Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Dyes and dyeing

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Natural Dyes from Plants Lesson
by Illinois State Museum
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/dye_plants.pdf

Lesson plan for grade levels 4-12 to learn about how fabric dyes were made from natural substances such as onion skins, walnuts, bark, and flowers by Native Americans and early European settlers. Includes guidelines for preparing natural dyes and dyeing fibers or fabrics. Additional background information is provided to help students understand how dyeing traditions express aspects of culture that may change when different peoples come into contact with each other. Addresses Illinois State Board of Education Goals and Standards for History, Social Science, and the Visual Arts. (10 p. PDF)

Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12	Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans	Language: English
Subjects: Dyes and dyeing; Indians of North America; European Americans; Textile fabrics; Ethnobotany Geographic locations: United States; Europe

Sponsoring Organization:
MuseumLink Illinois
1011 East Ash Street
Springfield IL 62703
(217) 782-7475
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/

Other Organizations:
Illinois State Museum
502 South Spring Street
Springfield IL 62706-5000
(217) 782-7386
http://www.museum.state.il.us/

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