Botanical Alchemy: A Dye Workshop From Garden to Silk
About this Event
Join us for a seasonal botanical bundle dyeing workshop where you’ll transform a silk bandana using fresh and locally harvested flowers, leaves, and natural pigments.
In this workshop, you'll explore an alchemical process that transforms seasonal plants into beautiful, naturally dyed textiles. Taking place during the height of the growing season, this time of year offers an abundance of vibrant flowers, leaves, and botanicals—making it the ideal time to discover the rich colours and unique impressions readily available in our backyards.
Working with locally foraged and seasonal plants, you'll learn how to extract pigments and create striking botanical prints onto a 21" square silk bandana. Silk is the ideal beautiful fibre for botanical printing, prized for its softness, luminous quality, and ability to capture the delicate colours and intricate details of plants. As natural pigments are transferred onto the fabric, each petal, leaf, and botanical element leaves behind a unique impression, creating a wearable textile that reflects the beauty of the season.
While your botanical bundles steam, you'll explore additional ways of capturing the beauty of seasonal plants through botanical mark-making and printing techniques. Inspired by Japanese traditions such as Hapazome (hammering pigment onto cloth), you'll experiment with fresh flowers and leaves to create unique impressions and small mementoes.
This immersive workshop blends artistry, experimentation, and joyful discovery, encouraging you to slow down, observe the natural world, and embrace the unexpected beauty of botanical dyeing. You'll leave with a one-of-a-kind hand-printed textile and a deeper appreciation for the colours that surround us every day.
All materials included
Please bring a water bottle, dress in workshop-ready attire.
This workshop is limited to 10 participants.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 113.42
