{9/26} All-Ages Folkcraft Social: Fall Cyanotype

Details

Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: 2:00–4:00 PM
Instructor: Melissa Mott
Ages: All ages welcome; young children should attend with an adult
Experience: No previous cyanotype experience required
Price: $35 per participant
Location: Handcraft Revival, 1365 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City
Included Supplies: One small cotton drawstring bag and all cyanotype materials

Celebrate Cyanotype Day with an afternoon of sunlight, autumn botanicals, and deep indigo-blue prints.

Cyanotype is an early photographic process that uses sunlight to create striking blue-and-white images. Leaves, flowers, grasses, seed heads, lace, and other objects are arranged on treated fabric and exposed to the sun. When the fabric is rinsed in water, the design is revealed almost like magic.

During this all-ages Folkcraft Social, we’ll explore the cyanotype process using plants and natural materials inspired by the changing season. Each participant will arrange a one-of-a-kind composition and print it onto a small cotton drawstring bag.

We’ll provide a collection of autumn leaves, grasses, flowers, and seed heads, but you are also encouraged to bring interesting plants or small objects from home.

What You’ll Make

Each participant will create one small cotton drawstring bag featuring a cyanotype composition made with autumn leaves, flowers, grasses, seed heads, or other natural materials.

Use your finished bag to hold handwork supplies, small treasures, nature finds, gifts, or other little necessities.

Because cyanotype is shaped by sunlight, weather, placement, and the materials used, every print will develop its own character.

What’s Included

Registration includes:

• One prepped small cotton drawstring bag
  
• A selection of fall botanical materials
• Shared printing frames, tools, and supplies
• Use of our outdoor exposure area
• Guidance throughout the arranging, exposing, and rinsing process

What to Bring

We’ll provide a variety of natural materials, but you are welcome to bring freshly gathered or pressed autumn botanicals of your own.

Good options include:

• Interesting leaves
• Ferns and grasses
• Small flowers
• Delicate stems and seed heads
• Lace, feathers, or other flat found objects

Flatter objects generally create the clearest silhouettes, while textured or dimensional materials can produce softer, more atmospheric results.

About the Folkcraft Social

Our Folkcraft Socials are relaxed, community-centered gatherings that offer an opportunity to explore a traditional craft, work with your hands, and create alongside others. Guidance and supplies are provided, but the atmosphere is conversational and open-ended rather than structured like a formal class.

Additional Notes

• Registration is required, and space is limited.
• Each registration includes supplies for one participant and one drawstring bag.
• Young children should participate alongside a registered adult.
• Cyanotype relies on sunlight. We’ll adjust exposure times and the flow of the social according to the day’s conditions.  There is also a chance that this event could be canceled because of weather.
• Please wear clothing that can get wet or stained. Cyanotype solution may permanently mark clothing and other absorbent materials.
• Guests may park directly behind the Handcraft Revival building or along the street. Please do not park in neighboring parking spaces or residential parking areas along the alley.
• Cancellations made at least one week before the event are eligible for store credit. Within one week of the event, registrations may be transferred to another participant but are nonrefundable.