List of Workshops, Presentations and Demonstrations Provided to Date:
2024
October 25: Natural Dyeing and Wool Weaving (Tapestry and Kumihimo Braiding), Connecting the Pieces Conference, Langley School District
October 13 - 18: Dyeing to Weave: Natural Dyeing for Historical Band Weaving, John C Campbell Folk School, North Carolina, USA
October 4: Historical Tablet Weaving: Using the Warped-in Method, Shetland Wool Week
September 30: How to Dye with Plants and Mushrooms, Shetland Wool Week
May 6: How to Natural Dye and Weave Wool, Museum of Vancouver Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Workshop
May 3: Natural Dyeing and Wool Weaving, Surrey Teachers Association (STA) Convention
April 10 and 11: Natural Dyeing and Wool Weaving Demonstration, Two-eyed Seeing Workshop with Nadine McSpadden, Kwantlen First Nation Cultural Centre
March 26 and 27: Introduction to Natural Dyes and Metis Finger Weaving, Two-eyed Seeing Workshop with Nadine McSpadden, Surrey Windspeaker Conference
March 21: Natural Dyes for Weaving, Gathering Our Voices Conference, Victoria, BC.
Feb 16: Lessons from the Forest: Natural Dyeing with Mushrooms, Lichens and Plants, Langley School District
Jan 26: Natural Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, with Nadine McSpadden
2023
November 30: How to Weave a Key Chain with Naturally Dyed Wool: Two-eyed Seeing Workshop with Nadine McSpadden, Kwantlen First Nation Cultural Centre
October 27 - 29: Lessons from the Forest: Dyeing with Mushrooms, Lichens and Plants, John C Campbell Folks School, North Carolina, USA
October 22 - 27: Natural Dyeing and Historical Tablet Weaving, John C Campbell Folks School, North Carolina, USA
July 28: Foraging and Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
May 19, 29 & 30: Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms: Blending Traditional Coast Salish Knowledge with Science, Pitt Meadows Secondary School, with Coast Salish representative
Apr 21: Foraging and Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
Apr 18-19: Dyeing with Plants, Mushrooms and Lichens, Sir Alexander Mackenzie School (Gifted Program)
Feb 18: Foraging and Dyeing with Mushrooms and Plants, Sooke Region Museum
Jan 21: Foraging and Dyeing with Mushrooms and Lichens, Museum of Vancouver
Feb 5: Online Indigo Dyeing Demonstration, Museum of Vancouver
2022
Apr 5: Foraging and Dyeing with Mushrooms and Lichens, Museum of Vancouver
Apr 9: How to Dye with Fungi and Lichens, Museum of Vancouver
May 15: Lessons from the Forest: Mushroom Dyeing Demonstration, Blue Cabin
2021
Oct 2: Foraging and Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Museum of Vancouver
Oct 9: Foraging and Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Museum of Vancouver
Nov 20: Foraging and Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC)
2020
Feb 29: Mushroom Dyeing: Forest Demonstration at Musqueam Creek, Museum of Vancouver, with Coast Salish Representative
Mar 6: Natural Dyeing with Plants, Lichens and Mushrooms, Museum of Vancouver
Mar 14: Natural Dyeing with Plants, Lichens and Mushrooms, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC)
Jun 17: Lessons from the Forest: Natural Dyeing with Mushrooms and Plants Demonstration, Musqueam 101
Aug 8: Natural Dyeing in the Ancient World: From Viking Age to Coast Salish Textiles, Mikho Wegwan (Red Feather) Event, Kamloops, BC
Sept 7: Viking Age Dyeing: How to Incorporate the Natural World into Your Process Webinar, Non-profit education group
Oct 23: Lessons from the Forest: Dyeing Dyeing with Plants and Mushrooms Webinar, Museum of Vancouver
Mar 19: Reframing Colour: A Primer on Natural Dyeing Presentation, Langara College, through Coast Salish Weaving course by Debra Sparrow
2019
Mar 21: Exploring Indigo and Weld Dyeing, Langara College, through Coast Salish Weaving course by Debra Sparrow