Natural / eco printing & dyeing courses

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Natural printing and eco dyeing courses and workshops all across the UK. Learn how to use natural plants (botanical dyes) and materials to create and transfer beautiful natural forms, colours and patterns onto paper, card and silk, by means of a dye bath or steam. Create beautiful orange and yellows from onion skins, turmeric, chamomile and golden rod, red from madder and St. John's Wort and blue from woad (ideal for indigo dyeing and batik).

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Natural dyeing with Zoe Burt

Natural dyeing with Zoe Burt

In-person course

Zoë Burt is an artist, collaborative designer, educator and author with a passion for botanical colours and sustainability. As well as having her own studio & arts practise she tutors and tailor makes creative events for museums, schools and design meets horticulture venues. Explore a sample of natural dyes made from bio-waste Discover the links to food and medicine and a brief history of natural dyeing and the resurgence of interest in contemporary practise Learn how to prepare fabric for dyeing Create a mini swatch card of modified natural dye...

Botanical eco printing workshop

Botanical eco printing workshop

In-person course

Join us in the idyllic rural setting of Cedar Farm for our one day Botanical Eco printing class with Maggie Pearson. Botanical Eco Printing uses leaves, tightly bundled in fabric or stacked in layers of paper and steamed over hot water or immersed in a steam or dye bath to extract and transfer pigments from the leaves to create a unique imprint of the leaf. In this intermediate class you will expand your knowledge by exploring tannins and iron to add definition to your printing. Botanical printer, Maggie Pearson will...

Ecodyeing - an introduction to leaves, rust, heat and fabric alchemy!

Ecodyeing - an introduction to leaves, rust, heat and fabric alchemy!

In-person course

Eco-dyeing- sometimes known as Botanical Printing. Learn how leaves like oak, maple, sycamore, rose and blackberry can successfully, under certain conditions, release colour onto natural fabrics and paper with the use of tight bundling, heat and a bit of chemistry. Subtle or well defined prints can be achieved providing beautiful tones and delicate textural marks. You will take home samples of dyed silk and wool fabrics, dyed paper and a dyed habotai 8 silk hemmed scarf. Whether you want a relaxing creative day or you want to learn the basic...

Introduction to botanical [“eco”] printing

Introduction to botanical [“eco”] printing

In-person course

A fascinating introduction to Botanical, or “Eco” Printing at the inspirational Eco Pod at Park View4U, Lytham in Lancashire. The course will be led by Maggie Pearson, a Liverpool-based textile artist, who designs and makes unique textiles and papers, printing them naturally with plants which are bound tightly with natural fibres [silk, wool, cotton, paper] and simmered in a dye bath or steamed over hot water to extract the plant pigments and produce a print. You will have the chance to go foraging for leaves with Maggie in the park...

Cyanotype techniques with Liam Biswell

Cyanotype techniques with Liam Biswell

In-person course

Come and join our printmaking maestro Liam Biswell for a workshop where you will learn about the fascinating process of Cyanotype. Once used to create blueprints, this partially forgotten technique can produce wonderfully unique and striking prints. During this two-day workshop Liam will guide you through a variety of cyanotype techniques including photographic, hand drawn and stencil photograms. We will also explore toning and tanning techniques to push and develop your prints further taking them away from the cyan colour and into rich sepia tones Set within a beautiful studio,...

Botanical Printing on Textiles & Paper with Deborah Dawn - a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

Botanical Printing on Textiles & Paper with Deborah Dawn - a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

In-person course

Covid19 update: offering over 100+ courses in Cumbria & the Lakes, we hope to resume all 'in person' courses in late July 2020. During lock down, we've upgraded a listed barn into a beautiful spacious workshop studio, enabling courses to take place with 2m distancing, hand washing and two staircases. It's possible usual catered lunches may not be included for summer courses, depending on circumstances at the time. About the workshop: A fascinating day with Deborah learning how to create your own botanical contact prints with real leaves on fabric...

A spanner in the works.. more botanical printing

A spanner in the works.. more botanical printing

In-person course

Building on your prior knowledge of botanical/'eco' printing principles [maybe from one of my Introductory Courses], this course will delve deeper into the use of tannins, iron and natural dyes in the creation of beautiful prints. It will also explore a range of fabrics and different methods of processing your textiles and papers. You will create several prints on textiles and paper, using local leaves.

Natural Dyeing with Spring plants and flowers

Natural Dyeing with Spring plants and flowers

In-person course

Learn how to colour your wardrobe with spring plants and flowers. We will start with a short nature walk and learn how to create different dyes using the plants and flowers that are around us. We will create a mini scrap book detailing how we created each dye bath and the results on wool, cotton and linen. All materials provided and plenty of hot drinks and cakes throughout.

Textile Design and Sustainability for 15 - 17 Year Olds - Nottingham Trent University

Textile Design and Sustainability for 15 - 17 Year Olds - Nottingham Trent University

In-person course

Nottinghamshire

Become part of the creative action and develop your textile portfolio and sustainability knowledge on this summer course, perfect for the next generation of designers. The course provides you with knowledge about sustainable textile design and the skills to work creatively with natural materials. You will build portfolio-standard work that’ll support a college or university application or to gain work experience. During this course you will: - be introduced to ethical design - follow tutor demonstrations - learn about various textile techniques and surface decoration - explore mark making -...

An Introduction to natural dyeing at St. Margaret's House

An Introduction to natural dyeing at St. Margaret's House

In-person course

An Introduction to Natural Dyeing Join us for an evening of naturally dyeing textiles using our surrounding horticulture. In this practical workshop you will be invited to explore the potential of natural colours that lie in off cuts of fruits, vegetables and plants we discard everyday. Each participant will go home with their own naturally dyed fabric and yarn skeins in a mixture of organic cotton and wool. Open to people of all ages, the workshop will offer an activity for those interested in learning more about sustainable processes and...

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