Theresa Brown, Instructor
Saturday, April 26, 2025
9 AM -5 PM
Learn how to ecoprint on silk and wool naturally! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon protein fibers using a water bath process. Students will learn techniques to create beautiful, natural designs with colors drawn directly from Nature on silk and wool. At the end of the day, students will take home their silk and wool ecoprinted samples and the knowledge to continue Ecoprinting from Nature’s resources. Ecoprinting is a natural, sustainable art form. Students leave with 2 silk scarves ecoprinted naturally and in color on silk habatoi and silk noil.
Theresa Brown
M Theresa Brown is a professional artist whose long art career
embraces many areas of the Arts. She uses natural dyes and low impact synthetic
dyes and merges them into unique, beautiful designs on silk, wool, paper and
leather. She turns her transformed work into artisanal clothing, accessories,
and art. Her articles and designs in the fiber arts have appeared in
international publications such as “No Serial Number” and “Belle
Armoire”. She has a line of instructional PDF’s on ecoprinting techniques and is the first instructor to teach Ecoprinting on Leather in the US. She has been an instructor at many fiber art shows including Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Southeastern Animal Fiber Fest, Carolina Fiber Fest, Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Michigan
Fiber Fest, Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, Southeast Fiber Arts Association, John C Campbell Folk School and many upcoming new venues.