"Everyone should walk away tonight with a lovely piece of hand-dyed fabric made from our own leaves,"
"It's been 80 degrees today-not great for plants or the planet-but a beautiful night for us to gather outdoors."
"It's part of the spinach family, and it was really Europe's answer to indigo, because indigo can't be grown in Northern Europe-or really anywhere above subtropical climates. Woad was the answer to that."
On Oct. 7 at FIT's rooftop garden attendees toured plants and transformed freshly harvested indigo leaves into vibrant color on silk, creating naturally dyed scarves. Whitney Crutchfield serves as the garden guardian, an assistant professor in textile development and marketing, and a sustainability council member who led the tour. The garden grows more than 20 species of color-yielding and pollinator plants, including chamomile, French marigold, milkweed, and lavender, and emphasizes sustainable processes in an urban greenspace. The natural dye garden originated over a decade ago after a student pitch at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University conference.
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