Print using Natural Colours with Nicola Cliffe - 2 day course - Sat 29th & Sun 30th March 2025
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Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th March 2025
10am - 4pm (both days)
Natural colours are in a class of their own, their beauty has kept them alive and in use by many artisans since their commercial demise over 150 years ago.
On this 2-day workshop Nicola Cliffe from Madder Cutch & Co, will be showing you how to master the art and chemistry of making your own prints using plant materials foraged and saved from waste. Learn to extract colours from plant materials. Print with your colours using both linocut and screen print methods. Learn to use mordants for cellulose fabrics and how make a dye bath.
Nicola is the founder of Madder Cutch & Co. She is a chemistry teacher with a lifelong love of textiles. Leaving the classroom to follow a childhood dream of attending art college, Nicola was triggered by a strong desire to re-dress the careless use of synthetic dyes worldwide. She completed an MA with distinction in sustainable textile design at Chelsea College of Art and Design. She has developed a beautiful range of natural dye printing inks and has written the fantastic book: Printing with Natural Dyes.
You can read more about Nicola on our blog. Nicola is also teaching a two day Repeat Pattern Course on Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April.
All of our workshops take place in our Handprinted Studio, 22 Arun Business Park, Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9SX.