Natural Dyeing and Sustainability Workshops


Dyeing the Natural Way Spend a day learning how to dye fabric and yarns with natural plants. Discover the fascinating results that can be achieved through nature's store cupboard. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those more experienced in dyeing fabrics. This workshop uses plants from around world, but can be adapted to use plants solely from the UK.
Wonderful Woad Details available from 2012.
Recycled Jeans Bird Box Refashion your old jeans and cotton fabrics to stitch a box that you will complete within the workshop.You will learn how to cut out bird shapes to decorate the box sides. Using the technique of raw edge applique, you will be taught how to sew around the birds. The box will be completed by hand sewing the sides. This workshop is suitable for all levels. Machine and hand sewing workshop.
Dyeing to Recycle Stitch recycled pale cotton fabrics and use dye to change colour and texture.

Paint and Dye Workshops


Dye Another Day Beginners' guide to dyeing fabrics. Learn about dye solutions and create your own graduated and space dyed fabric.
It Takes Two Choose two dye colours and pleat, tweak, stitch and scrunch fabric to dye one of a kind fabrics.
Starting Shibori Learn the basics of this ancient method of using stitch resist and clamping to create texture.
Printing Playday Explore printing onto fabric with paint and thickened dyes.
Indigo Blues Stitch, dip and explore the traditional blues that come from an indigo dye vat. Maximum 6 students. Dates and price to be announced in Spring 2012.

Patchwork and Quilting Workshops


Fast and Free Throw away your rulers and enjoy a day learning how to free piece curves. Use your blocks to make a bag or table runner.
Heart Sampler Learn the techniques of chenille, crazy patchwork and creating your own fabric to make a heart wall hanging.
Stitching for Texture Spend a day extending your stitiching and quilting repertoire by exploring both traditional and contemporary quilting stitches to create texture and line in your work. Learn how to mix hand and machine stitching for unique effect. You will go home with all your samples made into a stitched book. Hand and machine stitching workshop.