Botanical Dyed Silk Scarf Workshop

Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of creating beautiful silk scarves using natural botanical dyes!

WORKSHOP ITINERARY 

2pm – 2.15pm: Introduction to Botanical Dyeing
A brief introduction about the designer and their journey to botanical dyeing, while enjoying a glass of fizz.

2.15pm – 3.30pm: Silk Scarf Printing
Guests learn how to dye their own square 60cm x 60cm silk scarf by Bundle Dyeing. This is a natural dyeing method which creates botanical prints from flowers, petals, leaves and extract dyes.

3.30pm – 4.30pm: Bundle Dye Steaming & Tataki-zomé printing Gift Card
The Bundles will be steamed, to draw out and fix the colour. While this takes place guests will learn another process of printing onto a gift card, by Flower Pounding, or Tataki-zomé, which is an ancient Japanese technique of hammering plants to create a print.

4.30pm – 5pm: Big Reveal
The most exciting stage. Guests will unwrap their bundles and plant materials to discover their prints. Bundle dyeing is completely unpredictable, which is where the beauty lies.

BOOKING INFORMATION
Tickets: £55

2024 dates:
Friday 29th November, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE
Friday 6th December, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE
Friday 13th December, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE

2025 dates:
Friday 17th January, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE
Saturday 18th January, 10:15am – 1:15pm BOOK ONLINE
Saturday 18th January, , 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE

Friday 7th February, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE
Saturday 22nd February, 10:15am – 1:15pm BOOK ONLINE
Saturday 22nd February, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE

Friday 14th March, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE
Friday 21st March, 2pm – 5pm BOOK ONLINE

Space2, Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Workshop Leader: Claire Mellalieu from Three Storey Design