Maker-Led Workshop | Bundle Dyeing: Natural Dyeing with Plants

Join local maker Kristin Arzt from Kristin Arzt Natural Dyes for “Bundle Dyeing: Natural Dyeing with Plants” on Friday, April 17th from 6-8 pm in the Heurich House Museum’s conservatory! Explore plant-based dyes to create a one-of-a-kind, colorful bandana, experimenting with a range of dyes and modifiers to produce unique patterns and a full spectrum of natural color.

We’ll provide all the materials you’ll need. No prior experience is required, and the instructor will guide you through the process of creating your custom bandana.

Sip on local craft beverages from the museum’s biergarten, 1921 while you work on products! Leave with a one-of-a-kind item and new skills in creative reuse.

Details: 

• $45 per person ($40 for museum members)

• $50 person including a drink

• All supplies included

• Take home your custom bandana

Schedule: 

• 6pm: Doors Open, Purchase your Drinks (Biergarten opens at 4pm if you want to visit before the workshop!)

• 6:15pm: Workshop Begins

• 8pm: Workshop Finishes, Biergarten Closes 

About our Instructor: 

Kristin Arzt is a natural dyer, artist, and teacher who loves helping people connect with the magic of plant-based color and surface design. In her classes, Kristin creates a relaxed, welcoming space where students can experiment and leave with something beautiful they made themselves. She grows many of her own plants for dyeing at her garden in Frederick, Maryland. 

About Maker-Led Workshops:

Maker-Led Workshops are a new initiative of the Heurich Urban Manufacturing Incubator. The workshops provide makers with a free in-person platform in the museum’s conservatory to test and develop a new revenue stream to support the growth and stability of their businesses. 

Heurich Urban Manufacturing Incubator: 

The Urban Manufacturing Incubator is rooted in the museum’s belief that house museums should be dynamic and relevant to our modern communities. The mission of the Incubator is to provide economic opportunities to our local small-scale manufacturing communities through: appropriate interventions in business life cycles, collective action, and social enterprises. The local small-scale manufacturing community in DC is composed of two groups: Artisan Makers + Craft Beverage Producers. These groups are directly related to Heurich history - the historic mansion was built and decorated by local craftspeople from 1892-1894 and the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. (1872-1956) produced DC’s hometown beer brand for over 80 years.