Dye a Fibershed Climate Beneficial™ Verified premium Merino wool beanie using color derived from the overpopulation of purple sea urchins.

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Fibershed + Seelie Studio: Sea to Soil Series

Join us for a hands-on workshop where conservation meets craft. You’ll dye a Fibershed Climate Beneficial™ Verified premium Merino wool beanie using color derived from the overpopulation of purple sea urchins on the Sonoma Coast.

You’ll learn about the nuances of creating natural dye from sea urchin spines, including how to harvest them, process them responsibly, and create the best dye bath that yields lasting and vibrant pinks. Margaret, the founder of Seelie Studio, will share her journey to dyeing with sea urchins and the many mistakes she made along the way.

As part of our mindful dye practice, you’ll learn about these ancient and resilient creatures that are essential to the balance of our coastal ecosystems. And how negative human impacts, like climate chaos, have created a seemingly insurmountable problem of overpopulation and the loss of nearly 95% of our kelp forests.

Margaret will be joined by Krystle Moody Wood, the founder and principal consultant of Materevolve, LLC., a consultancy firm driven to lead the evolution of our materials world. Krystle will share her experience in addressing today’s most critical issues at the intersection of sustainable textile and ocean health and the key things you can do to support building a blue material world.

Through this hands-on process, we’ll reconnect with the ocean’s story — where restoration, stewardship, and creativity come together.

About the Fibershed + Seelie Studio: Sea to Soil Series: Get caught in the current of creativity this summer with our Sea to Soil Workshop Series, which includes five events with seaweed dyers, kelp specialists, seaweed biomaterial makers, urchin dyers, and more. Join them all with the Riptide Pass or come to one workshop you’ll love. Events run from June 27 to Sept 6.