Green Thumb 2024 – Creating a Garden of Natural Dyes

Humans have been using plant-based dyes for thousands of years to color their clothing and furnishings, create art and enhance their lives through expression. Now much of the know-how on growing plants used for dyes has been replaced due to artificial dying processes.

Find out how to color your world the natural way! Join Marylou Ozbolt-Storer, Roxann Harr and Darlene Sabo for

the Green Thumb Education Series presentation:

“Creating a Garden of Natural Dyes.”

on Thursday, August 8th from noon – 1:00 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E Park Ave, in Port Angeles and will be broadcast live via Zoom.

Find a direct link to the live presentation here.

Or join by phone: 253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 936 2989 8830

Passcode: 676224

Marylou, Roxann and Darlene will discuss which plants to grow for the colors you desire, fabric types to dye and how to care for the plants you chose to grow. The presentation will include a demonstration of the dyeing process and we encourage in-person attendance for the full effect.

Roxann has been a Master Gardener since 2019. She moved to Sequim from King County in 2022 and quickly transferred to Clallam County MG’s. The dye garden at Woodcock Demonstration Garden is Roxann’s first introduction to creating natural dyes.

Marylou is a Clallam County Master Gardener intern and has been a member of the Seattle Weaver’s Guild since 1968. She is a weaver, spinner, felter and dyer who owned a handwoven clothing business from 1978-1990. Marylou retired in 2019.

Darlene began dyeing wool about 30 years ago, searching secondhand shops for used wool. Not all the pieces were suitable, so she learned to dye fabrics on her own. Over the years Darlene began selling her surplus of hand-dyed wool, which led to forming her business, Olympic Wool Works. Her newest focus is creating fabric collages from wool and other fabrics and exploring ways to include natural and plant-dyed fabrics in her future designs.

The Green Thumb Education Series, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners, is held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month through October. In November, December, and January, one lecture is offered. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions, call 360-565-2678.