Upcoming programs are a part of our workshops for EartHand members. Membership is free for Indigenous community members and otherwise starts at just  $15 for the year and includes all kinds of other maker opportunities. Find out more and get your membership here.

Summer Yellows Wool Dye Session

Sunday July 27  11am to 4 pm

Instructor: Carla Frenkel

Sliding scale of $160, $135, $110 includes all materials

Exploring  the seasonal bounty in the gardens mid-summer including weld, goldenrod, mahonia bark and other plants/funghi in season offering a multitude of yellow dyes on a white and grey fleece.

Washing and mordanting fleeces and some harvesting for the dye session will be attended to during Friday night member socials leaving the studio day for focusing on the plant processing, dye pots and post-dye modifications.

Two Barnston Island fleeces that are a gotland/romneyX or gotland/BFL X that will blend together well in a finished project will be split between the three single dye sessions we are offering. Based on raw wool weight, we anticipate approximately 100 gms of dyed wool going home each day with each participant.

Participants are strongly encouraged to attend either stewardship sessions or the Friday socials in the few weeks leading up to the studio day.

Want to Register? As soon as you register to be a member you will be emailed a google form to put your name on the classes you wish to take. Register to be a member here.

Grass, Barks and Braids Exploration

Thursday August 21 5.30-8.30pm

Intructors: Carla Frenkel  and Sharon Kallis

Sliding scale: $100, $75, $50

Join Sharon and Carla for an informal play night with the local grasses and expanding our capacity of braids. Let’s talk about all things bias- the benefit and utility of braids is in the flexibility! We will explore some core skills and make some samples that could lead to future  ambitious cohorts such as braided hats, bags and more. Fibres we will have available to 

explore include the abundant grasses at Trillium, as well as barks, fireweed, blackberry and sedges.

 Members in the Wild Fibres for Textile and Basketry program will find this a helpful chance to explore techniques they can use with their own fibre stash, but all members are welcome.

Want to Register? As soon as you register to be a member you will be emailed a google form to put your name on the classes you wish to take. Register to be a member here.

Autumn Botanical Prints

Sunday September 21 11-4pm

Intructor: CZarina Lobo

Sliding scale of $150, $125, $100

This autumn dye session will focus on printing on post consumer linen using tannin and alum as a mordant for bright and bold colours and prints that celebrate autumnal abundance such as coreopsis, marigolds, fallen leaves and other seasonal offerings.

Linen square swatches suitable for quilting, small textile projects and patching will be provided and participants are invited to bring one small cellulose fibre garment –clean and scoured, tank tops, t-shirts or light weight linen shirts ready for a quick iron mordant before bundling.

Expect strong black/dark tone botanical image transfers and generally muted prints.

Participants are encouraged to attend stewardship sessions and the Friday socials leading up to the program to help in the gathering and preparation for the session.

Want to Register? As soon as you register to be a member you will be emailed a google form to put your name on the classes you wish to take. Register to be a member here.

Mushroom Introduction and Appreciation weekend!

October 18th –  meet at Trillium and carpool or at Strathcona Community garden

October 19th – at Trillium 

Sliding scale $ 280, $250, $220

 A local foray into looking for mushrooms in the Strathcona area, discussion around identification, ecosystems and reciprocity, 

Instructors: Carla Frenkel and TBC, more information on this program to follow!

Want to Register? As soon as you register to be a member you will be emailed a google form to put your name on the classes you wish to take. Register to be a member here.