If you are a total fabric nerd like me, this place is just heaven. They have clases, workshops, and facilities you can rent and do your fabric concoctions. This Summer they are coming up with the best (in my humble opinion) way of getting natural dyes locally and into the hands of designers/artists who want to dye their fibers/fabrics with natural dyes; A dyeing plants CSA (stands for community supported agriculture). They are turnning an empty lot into a field of plants that can be used to dye, brilliant to say the least. They did a beautiful Kickstarter, and a silent auction. The auction included donated pieces from different designers that use natuaral dyes or are active in the comunity in other ways such as STUDY NY, AFIA and AMBIKA.  I can’t wait to be a part of it since most of my natural dyes I get from the west or south of the US.  Isa, the studio manager at the center was kind enough to visit my studio and we chatted about, dyeing, fabric and loving what you do.  Check it out here.

my donated Antonia Top and Maria Pants for the silent auction.

Textile Arts Center Brooklyn Facilities