Colors from Nature: Beginner’s Guide to Natural Dyeing
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Colors from Nature: Beginner’s Guide to Natural Dyeing

Step into the world of Natural Dyeing, learn to naturally dye using ingredients from your kitchen!

By Slow Fashion Movement

Date and time

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

About the Workshop

Curious about creating beautiful colors from plants, peels, and everyday kitchen ingredients? This beginner-friendly workshop is your gateway into the world of natural dyeing, a sustainable, artistic, and deeply grounding practice.

Join us to explore how common items like turmeric, onion skins, coffee grounds, and pomegranate peels can transform plain fabric into vibrant works of art. You'll learn simple techniques, understand the science behind natural dyes, and discover how to get started right at home, no prior experience needed!

Whether you want to upcycle old clothes, experiment with fabric art, or simply reconnect with nature through creativity, this session will leave you inspired, informed, and eager to begin your own natural dye journey.

About the Facilitator

Your guide for the session is Jagruti Tiwary, a slow fashion designer, natural color artist, and conscious entrepreneur passionate about reconnecting people with the beauty of nature through traditional craft. Her work brings together mindful design and natural dyeing techniques to tell stories of sustainability, creativity, and intention. Through her lifestyle label and community work, she hopes to spark meaningful conversations around art, slow living, and the joy of making conscious choices.

Why Should You Join This Workshop?

Whether you're a curious beginner, a DIY enthusiast, or someone seeking a more sustainable lifestyle, this workshop is the perfect place to start your journey into natural dyeing. You’ll discover how to create beautiful, earth-friendly colors using simple ingredients like turmeric, onion skins, and coffee, no fancy tools or prior experience needed!

Here’s what you’ll take away:

  • Hands-on techniques you can try at home
  • Knowledge of natural dye sources from your kitchen & garden
  • A deeper connection to slow fashion and conscious making
  • Inspiration to repurpose old fabrics creatively

Join us to learn, experiment, and reconnect with nature — one color at a time.

Frequently asked questions

What is this workshop about?

This workshop explores the art and science of natural dyeing, using plant-based and eco-friendly ingredients to color textiles. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with traditional, sustainable methods and understand their environmental benefits.

Do I need any prior experience in dyeing or textile work?

Not at all! The workshop is beginner-friendly and open to anyone curious about natural dyes, sustainability, or mindful fashion practices.

Do I need to bring any materials for the workshop?

Yes and no! You’re welcome to join just to observe and learn. But if you'd like to dye along, you can prep simple items like turmeric, coffee, baking soda, alum, a small vessel, and fabric swatches. A full materials list will be shared after registration!

How does this workshop contribute to sustainability?

By embracing natural dyes, we reduce the use of harmful synthetic chemicals that pollute water bodies and harm ecosystems. The workshop encourages participants to adopt slow, mindful fashion practices that are better for the planet.

Organized by

We are Slow Fashion Movement, a NGO (RSIN: 863512896) headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a global presence that creates local impact.

Our mission is to educate and empower fashion consumers to make environmentally and socially conscious choices.

This means we encourage consumers to Slow Down. Choose Consciously. Connect.

Join us on Instagram and LinkedIn to realise our vision of a fashion ecosystem that protects the physical well-being of the planet and its people.

Free