If you’re looking for a creative outlet, my next natural dye workshop is on the calendar. It’s going to be a good one. This is my favourite workshop to teach, introducing students to the process of natural dyeing.

You’ll spend the morning going over the essential steps in the process. Learning about sources of natural colour & how to apply these to your textiles. Using simple ingredients found in our kitchens, gardens or neighbourhoods, you’ll make dye baths, extract a range of natural colours and dye an item to take home.

What will we learn in the workshop?

Throughout the class, we will work with a variety of natural fibres such as: linen, cotton, wool, silk & alpaca. First, we create the dye baths; next, we’ll dye the fibre and then experiment with palette expansion. When you are comfortable with the basics, we’ll look at how to expand your palette. You’ll learn how to change the colours of your dye baths using common household ingredients.

Sources of Plant Colour

You’ll learn about sources of plant colour, where they come from and where to access them throughout the year. We will finish out the workshop by dyeing your very own cotton scarf or silk neckpiece.

Alchemy of Colour

There is an alchemy to the process of working with plants, extracting their colour & dyeing textiles. From the plants themselves to the aromas of the dye baths & the transformative nature of colour in its purest form. It is absolute magic; I hope you can join me & share this incredible process.

Where is the workshop?

This 4-hour workshop will be held in my studio in Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W. I provide a light lunch and all the materials you will need. You don’t have to bring anything except yourself! For those with cars, there is plenty of free parking onsite (always a bonus).

Update: This workshop has sold out. You can view upcoming workshop dates here. For questions about the workshops, please be sure to get in touch. I’d love to welcome you to my studio 🙂

x Kathryn