Katerina Gribkoff will host a Natural Dyeing workshop from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, July 22 at The Barna Way, Barna, Ballybunion, Co Kerry. A light vegetarian lunch and coffee will be provided.
Please note that this workshop is currently booked out but please email thebarnaway@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
There are 2 other workshops that same weekend at The Barna Way as part of the Ballybunion Arts Festival which you can book on their website through these links:
Workshop Details
Learn the basics of natural dyeing in a workshop facilitated by artist Katerina Gribkoff. We will be using vegetables from the farm and plants grown in Katerina’s dye garden. Participants will learn the basics of natural dyeing from foraging for dye plants and extracting colour to treating fibres and making patterns using resists.
We will discuss things like ethical foraging habits, how to make colours last longer and appear brighter, ways of slowing down the process and decreasing energy use, and where to source materials locally. Katerina will bring many samples of dyed fibres, alternative materials, and artworks coloured with plants for participants to look through and get inspired.
Each attendee will leave with a dyed tea towel, samples of dyed fibres and yarns, a booklet of information, and tips for moving beyond dyes to make inks, pigments, and stains. Participants will also receive a dye plant seedling to bring home.
To Bring
Please dress for the weather as we will be outdoors during the day (woodland and fields) so bring sunscreen/walking shoes wellies/raingear/re-usable water bottle etc
A journal to take notes
Really looking forward to seeing you on the 22nd. Katerina and Lisa