Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop where you'll learn the art of creating beautiful silk scarves using natural botanical dyes!

Botanical dyed Silk Scarf Workshop

Summary

Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop where you'll learn the art of creating beautiful silk scarves using natural botanical dyes!

Itinerary:

Introduction

Firstly, a brief introduction about the Designer and workshop facilitator, Claire Mellalieu, and her journey to Botanical dyeing.

Silk scarf printing

Next you will learn how to dye their own square 60cm x 60cm silk scarf by Bundle Dyeing. This is a natural dyeing method which creates botanical prints from flowers, petals, leaves and extract dyes.

Bundle Dye Steaming & Tatakizome printing Gift Card

After this the Bundles will be steamed, to draw out and fix the colour. While this takes place you will learn another process of printing onto a gift card, by flower pounding, or Tatakizome, which is an ancient Japanese technique of hammering plants to create a print.

The Big Reveal!

Finally - the most exciting stage! Guests will unwrap their bundles and plant materials to discover their print. Bundle dyeing is completely unpredictable, which is where the beauty lies.

What’s included

Silk scarf 60x60

Greetings card

Bag and Process sheet

Use of all materials and equipment

Apron and gloves

Small pouch of pH natural laundry detergent

Cost

£60 per person.

Description supplied by the event organiser.