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Manchester Folk Festival 2026: Botanical Dyeing
With Claire Mellalieu
Friday 20th March, 2pm - 5pm
Part of Manchester Folk Festival 2026, presented in partnership with Manchester Craft and Design.
Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of creating beautiful silk scarves using natural botanical dyes!
Agenda
• A brief introduction about the Designer and their journey to Botanical dyeing.
• Guests learn how to dye their own square silk scarf by Bundle Dyeing. This is a natural dyeing method which creates botanical prints from flowers, petals, leaves and extract dyes.
• The Bundles will be steamed to draw out and fix the colour.
• The Big Reveal – The most exciting stage. Guests will unwrap their bundles and plant materials to discover their print. Bundle dyeing is completely unpredictable, which is where the beauty lies.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Friday 20th March
2pm – 5pm
Cost: £66 (£60 plus £6 booking fee)
Age restrictions: 13+, Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
BOOK HERE
Venue: Space2, Ground Floor, Manchester Craft and Design Centre