Introduction to Natural Dyeing

The colours for our fabrics came mainly from plants until synthetic dyes were developed in the late 19th century. This introductory course offers the chance to learn how to use plants to create colours to dye cotton, silk and wool.

What you will learn:

• Introducing the history of dyeing fibre, preparing your fibres and mordanting

• Dyeing with traditional plant materials to create a range of different colours

• Dye plants you can forage for

• Using flowers and leaves for ecoprinting