Join us in the food forest for an afternoon of color, craft, and learning from the plants around us with returning textile artist Fatima Janneh.

In this hands-on natural dye workshop, we’ll explore how acorns can be transformed into rich, earthy browns, and how the addition of iron can shift and deepen those colors in surprising ways. Fatima will guide participants through the natural dye process, sharing the techniques behind preparing plant materials, working with cloth, and using iron to alter color.

Each participant will dye their own 100% cotton bandana to take home, while gaining an introduction to practices that invite us to see familiar plants and materials in new ways.

When
1pm to 3pm, Sunday October 25th

Where
Montgomery College Food Forest
Corner of Philadelphia Ave & Chicago Ave
(7719 Chicago Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910 map here)

Getting there
Metered street parking is available on Chicago Ave
Bus routes 17 and F4 stop nearby on Philadelphia Ave

Cost
$20 per person
Children under 16 go free with an paying adult

About the Artist:

Fatima Janneh is a Gambian American interdisciplinary textile artist. She works primarily within West African Natural Dye tradition, currently teaching in the Boston area.