Natural Dyeing & Studio Tour with Botanical Colors & Materevolve

Natural Dyeing & Studio Tour with Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors

Come join us for a hands-on experience at Botanical Colors LLC with the renowned Kathy Hattori! Learn the art of bundle dyeing using US grown flowers, shibori techniques with indigo, and take a dye studio tour of the Botanical Colors.

Get ready to unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the world of natural colors. Kathy has worked with many different clothing and textile brands on incorporating natural dyes at scale including the ongoing RENEW program with Eileen Fisher. Get ready to unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the world of natural colors. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from the best in the industry! Kathy has worked with many different clothing and textile brands on incorporating natural dyes at scale including the ongoing RENEW program with Eileen Fisher.

Every partcipant will receive an organic cotton bandana and US grown flowers for bundle dyeing as well as textiles for learning shibori techniques for the indigo dip.

About The Hosts:

Kathy Hattori is a recognized authority on natural dyes, pigments, and commercial applications of natural dyes and has worked in the field since 2003. She developed numerous commercial processes using natural dye extracts in the industrial textile environment. She consults and advises brands and retailers on their natural dye implementation strategies and has worked with the largest natural dye houses in the US.

Her experience includes creating a natural dye program for the largest organically certified tannery in Europe, presenting papers at international textile conferences and supporting clients such as Eileen Fisher and other sustainable brands. Kathy teaches and lectures about natural dyes and is sought after as a speaker about the status of natural dyes in global textile production.

Krystle Moody Wood is the founder and principal consultant of Materevolve, LLC. - a company driven to lead the evolution of our materials world. After a decade in sustainable materials innovation and development, Krystle founded Materevolve with the mission to develop and scale innovative regenerative textile systems through the lens of soil, sea, and circularity. Through Materevolve, Krystle designs nature-immersed experiential learning programs, provides technical consulting cross-sector, and fosters trail-blazing collaboration between science, industry, government, non-profit and academia. Krystle loves to nerd out on all things sustainable textiles but her superpowers are materials innovation, microfiber pollution, and regenerative agriculture.

Thank you to Ben Lindbloom for the beautiful photography!