Natural Dye:
Make your own natural dye textile with Fatima Janneh
Saturday, March 28, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Falls Church, Virginia

Marigold dye pot featuring dyed cotton bandana, photo courtesy of Fatima Janneh.

Fatima Janneh is a Gambian American interdisciplinary, textile artist and instructor. She works primarily within the West African natural dye tradition. In this workshop, participants will work with 100% cotton bandanas and ground marigold flowers to learn and practice a variety of dye techniques. Members will leave with working knowledge of the ins and outs of the natural dye process as well as their own one-of-a-kind hand dyed bandana. This event is held outdoors, please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty and is appropriate to the climate.

For more about the instructor: www.Fatimaknits.com and IG: @Fatimaknits

This workshop will be free for 2025/2026 WCG Williston recipients and it costs $5 for all other WCG members. Registration fees cover supplies and snacks.

The workshop is open to WCG members who RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/Bdf9x6a2UoJnWY8u8

Once your membership status is verified (2025/2026 season), our Member Events Coordinator will send a payment link. The first 13 WCG members to submit payment will be registered for the event, and they will be provided with the workshop location; any remaining RSVPs will be kept on a waitlist.

2025/2026 WCG season memberships are $35 for professionals, $25 for renewing emerging professionals, and free to emerging professionals who are entering their first season as a WCG member.

For more information about this season’s meetings, please visit
https://washingtonconservationguild.org/meeting-schedule-2025-2026-season/

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