The Learning Garden presents: Hands on Dyeing with Weld
Hands-on natural dye workshop focused on prepping fibers, extracting bright yellow pigment from weld, and building a repeatable plant-dye process. Practical skill-building session hosted by N.C. Cooperative Extension at the Learning Garden.
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