Autumn Dye Garden Workshop
We harvest from the dye garden, build three baths and leave with a sampler of wool and linen in warm autumn tones. Aprons, mordants and tea are provided.
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@saffronvale · natural dye studio
Slow colour from petals, roots and bark. I dye small batches of yarn and cloth, and teach anyone curious to grow their own palette.
About the studio
Saffron Vale began as a kitchen-sink experiment with onion skins and turned into a small studio built around plant colour.
Every dye bath is mixed by hand, and every batch is a little different. That's the point.
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Workshop calendar
Classes follow the growing year: indigo in summer, fallen leaves in autumn and roots in winter. Groups stay small so everyone gets hands in the pot.
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A relaxed session shaped around your project, whether that's a wedding shawl, a quilt or simply learning the basics at your own pace.
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A gentle walkthrough of avocado stones, onion skins and black tea. It covers safe mordanting and how to keep notes you'll actually reuse.
Back to linksSeasonal colour journal
Studio notebooks, shared openly: bath ratios, swatch cards and the batches that went wonderfully wrong.
Back to linksSmall-batch yarn drop
A short run of hand-dyed skeins in each season's palette. Each colourway is named for the plant that made it and never repeats exactly.
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An occasional letter with what's blooming, what's simmering and when the next workshops and yarn drops open. It comes with no noise.
Back to linksWholesale & stockists
Seasonal collections for independent yarn and craft shops, with swatch cards and dye notes to share with your makers.
Back to linksCommissions & press
Custom palettes for designers, costume makers and interiors projects, plus studio visits and conversations about plant colour.
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