Botanical Printing
Saturday 28th June
Session 1 - 10am to 2pm
Session 2 - 2.30pm to 6.30pm
Hosted by Naturally Useful
Botanical printing is a natural dyeing technique that uses plants to create patterns and colours on fabric and paper. This workshop will teach you the practice of Botanical Printing. During the steaming process, we will also have a go at the Hapazome technique which involved bashing the botanicals with a hammer! We will take a break for a picnic and walk around the discovery trail.
No previous experience is needed and all materials needed are provided.
If you’d like to bring leaves along from your own garden, please do- here is a little suggested list of those that we know can work well: Oak, Copper Beech, Hazel, Eucalyptus, Smoke Bush (Cotinus) Birch, Willow, Rose, Fruit bushes and fruit tree leaves, Fern, Maple and Strawberry leaves. Flowers: Hollyhock, Goldenrod, Weld, Dyer’s Chamomile, Dianthus, Dahlia, Dyer’s Coreopsis, Tagetes, Geranium, Violet and Golden Marguerite.
A bit about the tutors - Naturally Useful
Naturally Useful is a social enterprise, a Community Interest Company that serves and supports local individuals and groups in employment, skills training and personal empowerment through the process of making. Their focus is on teaching and selling locally.They love the diversity of the people that we work with and enjoy sharing our skills with anyone who wants to learn. A perfect partner for us at The Cabrach Trust.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN SUBSIDISED THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE MORAY LOCAL ACTION GROUP. IF YOU LIVE IN THE CABRACH, DUFFTOWN, LUMSDEN, RHYNIE OR GLASS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TICKET. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ORDER FORM WITH YOUR ADDRESS.
