Sat 13 Sept
|Go Deer Workshop, Dartington Cider Press
Nature’s Palette: Exploring Natural Dyes with Caroline Bawn
Discover the world of natural dyes using woollen yarn. Learn how to use foraged or homegrown plants, explore why some colors fade, and try techniques like mordanting and solar dyeing.
Time & Location
13 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 14:00
Go Deer Workshop, Dartington Cider Press, Shinner's Bridge, Dartington, Totnes TQ9 6TQ, UK
About the event
In this fascinating class, with Caroline Bawn of Gorgeous Yarns, you will learn about natural dyes and how to use them with woollen yarn. Discover why some dyes last while others fade, explore growing and foraging for natural dye plants, and get hands-on experience with creating a dye bath, mordanting yarn, and setting up a solar dye jar. All materials are included.
Caroline is a natural dyer with over 10 years of experience creating and using natural dyes, and teaching workshops. She has written a book, The Natural Dyer's Almanac which is a through-the-year book of techniques and things to do to teach yourself more about this creative eco-craft. Caroline has also undertaken her Certificate of Achievement with the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
You will need: Please bring an apron or old shirt to cover your clothes, and a notebook and pen to jot things down. You may…