Workshops - Sarah Burns Patterns https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/product-category/workshops/ Hand-made, natural fabrics and accessories for your home. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:05:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sarah-burns-patterns-favicon-100x100.jpg Workshops - Sarah Burns Patterns https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/product-category/workshops/ 32 32 Block printing with Natural Dyes 2025 – 2 day in person workshop 10/11 May & 9th/10th October https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/product/block-printing-with-natural-dyes-online-workshop-20th-27th-october-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=block-printing-with-natural-dyes-online-workshop-20th-27th-october-2023 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:21:24 +0000 https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/?post_type=product&p=14356 In person workshop which will show you how to  block print with natural dyes  as well as develop your won signature patternmaking style.

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]]> Join me to learn how to design and cut your own printing blocks and print your own patterns onto fabric using beautiful natural dyes.
In 2025 I will be offering two in person workshops teaching Block Printing with Natural Dyes on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May and Thursday 9th & Friday 10th October
The workshop will run from 10pm – 4pm each day and we will be based in gorgeous Wiston Village Hall in West Sussex.

This course will enable you to explore the world of hand block printing and pattern making with natural dyes. Over the course of the two days you will learn how design & cut your own blocks,  mordant your fabrics, make print pastes with natural dyes and print & finish your own fabric. You will take away your own sample book of fabrics as well as the ability and confidence to continue to develop your own patterns and transfer them successfully onto fabric.

The goal of this workshop is to get you printing your own beautiful fabrics in a way that is kind and gentle to the environment – that is my passion and one that I want to share with you.

The workshop is the product of many years of commercial experience – producing fabrics block printed with natural dyes for clients and also the product of many years of sharing my practice – passing these skills on is such an important of what I do.

All materials are provided as well as a simple veggie lunch. I keep student numbers low – there is only ever 6 students on my workshops and prices are fixed to 2024 prices.

Do get in touch if you would like to know more or have any questions.

PS Here’s what previous students have said about this workshop:

Sarah is a fantastic tutor and shared so much of her knowledge

I came away feeling like I had learnt something completely new & worthwhile

I can’t wait to start experimenting with natural dyes now I’ve completed this fantastic course

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]]> Wild Colour & Pattern Mordant Printing Workshop https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/product/wild-textiles-copy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wild-textiles-copy Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:32:45 +0000 https://www.sarahburnspatterns.com/?post_type=product&p=13710 Learn how to make fabulous patterned fabric with mordant prints and natural dyes

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]]> Join me to learn how to print with mordants and make colours and patterns using this ancient craft.

Forage for natural dyes on the South Downs & make your own patterned cloth using this wonderful natural technique. You will learn how to identify seasonal dye plants that are growing on these beautiful chalk uplands, make up a wide range of dye baths and use mordants & after baths to create a wonderful range of patterns & colours.

In this workshop you will learn how to mordant print & create patterned fabric with a wide range of foraged seasonal plant dyes.
The aim of this workshop is to give you the confidence to work seasonally, locally & sustainably and to learn more about the ancient art of chinz fabric printing and dyeing. You will come away with a Seasonal Dye & Recipe Book as well as the knowledge to create your own patterned fabrics in harmony with nature.

I’m running two workshops in 2025 – in the Spring & the Autumn when natural colours are at their zenith. Both workshops will take place and will take place  in beautiful Wiston Village Hall, West Sussex. You will have the chance to explore the fields, hedgerows & woods of this lovely part of Sussex. All materials are provided as well as a simple veggie lunch. I keep student numbers low – there is only ever 6 students on my workshops

Ps Here’s what previous students have said about this workshop:

Sarah is a fantastic tutor and shared so much of her knowledge

I came away feeling like I had learnt something completely new & worthwhile

I can’t wait to start experimenting with natural dyes now I’ve completed this fantastic course.

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