Instructor: Bettye Kimbrell, Crafter and Featured on AL Public Television
Members $16/Non-Members $21 (Optional $7.50 box lunch)
Workshop limited to 12. Pre-registration required.
Upon registration, order a box lunch or bring your lunch.
Drinks provided.
Give as a gift and master an ancient craft known to the Cherokee Indians making exquisite botanical imprints on placemats, napkins, quilt pieces, aprons, pillow cases, T shirts, table runners, or any 100% cotton fabric. Soft and moist leaves such as herbs and vegetables (nothing “woody”) are used. The leaf including veins will be broken up with a hammer, leaving controlled imprints (“grass stains”) on your fabric. You will also learn how to “set” the imprint permanently. You may have seen this craft exhibited at the fall Kentuck Festivals, and examples will be displayed at Aldridge Gardens beginning April 19. Bring to class: leaves you wish to pound, large wooden cutting board, a thin, worn bath towel, 100% cotton fabric item(s) of your choice, and a small hammer. Bettye will have extra hammers, plant material, and with permission, perhaps we may gather a few leaves from The Gardens. Bring your friends, supplies, and have a good time!