Workshop – Using Natural Dyes – Sunday 15 November 2026

🍂 Nature’s Palette: Extracting dye from plants

Join us this November and learn how to experiment with natural dye colour extracted from kitchen waste & common plants. We will guide you through the process explaining all the steps you need to complete to achieve the best possible colour outcomes.  

What You Will Learn

• How to prepare fibres for maximum colour uptake: the scouring process, tannin treatments and mordanting for your specific fibre content
• Colour extraction:  preparing plant materials and how to draw out it’s unique colour 
• Shifting dye colours with PH modifiers: using acid and alkali to change the colour outcome of your dye experiment.
• How to create designs using ‘invisible’ vinegar paint or chalk line drawing that reveals the pattern once submerged in the dye bath

You can bring cloth, yarn and/or a piece of clothing to experiment with but ensure that the fibre content is 100% natural; silk, wool, cotton, hemp or linen, or a blend of natural fibres.