List of Workshops, Presentations and Demonstrations Provided to Date:

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 Rita Kompst

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, Musqueam FN 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