At our one day Natural Dye workshop you will learn the process of natural dyeing from experienced natural dyer, Ffion Taverner.

We’ll begin in the morning by learning how to extract colour from the dye stuff provided. We’ll be working with lots of flowers including African Marigolds, Coreopsis and Sulfur cosmos, as well as more traditional dye plants like Madder and Weld.

Next, we’ll be going through the process of preparing different fabrics, from plant based to animal fibres, and learning how mordants work with these differing fabrics. By working with different modifiers we will learn how to extend colour ranges, alter colours and generally see the magic in natural colour.

We’ll finish the workshop with some sewing, where you will develop your ideas and use your samples from the dye process in sewing, through creating patchworking and colour combinations. We will be providing all fabrics from cottons, linens and some felted wool for you to explore working with.

This natural dyeing session will be experimental and playful, as well as informative. We’ll explore immersion dyeing as well as bundle dyeing, and layering techniques and textures, leaving you with a brimming swatchbook full of naturally dyed goodness to go home with.