Channel Title: Margaret Byrd: Color Quest Channel Description: Hi! I’m Margaret Byrd, but you can call me Byrdie. Welcome to Color Quest! I’m an installation and mixed media artist with a serious case of wanderlust. I blame my last name for giving me an unquenchable need to fly. Although my studio is in the gorgeous PNW, you will find me roaming the globe in search of artistic inspiration much of the time. Love if you'd join me on my latest creative journey in pursuit of natural color! On my channel, I will share tutorials and vlogs on how to: • Find color • Extract color • Create beautiful things with natural color Foraging for plants & minerals, brewing dyes and grinding pigments will help you build a colorful inventory from nature’s palette with endless project possibilities: • Dyeing fiber • Making art supplies • Crafting with kids • Cooking with color And for all you travel junkies, get ready to wander the world with me to learn how the Earth shares her distinctive colors in unique ways. Let's go Color Quest! xoxo – Byrdie <video> HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH BAMBOO | ORGANIC COLOR | TANNIN & IRON MORDANT BLANKET | BUNDLE DYE Description: As a wildly abundant plant, bamboo leaves are perfect to explore the incredible world of botanical printing. While their shape is simple, a beautiful contrast of natural colors can be created through the magic of iron & tannin. This tutorial will show how to print with bamboo leaves on tannin-treated silk using an iron mordant blanket and bundling in a simple steam process. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Bamboo eco-printing 1:12 Bamboo leaves 2:34 Supplies 4:05 Process 5:16 Bundle & steam 6:01 Unbind & reveal 6:38 Results 7:45 Wrap up 9:09 Sneak peek of next tutorial 9:48 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Bamboo leaves Mordants - tannin & iron (ferrous sulfate) Pot with lid Steamer Tongs Measuring spoon Gloves Mask Parchment paper Bowl for iron bath Bin for tannin bath (process not shown in video) Dowel Binders - rubberbands Towel Target fiber - silk shown in video Cotton for iron blanket COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ***SPECIAL YOUTUBE VIEWER DISCOUNT - Save $400 on registration through November 10, 2024. Use discount code CC$400 at check-out when you register*** ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANTS: https://maiwa.com/ https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Point Being by Go By Ocean/Ryan McCaffrey https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> DYE FLOWERS OF JUNCTION GARDEN | ORGANIC COLOR | DESTINATION WORKSHOP | HARVESTING HUES IN MAINE Description: Harvest season in the Kennebec River valley of central Maine is a natural dyer's colorful dream come true! Let's explore the rainbow of hues growing as dye plants and local flora at Junction Garden, a 70 acre working farm in the New England countryside. This video is sure to leave you feeling inspired by the magic that is natural color and excited to plant your own dye garden next season. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Junction Garden 1:26 The Color Farm 2:04 Sulfur cosmos 2:35 Dyer's coreopsis 3:02 Marigold 3:41 Rudbekia 4:22 Sunflower 5:00 Weld 5:26 Madder 5:42 Japanese indigo 6:21 Dyer's chamomile 6:37 Black knight scabiosa 7:01 Bachelor's button 7:29 Chat with Eileen 12:34 Wrap up 12:45 Sneak peek of next tutorial 13:42 Blooper COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Minstrel by Audionautix https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music Minstrel by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP IN MAINE | SEPT 2024 | ORGANIC COLOR | DESTINATION WORKSHOP | JUNCTION GARDEN Description: ***SPECIAL YOUTUBE VIEWER DISCOUNT - Save $100 on registration through August 31st. Use discount code HARVHUG at check-out when you register*** Join me and a small group of creatives on a colorful journey during harvest season in the Kennebec River valley of central Maine that will leave you feeling inspired by the magic that is natural color! Harvesting Hues, a 3-day workshop from September 13-15th 2024, is designed for those who are curious about the earth’s rainbow palette and how to capture its unique colors on all kinds of fiber. You’ll have time away to slow down & soak up the natural shades of late summer by working with your hands in the dye garden and foraging local flora for botanical printing. Our time together will include a balanced mix of daily workshops, as well as plenty of time for creative play on the farm, in the dye garden and exploring harvest season at Junction Garden, a 70 acre working farm in the New England countryside. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Harvesting Hues 0:47 Cookin' Color 1:38 Cultivating collaboration 3:21 Workshop details 6:31 What's included 7:30 Registration 8:04 Early bird discount 8:56 Sneak peek of next tutorial 9:36 Blooper HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Pluto by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> NATURAL DYE RETREAT IN MEXICO - WORKSHOP REVIEW | MARCH 2024 | ORGANIC COLOR | DESTINATION WORKSHOP Description: Join me and a lovely group of creatives on a colorful journey to Todos Santos along the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur in Mexico that will leave you feeling inspired by the magic that is natural color! The Cookin’ Color Natural Dye Retreat hosted in March 2024 was a 5-day workshop designed for those who are curious about the earth’s color palette and how to capture its unique hues on all kinds of fiber. Our time together included a balanced mix of daily workshops exploring local dyes of pericon, cochineal and indigo to create the rainbow, as well as plenty of time for creative play in the dye studio, rest by the pool, walks on the beach and exploring the coastal town of Todos Santos. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Cookin' Color Natural Dye Retreat 0:48 Thank you Fiberistas! 1:49 Natural dye history - Deb 2:12 Eb 2:50 Patty 3:26 Eileen 4:21 Retreat property 8:28 Dye classes - overview 9:04 Pericon 9:17 Binding's best - Eb 9:33 Shibori reveal 9:54 Natural color surprises - Patty 10:10 Cochineal 10:34 Rainbow magic - Deb 12:02 Indigo 12:54 Vat's where it's at - Eileen 13:13 Creative play day 14:38 Green Room 15:17 Flora forage - bougainvillea & aloe vera 16:28 Farewell 7:55 Fiberista testimonials 20:18 Harvesting Hues - Sept 2024 20:31 Thank you Laura & Desha 21:38 Wrap up 22:56 Blooper HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH PRESSED LEAVES | ORGANIC COLOR | IRON TANNIN | BLACK & WHITE | IDAHO FORAGING Description: Join me on my annual trip to Central Idaho to forage from the deciduous forest & bring home a living memory of the natural color of the region. Capture the delicate beauty of aspen & birch leaves with a simple pressed technique to create black & white botanical prints on paper. This tutorial will show how to eco-print with the tannin of leaves and iron water on watercolor paper, as well as their subtle results for inspiration to step into the natural printmaking world. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Pressed leaf eco-printing 1:27 Aspen groves of Idaho 2:30 Foraging leaves 2:59 Creating on the road 3:18 Leaf press 3:36 Tannin & iron 4:49 Supplies 6:03 Technique 9:47 Eco-print results 11:00 Wrap up 12:38 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Leaves - aspen & birch shown in video Watercolor paper Ferrous sulfate (iron powder) Pans Pressing tools Towel COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ***SPECIAL YOUTUBE VIEWER DISCOUNT - Save $400 on registration through November 10, 2024. Use discount code CC$400 at check-out when you register*** ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring natural colors infused in ice. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet FERROUS SULFATE/IRON POWDER - Where to buy https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com One Fine Day by Audionautix https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music One Fine Day by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO SOLAR DYE WITH OLIVE LEAF - PART 2 | ORGANIC COLOR | GOLD ORANGE | SIFNOS SANTORINI GREECE Description: Welcome to the Greek islands of Sifnos & Santorini where an incredible golden color is hidden deep inside its abundant olive tree groves. Harvesting olive leaves to chop & soak in the sun will welcome rich shades of golden yellow and rusty orange in a simple solar dye process. Such a fun and easy way to capture local color while exploring the sun-kissed landscape of the Greek isles! This tutorial will show you how to welcome natural color from olive leaves to make a solar dye for various fibers including wool yarn, silk, bamboo and cotton. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Olive leaf dye 1:49 Gray days in Sifnos 3:13 Day 2 - solar dye 3:44 Heat boost 5:19 Get creative 5:58 Solar dye redux 6:44 Day 3 - solar dye 7:30 Sunny days in Santorini 10:06 Day 4 - solar dye 10:55 Results 11:55 Wrap up - Part 2 12:42 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Olive leaves Glass jar Mordant - alum Textile - wool yarn, silk, bamboo & cotton shown in video HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Landras Dream by Audionautix https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music Landras Dream by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH FERN ON PAPER | ORGANIC COLOR | IRON & TANNIN MORDANT BLANKET | BUNDLE DYE Description: The abundance of fern growing in the lush forests of the PNW makes for a perfect leaf to explore the incredible world of botanical printing. While their neutral color creates a subtle print, the beauty of their unique shapes can be captured through the magic of iron & tannin. Using paper as a natural fiber is a great way to experiment with this interaction to create beautiful dark lines & give added depth to eco-prints. This tutorial will show how to print with fern leaves on watercolor paper using tannin & iron mordant baths and bundling in a simple steam process. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Fern eco-prints on paper 1:06 Sorry for my absence 1:29 Fern in the dye studio 2:40 Paper as fiber 3:39 Fern foray 4:19 Studio set up 5:16 Tannin 6:02 Iron 7:28 Mordant baths 8:09 Bundle supplies 9:06 Fern print designs 11:47 Bundle & steam 12:45 Unbind & reveal 14:13 Results 18:10 Wrap up 19:21 Sneak peek of next tutorial 19:48 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Fern leaves Mordant - tannin & iron (ferrous sulfate) Pot with lid Steamer Tongs Measuring spoon Gloves Mask Parchment paper Bowl for iron bath Bin for tannin bath Ceramic tiles Binders - clips, string, rubberbands Towel Watercolor paper HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANT: https://maiwa.com/ https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Blue Day by The Collection https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HARVESTING HUES HIGHLIGHTS - NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP | ORGANIC COLOR | JUNCTION GARDEN | MAINE SEP 2024 Description: Join me as I share the highlights of Harvesting Hues, a 3-day natural dye workshop held during harvest season in the Kennebec River valley of central Maine. Our time together included a balanced mix of daily workshops, as well as plenty of time for creative play in the dye garden and foraging local flora for botanical printing at Junction Garden, a 70 acre working farm in the New England countryside. The class is designed for those who are curious about the earth’s rainbow palette and how to capture its unique colors on all kinds of fiber. This video will leave you feeling inspired by the magic that is natural color! CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Harvesting Hues 1:01 Junction Garden 2:14 Sally 2:32 Day One - Fresh Leaf Indigo 3:55 Liz 5:30 Indirubin 6:36 Fiber prep 7:17 Day Two - Botanical Printing 8:08 Sherry 9:48 Bundle Dyeing 10:25 Weld 10:56 Binding Techniques 11:21 Day Three - Rainbow Palette 13:14 Open Studio 15:08 Reveal 16:49 Fresh Food 17:41 Thank you, Lisa 18:06 Farm Life 18:58 Eileen 21:33 2025 Workshops 23:38 Blooper COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HAMMER PRINTED TRAVEL POSTCARDS | ORGANIC COLOR | TENERIFE MADEIRA MALAGA FLOWERS | CELEBRITY ASCENT Description: Capture the beauty of local flowers as you travel with a quick hammer technique to create colorful botanical prints on postcards. All it takes are a few petals, a rock, some fiber and a curiosity of exploring nature in each new location. This is a fantastic way to keep a living memory of natural color from your journeys near & far. Join me on a trans-Atlantic sailing aboard the Celebrity Ascent to the islands of Tenerife & Madeira and the charming city of Malaga, Spain where I explore the unique flora of each region, as well as their stunning eco-printed results on watercolor postcards for inspiration to step into the natural printmaking world while traveling. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Eco-printing travel postcards 0:58 Trans-Atlantic voyage 2:22 Travel supplies 3:34 Tenerife 6:13 Cochineal 8:19 Madeira 9:30 Eucalyptus 14:20 Malaga 16:32 Celebrity Ascent 17:38 Postcard results 18:05 Wrap up 19:06 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Dye flowers Rock Barrier fiber Watercolor postcards ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 6 cards featuring natural colors infused in ice. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/ COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet THANK YOU to my love, Chris, and my sweet Uncle Ray & Aunt Carol for making this journey with me! Huge thanks to the whole crew of the Celebrity Ascent, Miguel of Madeira Off-Road and the gorgeous communities of each cherished location along the way 🌼 ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Can I Stay by Ira Wolf https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH LEAVES ON PAPER | ORGANIC COLOR | MAPLE ALDER | BUNDLE DYE | VANCOUVER ISLAND Description: Welcome to Vancouver Island off the west coast of British Columbia in Canada where lush forests are filled with leaves to explore the incredible world of botanical printing. Foraging from deciduous trees of maple & alder and thickets of wild berries will bring a variety of natural color prints of different shapes and sizes. Join me on a traveling foray to capture the hues of coastal BC and experiment with the interaction of iron and tannin in leaves to create beautiful dark lines & give added depth to eco-prints on paper. This tutorial will show how to print with local leaves on watercolor postcards by bundling and stewing in iron water in the oven. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Leaf eco-prints on paper 1:20 Ferry to Vancouver Island 2:42 Deciduous leaves 4:17 Ethical foraging 4:42 Let's foray 5:46 Supplies 8:33 Paper prep 9:46 Leaf print designs 13:05 Bundle & bind 13:24 Iron bath 13:54 Oven time 14:35 Unbind & reveal 17:21 Results 22:57 Wrap up 23:30 Sneak peek of next tutorial 24:07 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Forest leaves - maple, alder, blackberry, fern Rusty metal Rocks Mordant - aluminum acetate Roasting pan String Scissors Vinegar Tongs Aluminum foil Watercolor paper - postcards used in video HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANT: https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Tie Dye Sky by Jolé https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO SOLAR DYE WITH OLIVE LEAF - PART 1 | ORGANIC COLOR | GOLD YELLOW | FORAGING IN SIFNOS GREECE Description: Welcome to the Greek island of Sifnos where an incredible golden color is hidden deep inside its abundant olive tree groves. Harvesting olive leaves to chop & soak in the sun will welcome rich shades of yellow and brown in a simple solar dye process. Such a fun and easy way to capture local color while exploring the sun-kissed landscape of the Greek isles! This tutorial will show you how to forage for olive leaves to make a solar dye for various fibers including wool yarn, silk, bamboo and cotton. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Greek olives 1:14 Sailing to Sifnos 2:05 Olive leaf dye 3:16 Travel dye supplies 4:23 Ethical foraging 5:39 Olive leaf foray 8:28 Fiber & dye prep 10:26 Solar dye time 11:15 Wrap up - Part 1 12:06 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Olive leaves Glass jar Mordant - alum Textile - wool yarn, silk, bamboo & cotton shown in video HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Hope You Stay by Laeland https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO BUNDLE DYE WITH POPPIES | ORGANIC COLOR | SILK COTTON | BOTANICAL PRINT | TRAVEL IN SPAIN Description: Poppies can create vibrant natural colors on fiber with a wonderfully easy bundle dye process. Join me as I forage this abundant wildflower in the rolling hills of Aragon, Spain to capture a slice of botanical color while traveling abroad. This tutorial will show how to bundle & steam dye with poppies on silk & cotton to reveal how beautiful these red petals can be in a simple eco-printing process. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Poppy bundle dyeing 1:06 Poppy forage in Spain 2:22 Travel dyeing 5:51 Wildflowers 6:29 Bundle dye process 7:59 Unbind & reveal 9:00 Wrap up 9:20 Sneak peek of next tutorial 9:48 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Poppies & other wildflowers Mordanted fiber - silk & cotton used in video Bowl Aluminum foil Pot with lid Tongs HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANT: https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com May (Instrumental) by Humbird https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> HOW TO DYE WITH POPPIES | ORGANIC COLOR | WOOL YARN SILK COTTON | SOLAR TEA | TRAVEL IN SPAIN Description: Poppies can create subtle purple & gray tones on fiber in the dye pot that you can deepen with longer soaks in a simple glass jar. Join me as I forage this abundant wildflower in the rolling hills of Aragon, Spain to capture a slice of botanical color while traveling abroad. This tutorial will show how to dye with poppies on wool yarn, silk & cotton to reveal how beautiful these red petals can be as a natural dye source at home or on the road. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Poppy dye 1:23 Poppy forage in Spain 3:02 Fiber & dye prep 5:27 Dye process 6:22 Solar tea 6:49 Andorra 7:20 Color results 8:00 Wrap up 9:00 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Poppies Pot with lid Spoon Tongs Mason jar Mordanted fiber - wool yarn, silk, cotton & bamboo used in video HARVESTING HUES NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP - Join me & Eileen of Junction Garden for a 3 day destination workshop in Vassalboro, Maine September 13-15, 2024 where we will harvest natural color from the dye garden & forage flora for botanical printing in an open-air dye studio on a 70 acre farm in the heart of New England. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/harvesting-hues-workshop ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANT: https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Parkside by Dan Lebowitz https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> LEAF ECO-PRINTING WITH MORDANTS ON PAPER | ORGANIC COLOR | ALUM IRON TANNIN | BUNDLE STEAM PROCESS Description: Eco-printing is as simple as plucking leaves from your own back yard to explore the incredible world of botanical printing. With the help of mordants such as alum, tannin and iron, you can create magical prints from almost any leaf. Using paper as a natural fiber is a great way to experiment with these interactions to welcome beautiful dark lines & give added depth to eco-prints. This tutorial will show how to print with various leaves on watercolor paper using alum, tannin & iron mordant baths and bundling in a simple steam process. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Leaf eco-prints on paper 1:19 Recent video summary 2:20 Leaves to pick 4:33 Power of mordants 6:33 Paper 7:25 Working with mordants 10:34 Bundle & binding supplies 12:27 Leaf print designs 13:34 Bundle & steam 14:07 Unbind & reveal 15:20 Results 18:58 Wrap up 19:32 Sneak peek of next tutorial 20:06 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Garden leaves Mordant - alum, tannin & iron (ferrous sulfate) Pot with lid Steamer Tongs Measuring spoon Gloves Mask Parchment paper Bowl for iron bath Bin for tannin & alum baths Ceramic tiles Binders - clips, string, rubberbands Towel Watercolor paper COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop 2023 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet WHERE TO BUY MORDANT: https://maiwa.com/ https://botanicalcolors.com/ ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Sailors Lament by Audionautix Sailors Lament by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video> <video> NATURAL DYE RETREAT IN MEXICO | MARCH 2025 | ORGANIC COLOR | DESTINATION WORKSHOP | TODOS SANTOS Description: ***HOLIDAY BOGO 50% OFF SALE for YOU and a FRIEND now through December 24th*** Book a retreat casita for two (double occupancy) and your friend joins for 50% off the registration fee! Join me and an intimate group of creatives, on a colorful journey to Todos Santos along the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur in Mexico that will leave you feeling inspired by the magic that is natural color! The Cookin’ Color Natural Dye Retreat from March 21-26th, 2025 is a 5-day workshop designed for those who are curious about the earth’s rainbow palette and how to capture its unique hues on all kinds of fiber. You’ll have time away from daily life to slow down and soak up both the vibrant and more subtle shades of the local landscape by working with your hands and welcoming the gift of organic color into your creative practice. Our time together will include a balanced mix of daily workshops, as well as plenty of time for creative play in the dye studio, rest by the pool, walks on the beach and exploring the coastal town of Todos Santos. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction - Cookin' Color Natural Dye Retreat 1:03 Cookin' Color 2024 1:35 Todos Santos 1:52 The property 2:41 Tour 5:14 The casitas 6:29 Workshop details 9:01 What's included 9:48 Registration 11:01 Color Quest discount 11:26 Payment plan 12:13 Sneak peek of next tutorial 12:42 Blooper COOKIN' COLOR NATURAL DYE RETREAT - Join me in Todos Santos, Mexico for a 5 day destination workshop March 21st-26th, 2025 where we will explore the natural color rainbow in an open-air dye studio steps from the beach. Details & registration: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/retreat-details-2025 ***HOLIDAY BOGO 50% OFF SALE for YOU and a FRIEND now through December 24th*** Book a retreat casita for two (double occupancy) and your friend joins for 50% off the registration fee! ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE - Welcome to my shop where I sell all of my mixed media, encaustic & fiber collage artwork, as well as photographs of my ephemeral installation work. Brighten your space while putting a smile on my face! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring ice installation in Svalbard. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/installation-greeting-cards-2023 THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100-days-of-natural-dye-poster COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-color-youtube DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-dyer-quick-start-guide DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-color-brew-booklet ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonbyrdie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/margaretbyr... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbyrd... Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Alpine Green by Jolé https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZw6d9n7m-LWLiSwDLzaw/music #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy </video>

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Hi! I’m Margaret Byrd, but you can call me Byrdie. Welcome to Color Quest!

I’m an installation and mixed media artist with a serious case of wanderlust. I blame my last name for giving me an unquenchable need to fly. Although my studio is in the gorgeous PNW, you will find me roaming the globe in search of artistic inspiration much of the time.

Love if you'd join me on my latest creative journey in pursuit of natural color!

On my channel, I will share tutorials and vlogs on how to:

• Find color
• Extract color
• Create beautiful things with natural color

Foraging for plants & minerals, brewing dyes and grinding pigments will help you build a colorful inventory from nature’s palette with endless project possibilities:

• Dyeing fiber
• Making art supplies
• Crafting with kids
• Cooking with color

And for all you travel junkies, get ready to wander the world with me to learn how the Earth shares her distinctive colors in unique ways.

Let's go Color Quest!

xoxo – Byrdie

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