Saturday 26 September
10:30am - 4pm
The Workshop
Join textile artist Fiona Eastwood for a practical introduction to natural indigo and woad dyeing. Over the day, you’ll learn how to prepare and use a traditional dye vat to create beautiful blue tones on a range of fabrics and yarns.
In this workshop we will be using fresh leaves from woad and Japanese indigo plants to dye yarn and fabric beautiful shades of blue. We will also make a lime and fructose vat using natural indigo pigment.
You’ll prepare yarn and fabric for dyeing, including cotton,linen,silk and wool and produce samples so you have a record and can compare the results of each process.
Indigo dyeing is a magical process to watch as the fabric changes from yellow to blue as it is lifted from the vat and exposed to air.
This workshop is suitable for beginners or those wanting to learn more about dyeing with Indigo and woad, in a relaxed and supportive setting.
Tickets include materials and lunch.
The Artist
Fiona is a weaver and dyer with a BA from Camberwell School of Art and a postgraduate teaching degree from the London Institute for Education. She helps manage the Dye Garden at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, finding deep reward in the process—from growing dye plants to dyeing yarns and using them in her textiles.
Passionate about the unique qualities of plants and the colours they yield, Fiona aims to help others reconnect with nature through foraging and growing dye plants for creative projects. She has led natural dyeing workshops for the National Trust, the Forest School Association, and local artists and schools.
The Setting
This workshop takes place at Atelier Beside the Sea, an arts venue set within three of Brighton’s iconic King’s Road Arches between the Palace and West Piers. It offers a vibrant programme of art and craft designed to inspire both locals and visitors.
Saturday 26 September
10:30am - 4pm
The Workshop
Join textile artist Fiona Eastwood for a practical introduction to natural indigo and woad dyeing. Over the day, you’ll learn how to prepare and use a traditional dye vat to create beautiful blue tones on a range of fabrics and yarns.
In this workshop we will be using fresh leaves from woad and Japanese indigo plants to dye yarn and fabric beautiful shades of blue. We will also make a lime and fructose vat using natural indigo pigment.
You’ll prepare yarn and fabric for dyeing, including cotton,linen,silk and wool and produce samples so you have a record and can compare the results of each process.
Indigo dyeing is a magical process to watch as the fabric changes from yellow to blue as it is lifted from the vat and exposed to air.
This workshop is suitable for beginners or those wanting to learn more about dyeing with Indigo and woad, in a relaxed and supportive setting.
Tickets include materials and lunch.
The Artist
Fiona is a weaver and dyer with a BA from Camberwell School of Art and a postgraduate teaching degree from the London Institute for Education. She helps manage the Dye Garden at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, finding deep reward in the process—from growing dye plants to dyeing yarns and using them in her textiles.
Passionate about the unique qualities of plants and the colours they yield, Fiona aims to help others reconnect with nature through foraging and growing dye plants for creative projects. She has led natural dyeing workshops for the National Trust, the Forest School Association, and local artists and schools.
The Setting
This workshop takes place at Atelier Beside the Sea, an arts venue set within three of Brighton’s iconic King’s Road Arches between the Palace and West Piers. It offers a vibrant programme of art and craft designed to inspire both locals and visitors.
