Exploring Natural Dyes with Ffion Taverner £45

Come and join us in an exploration of natural colour with local artist and natural dyer, Ffion Taverner, in this 3 hour workshop at The Really Wild Emporium.

 

We will focus on two dye plants grown by Hael Natural Colour in Pembrokeshire, learning the best way of extracting colour from them and understanding the colour they hold.

 

During the 3 hour session we will dye a selection of swatches on a variety of different natural
fabrics, seeing how the colours react differently. We will explore overdyeing and modifying to
extend our colour ranges, working with acid, alkali’s and metal salts to see how many shades
can be obtained with two dye plants.

 

Towards the end of the session we will create a small booklet with the dyed swatches, recording
our findings and breaking down the number of shades and recipes created. You will have your
own swatchbook of colours and a curiosity for more natural colour!

 

All materials are included, please bring your own notebook if you’d like to take more notes as well
as an apron/ clothes you are not too precious about!

 

Important Notes:

• This workshop is not suitable for children under the age of 14 years old (children aged 14 to 16 years old must be accompanied by another adult on the course)
• We need to sell a minimum of 6 places per workshop for each one to run. To give Ffion enough time to prepare the resources, we will stop online sales 7 days before each workshop is due to take place. Should we not reach our minimum numbers 7 days before, we will unfortunately have to cancel the event. Please check your spam/junk email folders the day before your event to ensure we have not contacted you about a potential cancellation. If online sales have finished, but you want to make a last minute booking, please call us to find out availability.
• Hot drinks will be available to purchase from our Really Wild shop (situated next to our course room).
• IMPORTANT: On your booking confirmation you will be sent a link for all participants to fill in our Participation Agreement and Consent Form. Please ensure this form link is forwarded to all members of your group booking. Participants under 18 years of age will need a parent or legal guardian to fill theirs in. This must be done BEFORE your session takes place.

Price: £45 per person

 

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About Ffion Taverner:

Ffion is a local artist and natural dyer based in Pembrokeshire, passionate about reawakening our connection with the natural world at the meeting point between ecology and art. Ffion and her partner Rufus, are the founders of Hael Natural Colour based in Narberth; a ten-acre organic farm and dye studio, dedicated to inspiring a return to slower, more sustainable ways of making and living. Ffion’s knowledge is built on a wealth of experience, further strengthened by her time travelling around the Americas meeting and learning with dyers, weavers and farmers. This is not a workshop to be missed!