Fingering, Sport, DK, or Worsted. So with me, you will dye 4 hanks of yarn in 3 solids and 1 multi-colored. Then you will take them home! If you are interested in dyeing fleece, I can also provide you with some fleece to dye and take home.
Register by emailing me at artylinda6@gmail.com. Then send me $120 by PayPal (Use my phone number: 301-821-7232) or by check, send to the same address above. Please call if you have any questions.
Roots and Bugs….Oranges, Reds and Pinks.
10-1:30 on Saturday June 22
Activities include learning about madder root and where to buy the nuts, grinding down the cochineal with mortar and pestle, learning about cochineal and lac, and lastly dyeing with all 3 materials: madder root, cochineal, and lac. Plus we will dye a hank with a multicolored technique.
Indigo and Osage…..Blues, yellows, and greens.
10-1:30 on Saturday July 20
Activities will include learning about Indigo and Osage, making an indigo vat, dyeing blue, yellow, and green. Plus we will dye a hank with a multicolored technique.
Multicolored Yarns
9-2 on Saturday, August 24
You need to have some experience to join this class. I will assume you have already taken a natural dye class from me or someone else. We will go into 3 different techniques of making multicolored yarns: folding, twisting, and dipping. Each one gives a different effect, and sometimes they are combined. We will discuss color combinations and how to come up with various analogous or contrasting colorways. You will go home with 4 different hanks of multicolored yarns! Colors used will include logwood (purple), indigo (blue), osage (yellow), lac, (maroon), and cochineal (red.) There will be an extra $20 material fee for this class.
Foraged Dyes……berries, nuts, and flowers.
10-1:30 on Saturday, September 21
Activities include learning about foraging pokeberries (red and fuchia), black walnuts (brown), and flowers (yellow and orange.) We’ll process the pokeberries, dye with pokeberries, walnuts and flowers, and finally make one multicolored yarn with 2 colors of your choice.