Fun for All!



Happy camper Christine works on her Playgrounds Full Spectrum fabric at Quilt Camp in the Pines in Flagstaff, AZ.

Students at the Round Bobbin Expo in Springfield, MO

Louisa shares some mother daughter Snow Dye time with Sophia and Sasha at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival, in Loveland, CO 2011.

Eula Scranton Lang from Quilting Bits & Pieces in Eudora, KS participates in a Snow Dye Show & Tell!

Hands On Classes


With 30 years of fabric dyeing experience, Cindy brings humor, wit and value-able lessons to each class.  Affectionately known as "The Bucket Lady", her color insight and useful tips and techniques add to the fun and fast paced nature of her classes.  The Hands On Hand Dyes innovative and reusable tool kits, along with her supportive instruction makes every hand dyeing class an empowering and successful experience that will add to your eye for color and value, as well as your stash!  Kits provide low water, compact, neat and tidy methods that are suitable for every environment, inside, outside, at shows and in classrooms.  

Cindy is available to teach guild classes, quilt shows and quilt shop venues, as well as retreats, workshops and private parties!
Contact her today to book your next event -  arteeest@handsonhanddyes.com

Full Spectrum Hand Dye Class


Learn to mix a 12 step Full Spectrum color palette, then dye a light, medium and dark value gradation of each color.  All in a 4 hour class! With the help of the reusable tools from the Hands On Hand Dyes Full Spectrum dye kit,  the class fee will provide 9 yards of high quality "pfd" dyers cotton, dye and fixatives, mixing jars, measuring cup and spoon, dye tubs, gloves, dust mask, and textile detergent.  

Choose from Gardens (pastel), Mountains (earth tones), or Playgrounds (primary brights)
Access to a sink or water source is necessary for this class.

Student Supply List - 
Two Sterlite 27 qt. plastic bins
Craft Scissors
Pen for notes
2 Plastic page protectors
Craft Clothes or Apron
Comfortable Shoes

Snow & Ice Fabric Dyeing Class


 Create beautiful crystalized images with this exciting new dye technique!

Learn this exciting new dye technigue and dye 3 yards of fabric in just a 4 hour class! With the help of the reusable tools from the Hands On Hand Dyes Snow Dye Kit,  the class fee will provide 12 fat quarters of high quality "pfd" dyers cotton, dye and fixatives, measuring cup and funnel, squeeze bottles, gloves, dust mask, and textile detergent.  

Choose from Gardens (pastel), Mountains (earth tones), or Playgrounds (brights)
Access to a sink or water source is necessary for this class.


Student Supply List - 
One Sterlite 27 qt. plastic bin for each kit.  (multiple kits can be purchased and completed in this class!)
Medium sized binder blips or small spring clamps
Craft Scissors
Pen for notes
Plastic page protector
Craft Clothes or Apron
Comfortable Shoes