Earthues Natural Dyes and Long Ridge Farm

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Long Ridge Farm is pleased to offer the full line of Earthues^TM products and natural dyes for dying your yarns, roving, raw fiber, fabric or any natural surface you choose.

Here at Long Ridge Farm we will make every effort to provide you with enough information in your purchase of Earthues^TM natural dyes and colors before and after your sale. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

"What comes from the earth,
shall not harm the earth."

Earthues^TM natural dye colors come from nature: from bugs, berries, bark and roots. The extracts created are non-toxic and because of their concentrated form save time, energy and water to create the most beautiful colors imaginable!

And don't forget, NH is sales tax free!

2010 Workshops with Michele Wipplinger
Held at Long Ridge Farm

Basilan: Pigments & Infusions From Mali, West Africa • August 26,27,28, 2010
Instructor: Michele Wipplinger

Join us for a three-day journey into the world of basilan, a textile technique that uses a variety of vegetable tinctures and minerals from Mali, West Africa. Cloth imbued with basilan is powerful and is often used to create ritual cloth for protection and healing purposes. Each person will use adaptations of traditional symbols, colorants and tools to create earthy designs on a variety of fabrics including hand woven scarves and shawls. Earthy hues will be coaxed from various colored tannins extracted from leaves, bark and fruit pod infusions and ancient colorants derived from minerals and clays. There will be options for the use stencils and painting. Each student will receive a packet of traditional tools to use in creating their cloth and a comprehensive notebook with examples, images and instructions.

$415 including material fee
and comprehensive notebook

Download the printable brochure

Woad - The European Blue • August 30, 31, September 1, 2010
Instructor: Michele Wipplinger

Woad is the natural blue dye that is native to Europe and the British Isles. It produces a particularly beautiful blue that is precious, mysterious and amazing. Join us in exploring this delicate, historical color. Participants will create a color palette from a variety of yarns and fabrics and scarves with natural dyes and then over dye them in woad. The resultant color changes are rich and intriguing and surprising effects can be obtained with this method. Participants will receive a comprehensive notebook with examples, illustrations and full instructions on making and balancing your own woad vat. History, revitalization and contemporary uses of this ancient and beautiful European Blue will be covered in lecture.

$415 including material fee
and comprehensive notebook

Download the printable brochure

Contact Long Ridge Farm by email at longridge@myfairpoint.net
or by telephone at 603-313-8393 for additional information.

Refund policy for workshops with Michele Wipplinger: all fees will be returned if you cancel prior to 45 days before class begins. Otherwise you will only be refunded if your space can be filled by another student prior to class. Class minimum 10/ maximum 12. A full refund will be issued if Long Ridge Farm must cancel a class.

Check our Events page for more workshops in 2010 at Long Ridge Farm!

For the complete Earthues line see our online store!

The following is a rule of thumb to determine how much fiber 1 oz of Earthues natural dyes extract will dye to a medium shade. For lighter or darker shades % of dye will vary.

Dye Extract	Dyed Weight of Goods
Cochineal	8 lbs
Chestnut	1/2 lb
Cutch	1 lbs
Fustic	3 lbs
Lac	1 1/4 lbs
Logwood Gray	5 lbs
Logwood Purple	5 lbs
Madder	1 1/2 lbs
Myrobalan	1 1/4 lbs
Osage Orange	3 lbs
Pomegranate	2 lbs
Quebracho series	1 lb
Wattle	1 lb
Weld	3 lbs

Copyright 2004, 2005 by Michele Wipplinger. All rights reserved. No part of this Earthues^TM Natural Dyes section of the Long Ridge Farm website or its images may be reproduced for any reason without the express written permission of Michele Wipplinger.


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