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Women standing in a studio holding dyed pieces of fabric proudly
Kayleigh Davis
Tue 22 Apr 2025 - Tue 15 Jul 2025
An Introduction to Natural Dyes
Craft
Workshop
Adults only

Join us for our brand new course An Introduction to Natural Dyes at The Middle Floor! 

Term Dates: Tuesday evenings between 21st April - 23rd May
5 Week Course Passes Available Now!

In this course, you’ll be exploring all aspects of natural dyes for textiles including how to select suitable fibres, preparing your fabric for successful dye uptake, creating a dye bath, how to create plant based prints, foraging and growing natural dyes and more!

By the end of the course, you will have an understanding of natural dyes as a whole and how they can be applied to textiles in a number of different ways. You will be able to identify commonly found dye plants throughout the seasons and will have the skills to dye and print textiles in an eco-friendly way. 

This course is suitable for beginners in natural dye practice, those with an interest in art or textiles and those with an interest in plants and gardening!

This course is taught by Kayleigh Davis MA, who runs ocre natural dye studio based in the rural area of Marsden, West Yorkshire in a converted textile mill. She offers workshops both in house and pop up workshops and courses at venues around the North.

The Middle Floor

23 Wharf Street
Leeds
LS2 7EQ
United Kingdom

53.795473, -1.537969

    Date
    Tue 22 Apr 2025 - Tue 15 Jul 2025
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    Tue 22 Apr 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 29 Apr 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 6 May 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 13 May 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 20 May 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 3 Jun 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 10 Jun 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 17 Jun 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 24 Jun 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 1 Jul 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 8 Jul 2025
    17:45:40
    Tue 15 Jul 2025
    17:45:40

    Ticket price

    £
    125
    £
    125

    This is a 5 Week Course.

    Accessibility

    The Middle Floor is a queer friendly space situated above Wharf Chambers in Leeds City Centre. Unfortunately we are not an accessible venue for wheelchair users.

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