Textiles Weekend - Making dyes & Ink paint / Batik / Printing with natural dye paint - 8th/9th/10th Aug 2025
Join us for a whole weekend taking you through the process of textile dying and colour pattern making.
This is going to be a special and creative weekend
Friday 8th - 9.30 -5pm Making Dyes and Ink Paint - Art style
Saturday 9th- 9.30 - 5pm Batik (using wax to create patterns)
Sunday 10th - 9.30 - 5pm Printing with natural dye paint
Monday 11th (optional add on - contact us to book) 9:30 - 12:30 or 4:30 - Turn your fabric into clothing with Iona our up-cycling and clothing making guru!
Can’t stay for Monday? Why not bring some 100% cotton, linen or silk clothing with you (in a white or very pale colour) and you can print and dye directly onto that.
Stay with us for the weekend:
Option to stay with us & arrive Thursday - dinner provided.
Accommodation options available in our shepherds hut, gypsy caravan or octagonal hut (all with heating!) or stay in a tent or camper van on the willow field.
Contact us karen@naturallyuseful.co.uk to book once you’ve purchased your space.
There will be social options during the evenings together with those staying in our accommodation, to be arranged at the time, according to everyone’s preferences.
Join us for a whole weekend taking you through the process of textile dying and colour pattern making.
This is going to be a special and creative weekend
Friday 8th - 9.30 -5pm Making Dyes and Ink Paint - Art style
Saturday 9th- 9.30 - 5pm Batik (using wax to create patterns)
Sunday 10th - 9.30 - 5pm Printing with natural dye paint
Monday 11th (optional add on - contact us to book) 9:30 - 12:30 or 4:30 - Turn your fabric into clothing with Iona our up-cycling and clothing making guru!
Can’t stay for Monday? Why not bring some 100% cotton, linen or silk clothing with you (in a white or very pale colour) and you can print and dye directly onto that.
Stay with us for the weekend:
Option to stay with us & arrive Thursday - dinner provided.
Accommodation options available in our shepherds hut, gypsy caravan or octagonal hut (all with heating!) or stay in a tent or camper van on the willow field.
Contact us karen@naturallyuseful.co.uk to book once you’ve purchased your space.
There will be social options during the evenings together with those staying in our accommodation, to be arranged at the time, according to everyone’s preferences.
Join us for a whole weekend taking you through the process of textile dying and colour pattern making.
This is going to be a special and creative weekend
Friday 8th - 9.30 -5pm Making Dyes and Ink Paint - Art style
Saturday 9th- 9.30 - 5pm Batik (using wax to create patterns)
Sunday 10th - 9.30 - 5pm Printing with natural dye paint
Monday 11th (optional add on - contact us to book) 9:30 - 12:30 or 4:30 - Turn your fabric into clothing with Iona our up-cycling and clothing making guru!
Can’t stay for Monday? Why not bring some 100% cotton, linen or silk clothing with you (in a white or very pale colour) and you can print and dye directly onto that.
Stay with us for the weekend:
Option to stay with us & arrive Thursday - dinner provided.
Accommodation options available in our shepherds hut, gypsy caravan or octagonal hut (all with heating!) or stay in a tent or camper van on the willow field.
Contact us karen@naturallyuseful.co.uk to book once you’ve purchased your space.
There will be social options during the evenings together with those staying in our accommodation, to be arranged at the time, according to everyone’s preferences.
Please see our general course information page to give you an idea of what to expect and our contacts page for directions if you have never been to us before.