Textile artist Sara Goodman kicks off Lecture Series

CENTER SANDWICH — On Sunday, February 27, Sandwich Home Industries will host its first winter lecture with Sara Goodman, a Juried League of NH Craftsmen textile artist. The lecture, entitled “Natural Dyes — See What’s Possible,” will be held at the Doris L. Benz Community Center at 18 Heard Road in Center Sandwich at 4 p.m. with doors open at 3:45. Proof of vaccination and masks will both be required to attend.

Sara Goodman has been weaving, dyeing with natural dyes, and doing shibori for over 40 years. Today, she is also the manager of the new Natural Dye Studio at Sanborn Mills Farm. Sara will debunk some of the myths about natural color derived from plants including that the colors are drab and don’t last. Quite to the contrary! Her personal mission: to get deep, rich, brilliant and lightfast color from natural sources has been the essence of her work with textiles over the last 25 years. She will also take you on a tour of the Dye Garden and dedicated Natural Dye Studio at Sanborn Mills Farm — a working farm and craft school in Loudon.

Depending on circumstances with Covid-19, lectures may be moved online — final details will be available on the gallery’s website, facebook page and the Sandwich & Tamworth online message boards in the week prior to each event.

Learn more about Sandwich Home Industries, the gallery and the lecture series at centersandwich.nhcrafts.org.