Historical Lichen Dyes Webinar with Jane Addams

Join artist and instructor Jane Addams for a free online webinar. In this introduction to natural dyes, Jane will focus on pieces in the Vesterheim Collection to share how traditional Scandinavian makers used lichen to color textiles. She will explore what these dyes reveal about culture, place, and everyday life. Jane Addams is a first generation Norwegian American with a long family history in the woolen mills of Norway. She has 13 years of experience knitting traditional Norwegian colorwork. Raised in Illinois, she has spent years in the Pacific Northwest and has recently moved to Decorah, Iowa. She vows never to live outside of the “sweater weather” zone. Jane designs Selbu mittens for yarn stores and fashion brands and enjoys studying and teaching our rich textile heritage.