Event title: OLLI Presents: 19th Century Textile Production and Natural Dye Practices in Alabama

OLLI Presents: 19th Century Textile Production and Natural Dye Practices in Alabama

Free and open to the public

Fiber artist Nadene Mairesse discusses 19th-century textile production and plant-based dye practices in Alabama, examining how these methods shaped daily life, trade, sustainability, and cultural identity. Participants will gain insight into the materials, techniques, and historical contexts that define textile work in the region while considering how contemporary makers are reclaiming and reinterpreting these traditions today.

This program is made possible with support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts, and the Alice M. Leahy Memorial Endowment Fund for Excellence.