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๐ฟ Tutorial #9 โ Your Great Natural Color Book Part of the From Plant to Dye series by Michel Garcia What if you could build your own personal color reference โ a handmade library of shades drawn from nature? In Tutorial 9, master dyer and botanist Michel Garcia invites you to do just that. ๐ฑ "Your Great Natural Color Book" is a 6-hour video course that guides you through the sampler principle โ creating swatches on wool, silk, and cotton using natural dyes, with detailed recipes and variations. Born from real conversations with artists and dyers who asked for something more intuitive and color-driven, this course lets you start not from chemistry, but from color itself โ and learn the methods behind it. ๐ฅ In this course, youโll get: A nearly 6-hour tutorial packed with plant-based dyeing techniques A color sampler system: how to achieve and record dozens of shades Insights into facilitators like surfactants and wetting agents โ both scientific (e.g. polysorbates) and botanical (ivy, soapwort) A full Recipe Book (PDF) in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian Written materials by Michel Garcia himself โ available in both original and translated versions ๐ฌ The course will be available June 15, 2025 It is deeply inspiring, hands-on, and practical โ a must-have for dyers, fiber artists, and educators. Whether you're just beginning or expanding your natural dye knowledge, this tutorial will empower you to build your own "book of color." ๐งถ Join the Facebook group From Plant to Dye for updates, inspiration, and community.
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