About Plants & Colour
Developing practical relationships with the plants that grow around us. Exploring the possibilities of plant based colour for textiles and paper. Deepening our relationship with the land. Practical workshops and online courses in natural dyes and inks.
Plants & Colour Description
Connecting with what it means to be of this land, through practical relationship with the plants and fungi that surround us.
Explore the land through gathering wild dye plants, & fungi as well as growing plants to produce a variety of vibrant colours using non toxic plant based processes. Learn how to create beautiful textile designs using natural materials. Identify, grow, and use locally abundant colour producing plants for textile projects. Connect more closely to where your clothes and textiles come from, become a part of the natural systems we live within, by learning how to identify and use plants for textile crafts. Demonstrating a small scale DIY alternative to fast fashion, the polluting chemical dye industry and toxic cotton production.