Learn how to identify and use a variety of local eucalyptus to create your own palette of hand dyed woollen yarns in this 3-hour workshop with ATW botanical dye specialist Heather Thomas.

Participants will learn dye extraction methods, resist dye processes, and how to use mineral mordants and overdyeing to create a custom collection of hand dyed yarns for future projects.

Workshop Date:

Saturday 9 May

Time:

1 pm - 4 pm

Skill Level:

No experience necessary. Ages 15+

Cost:

Adult: $165
ATW Friends / Concession: $150

Price includes all materials, a tour of the ATW dye lab and natural yarn samples to take home.

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Heather Thomas

Heather has been exploring plant-based colour for over two decades, sharing her expertise through workshops, symposiums, and industry consultations. In 2019, she received a Churchill Fellowship to research commercial plant-dyed fibre production, traveling to Japan and North America to study the natural dye industry. Her recent projects include NEWNEW with Nexus Designs + Cultivated, showcased at the 2025 Melbourne Green Design Show, and the major public art commission ragazzi dei millefiori with artist Sangeeta Sandrasegar at Federation Square’s Atrium in Melbourne.

This event is a part of Melbourne Design Week. Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

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