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€170

€170

This live workshop will bring naturally dyed textiles & plant-based paints together for a natural dye creative explosion! You'll make dye baths, dye fibre, experiment with expanding your palette & make watercolour paints from plants. You'll create a palette unique to you & add everything to a beautiful notebook filled with handmade paper. This is an incredibly satisfying process that combines fibre & paper, texture & tones, alchemy & exploration. A fully immersive experience of natural dyes & plant-based paints. 

  • We'll start with making dye bath, extracting colour & then you'll dye your swatches. You'll learn about natural dyes & how to make strong colours. Then we make things really exciting by adding simple ingredients that shift & change your colours to expand the palettes available to you. 
  • In the second part of the workshop, you'll learn how to make watercolour paints from your dyes. You'll explore how to make various colours from one simple dye & create a stunning range of paints.
  • With your textiles dyed & paints made, next you'll get to document what you've learnt by adding your work to a dye journal of handmade paper. We'll spend time documenting the process in a way that is unique to your unique creative taste & style. 



I'll supply the essentials, you supply the equipment! Shortly before the workshop, you'll receive a workshop kit containing:

  • Fabric swatches
  • Paper swatches
  • Dye powders
  • Palette expanders
  • Handmade paper notebook

You will need to supply: 

  • 2-3 small pots (don't worry if you don't have 3, we can work with what you have!)
  • 3-4 paint brushes
  • Pencil + eraser
  • Something to mix your paints on (a plate will work)



  • The workshop will be hosted on zoom, recorded & available for you to rewatch. If something comes up & you can't make it, get interrupted (that never happens :), or want to re-watch at your convenience, the workshop will be hosted for 2 weeks from the workshop date.

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WHAT ABOUT SUPPLIES? 

Plant Dyes, Textiles & Botanical Paints  Online Workshop

When:    Saturday, 7th Sep, 2024

Time:      3-6 pm G.M.T

Cost:       €170

Where:    Online

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"IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, THERE WAS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE TOO! I HOPE TO GET ROUND TO MUCH MORE DYING NOW. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF MODIFYING THE COLOURS BEFORE WHICH REALLY EXPANDS THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES!

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Leorna Lyne

"I HAD A LOVELY DAY AND REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING SOMETHING NEW. IT REALLY WAS FASCINATING AND I AM DELIGHTED WITH MY SWATCHES! IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU AND LEARN FROM YOUR AMAZING WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE"

Lorna R- Mullen

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"I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A WONDERFUL WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY AND FOR ALL YOUR GENEROSITY IN SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND CRAFT WITH US"

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Sarah Frangleton

"THANK YOU SO MUCH ! IT WAS AN AMAZING DAY FROM START TO FINISH !! HOPE WE GET TO MEET UP AGAIN"

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Mandy Boyle

"THANK YOU FOR SUCH A GORGEOUS SESSION - I LEARNED SO MUCH! I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH NATURAL DYING FOR ABOUT A YEAR, MOSTLY WITH FOOD WASTE. I WAS SO INSPIRED BY THE WAY YOU CONNECT TO THE LOCAL PLANTS" AND HOW THIS WEAVES INTO YOUR DYEING :) 

Shayle Shabo

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I absolutely loved our day together - it was truly one of the best and loveliest textile days I’ve ever done. And I’d love to do an indigo day with you sometime soon".

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Margie Sullivan

Thank you so much for your very informative and interesting talk this morning. The members really enjoyed it. You hit just the right note, with enough information to inspire them without overloading them with too much detail. That's not an easy thing to do. But you did it so well. 
We really appreciate your time, skill and energy.

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Irish p.w society

"Just want to send a thank you email. The workshop was amazing and super informative! You have a lovely presence 😊"

Doris Vukovic

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"JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR A GREAT DAY I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND FOUND IT TO BE SO FUN. IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET U ALL. MY HEAD WAS JUST BUZZING WITH IDEAS THE WHOLE WAY HOME!" 

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Gloria James

"It was honestly the best workshop I have ever been to. I left the room with a new perspective & inspiration"

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Karolina Gniado

"Thank you Kathryn!!

Such an enjoyable Saturday, I’m itching to get dyeing back in NYC… I’ll have some fun foraging for plants in Manhattan :)) "

Catherine Murphy

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"I wanted to say a massive thank you for the workshop you did with us! It was so brilliant & super relaxing

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