03/03/2026
Mark your calendars and register to reserve a spot! These Alabama Plant Series Classes are coming up!
Summer McCreless will be hosting the next two APS classes at Pope's Tavern Museum. A class on Herbal Medicine will take place this Sunday, March 8th at 1pm, and the next class after that will be about Soap Making, on Sunday, March 22nd at 1pm.
Nadene Mairesse will be hosting the last workshop of this series on Sunday, March 29th at 1pm. This will be a Dye + Print with Native Plants workshop, which will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about historical dyeing processes. Participants will dye and paint 2-3 pieces of 12" square cotton muslin which they can use as quiltblocks, cushion covers, or framed wall hangings.
Students will be introduced to the history of plant based dyes and guided through historical dyeing processes including mordanting (preparation) of the cloth to creation of the dye bath using foraged native plants such as Osage Orange, Staghorn Sumac and Black Walnut. Nadene will give an overview of native Alabama dye plants and tips on foraging responsibly. As their textiles are soaking up the plant dye, students will mix mineral based paints to apply pattern to their dyed cotton cloth. Nadene will then explain how to finish the dyed textile pieces to ensure color and lightfastness.
The Alabama Plant Series is a set of five workshops hosted at Pope’s Tavern Museum. These workshops are meant to draw the connections between Native American cultures, Alabama plants, and the products created by people that are rooted in early traditions.
All of these events will cost $20 per participant and will take place at Pope’s Tavern Museum, 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL. Pope’s Tavern is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am until 4pm, and is located at 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL 35630. For questions, call : (256) 760-6379 or email: [email protected].
