$ 30.00
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At Farm Aid 40, the HOMEGROWN Village sounded like a workshop, thanks to the very popular flower pounding station in the Skills Tent. Fans used a hammer to pound vibrant flower colors into fabric, illustrating how agriculture is embedded in our textiles.
Now you get to bring natural dyeing to your own home! This kit includes detailed instructions for bundle dyeing, pre-measured scour, mordant and modifiers to assure your dyes stick, Minnesota-grown dyes, and an organic cotton bandana. A great activity for all ages. (Flowers in kit are not edible and are only intended only for dyeing.)
Meet your farmers:
Maddy Bartsch (they/them) is a natural dye farmer, art educator and organizer of local textile economies. For Maddy, seeing our textile systems as intrinsically linked to sustainable agriculture is paramount to the creation of a thriving decentralized textile economy in the Midwest. Whether in the fields harvesting flowers for dyes or teaching textile arts to learners of all ages, they are grateful for the many ways their passion around textiles brings people together. They farm cooperatively at Get Bentz Farm in Northfield, Minnesota, and live in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. Read about Get Bentz Farm in our Farmer Hero profile.
