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Natural Dyeing Workshop

Learn all about natural dyeing - how to use mordants before and after dyeing with natural plant dyes to create a rainbow of colours on silk and cotton samples.
Hackney
In-person
£100 pp
7hrs
Beginner
What happens in this class?

Learn how to dye with indigo and natural plant dyes using Shibori, the ancient Japanese art of resist dyeing. You will learn the basic binding techniques and then dye a series of samples using natural dyes and indigo on cotton, silk and wool (cashmere!) fabrics. You will take home an A6 natural dyed hardback sample book for future reference.

Over the 6 hour workshop you’ll master a variety of binding skills and learn all about indigo and how to dye with natural dyes:

  • Use ne maki shibori (bound beads) to resist dye and create pattern including the basic kamosage…
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Things to remember

Please wear old clothes and bring an apron with you if possible as all dye stuff can stain if it gets onto your clothes.

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Age Requirement

16

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

London-based Romor Designs was formed in the autumn of 2015 by Rob Jones, a shibori textiles designer and natural dyer.

Having discovered Shibori, the ancient Japanese art of resist dyeing, at West Dean college, Rob went on to study in Japan under indigo guru, Bryan Whitehead.

Rob’s passion is in finding the new in the old, building on the tradition and centuries of skill that shibori has behind it. He believes in taking work in new directions by combining techniques and inventing his own forms.

A core component of Rob’s work is his love of colour and…

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Class Location
Artist's studio
Hackney
343-344 Beck Road
E8 4RE
London

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