Name: Natural dyeing in Artist's studio
Start: 2026-01-25T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-25T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Artist's studio

Spend a wonderful day dyeing many coloured silk, wool and cotton samples with indigo and natural plant dyes and making your own sample book.
About this Event

Learn how to dye with indigo and natural plant dyes. You will to dye a series of samples using natural dyes and indigo on cotton, silk and wool (cashmere!). You will take home a hardback sample book for future reference.

Over the 6 hour workshop you’ll learn all about indigo and how to dye with natural dyes:

- Understand different mordanting and natural dyeing methods:

* How to mordant your fabrics with Myrobalan, Aluminium acetate, Alum, Iron and Copper

* How to dye your fabrics with the following natural plant dyes and indigo to produce a wide range of colours:

Tansy or Dyers Greenweed (Yellow)
Madder (Red)
Indigo (Blue)

will also dye with a Mystery dye which is different each time the workshop is run!

* How to overdye with indigo and modify colours with Iron and Copper

There will also be a couple of extras!!

SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS (Beginners Welcome!)

All materials and tools are provided. Includes pre-mordanted cotton, silk and wool fabric for samples that you will be able to take away as a sample book.

Instructions on how to create and maintain your own indigo vat and how to dye with natural dye extracts and mordants will also be provided.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON MEETING!

Please note: We will not meet at the address given as this is my correspondence address. You will be sent Joining instructions by email 24-48 hours before the class and via Eventbrite with the meeting location.