About this experience
MEMBER TICKET: €157.50
STANDARD TICKET: €175
DATE: 14TH NOVEMBER
TIME: 10.00AM - 4.00PM
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Dye your own fabric naturally, using colour extracted from plants. An immersive, hands-on introduction to the art of natural dyeing with plants. Participants will learn how to prepare fibres, extract colour from botanical materials, and apply lasting natural pigments to textiles, leaving with a finished dyed 100% pure wool piece, a personal dye journal of swatches and the confidence to continue experimenting independently.
Structured, practical, and designed for complete beginners, this workshop covers the full process: sourcing and preparing plant dyes, understanding how colour binds and fixes to fabric, and building and varying a nuanced botanical palette. No prior experience is required.
With a warm welcome to our Killruddery Flower Studio, this workshop is part of our Killruddery Flower Studio Series, with a garden walk during the workshop to visit the walled garden. Please dress for the days weather and wear thick soled shoes.
The day lasts from 10am until 4pm, including tea/coffee on arrival and a long table lunch in Killruddery's Award Winning Grain Store Restaurant.
ABOUT KILLRUDDERY FLOWERS
Earth friendly flowers - grown here
Killruddery Flowers are grown here with the seasons, letting the soil, sun and sky guide what blooms in the south-facing border of our Walled Garden. We pick them fresh in the early mornings or late evenings and create arrangements in our dedicated Flower Studio in Killruddery Yard.
From fine anemones to armfuls of colourful dahlias, feathery Nigella and the tall stems topped with creamy-white bell flowers of regal Solomon's Seal, Killruddery Flowers designs chemical-free arrangements for all our special occasions
ABOUT KATHRYN DAVEY:
Kathryn Davey is a natural dyer and textile artist working with plants and botanical colour. She teaches hands-on workshops that guide beginners through the full natural dyeing process, from foraging and preparing plant materials to building a colour palette. Her practice is rooted in uncovering the colours held within plants and our everyday landscape, often hidden, rarely what we expect, and always surprising.
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