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Natural Dyeing Taster Workshop
22nd May 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
£50.00The course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who have done some natural dyeing previously, there is plenty to explore too!
What will you learn on the day:
You will get the chance to explore Sunny Bank Mills dye garden!
After a short introduction to natural dyeing, where the dyes come from etc., we’ll be creating a fabulous set of samples, taking you through the colours of the rainbow. With your samples you’ll be able to recreate a huge range of colours, all from natural dyes.
Next, you’ll dye a 50g ball of lovely wool yarn which you can knit or crochet into a small project.
After lunch Debbie will be showing you some fun natural dyeing techniques – from solid colour (immersion) dyeing, gradients, dip-dye, speckling, handpainting and more.
You can then choose another 100g of undyed yarn to dye using your choice of techniques.
Debbie will also include a pattern from her own design collection for you to take away so you’ll have a project to take home and make right away!
Do I need to bring anything?
A packed lunch and £10 material charge.
Everything is included – yarn, dyes, even gloves and an apron.
PLEASE NOTE – This might get messy, so don’t wear your favourite pair of white jeans!
Course terms and booking conditions
Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. As materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date. Please note that Eventbrite’s booking fee is non-refundable.
If we need to cancel the course for any reason your ticket will be fully refunded.