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 7 November

Time:

1 pm - 4 pm

Skill Level:

No experience necessary. Ages 15+

Cost:

Adult: $170
ATW Friends / Concession: $155

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 Thomas 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 supporting artist Sangeeta Sandrasegar in the realisation of ragazzi dei millefiori, Sangeeta’s major public art commission at Federation Square’s Atrium in Melbourne.