Kilgrimol Heritage Crafts - Pigments

Come and join local Living History enthusiast Heather as she brings to life crafts from the Northwest's Heritage. Demonstrating the slowly vanishing skills that went into producing our clothing using natural materials.

Inspired by Heritage Crafts Red List, we’re focusing on endangered crafts. To see the full list of crafts please visit our website

This month's session focuses on Pigments

Status: Endangered

Always wanted to know how to make your own pigments? Me too! 

Today Heather takes a break and enjoys a visit from a lovely local  guest artist Suzanne Pinder, who will introduce you to ancient pigments made from natural materials.

Building on some of the skills learned in the natural dyeing session, Suzanne will show you more and how to make pigments for your toolbox and crafting projects. 

We’ll look at 

• Paints, dyes and inks for immediate use on wood, paper and fabric
• How to store pigments
• How to make a pigment travel set 

Pigments are made using recycled items from the natural world, nothing goes to waste.

Don’t worry if you didn’t attend the natural dye class, we’ll be starting, this session will be suitable for absolute beginners as well as those with more experience.

Please wear something appropriate for this colourful class as you will be getting ‘hands on’ with your pigments

ACCESS & VENUE

Access: If you have additional access needs (e.g. large print, BSL interpreter, level access) Please let us know by emailing or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790‬

These sessions are in our upstairs workshop space. There is currently no level access. It’s a single flight of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small steps. Once you’re upstairs there’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come downstairs for anything until the end of the event.

If you can’t manage the stairs but really want to attend, please let us know by emailing (using the contact organiser button/link) or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790 and will try our best to accommodate.

Getting here

• Tram to North Pier
• Bus:
• No 6 or 18 bus to Topping St.
• No 3, 3a, 5c, 6, 18 to Church St (Stanley Buildings)
• No 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a, 14 to Talbot Rd
• Driving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topping St and Talbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket, please make sure that you check the terms before you use the car park.

REFUNDS

• If you can no longer attend, please request a refund using the link in your confirmation email.
• Orders can be refunded up to 7 days before the event.
• Refunds will be subject to the Eventbrite booking fee of 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket