Natural Dye Ribbon Workshop

Step into a world where petals, leaves and natural pigments become your palette. In this immersive workshop, you’ll learn to craft delicate, nature-imprinted ribbons. Join us for a slow, soulful day immersed in the art of natural dyeing, where we connect with nature to create hand-dyed silk ribbons using plants, flowers, and botanicals.

PRESENCE. This is not just a workshop in technique, but a practice in presence. We’ll begin with a gentle arrival, grounding ourselves and tuning into the seasonal rhythm of the land.

WABI SABI. Guided through the art of bundle dyeing and by the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi, you’ll create unpredictable, intricate patterns on satin-soft ribbons, embracing imperfection as beauty, allowing colour to bleed, edges to blur, and marks to speak for themselves. There is no need to be an artist, only a willingness to be curious and open. Each ribbon becomes a living memory of the moment. A gesture of colour shaped by hand, leaf, and time.

HERBAL TEA TASTING. Alongside this creative process, we’ll share a tea tasting ritual, featuring infusions made from some of the very plants and flowers used in the dye pots. These blends will be curated to create a gentle melody in the tea, layers of aroma and flavour that echo the ribbons themselves: earthy, floral, subtle, and alive. This is a space to connect — with nature and with your creativity, and with others.

TAKE-HOME. You’ll leave with your own set of at least 3 hand-dyed silk ribbons, a deeper appreciation for plant alchemy, and a sense of having made something quietly beautiful with your hands, your presence, and the earth itself.

Join us for a morning of creativity, calm and colour and leave inspired to weave nature’s story into your fabrics.

CHARLOTTE KARIN. Designer, Marker, Educator. Charlotte’s practice is centred around the contemplative philosophy of depicting memory and translating narratives through the essence sculptural transients, articulating a mood through an immersive ambiance. Charlotte has undertaken a Master in Textiles at the Royal College of Art developing her passion for materiality, tradition, and interactive textiles. She has since pursued a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, now teaching across Product Design, Textiles, and Art. Alongside teaching, her practice encompasses commissioned work and limited collections of woven and printed textiles. Charlotte regularly leads workshops and tutorials for both public and private clients, drawing on her experience as an educator to create engaging, hands-on learning environments. Her aim is to foster creativity through sustainable, process-led making.