Natural Botanical Dyeing Workshop at RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate, N.Yorkshire –  Aug 15th 2023

In this workshop you will discover some of nature’s most colourful secrets!

Learn all about the stunning variety of colours that can be sourced and foraged from nature – orange madder from reseda; yellow from buckthorn; indigo blue from woad. Explore the possibilities for dyestuffs from your kitchen cupboards and local environment.

During the day we will try out a variety of techniques including vibrant vat dips, patterned shibori processes, hammered hapazomi flower pressings and bundle dyeing to capture prints from the shapes and forms of nature. We will experiment with many medias: organic cottons, silks and wools.

We will make our own natural mordants to bind the dyes to the fabrics, producing a sample book as well as each creating our own unique beautiful scarf to take away at the end of the day. You are sure to find this workshop to be a magical and meditative experience, the perfect balance of art, science and fun!

You can book using the following link here…