Natural Dye Workshop with ATW

Name: Natural Dye Workshop with ATW
Start: 2026-11-07T13:00:00+1100
End: 2026-11-07T16:00:00+1100
Location: Australian Tapestry Workshop

Sat, 7 Nov, 1pm - 4pm AEDT

Australian Tapestry Workshop

South Melbourne VIC, Australia

Australian Tapestry Workshop

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Description

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.

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

Skill level: No experience necessary. Ages 15+

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 the major public art commission ragazzi dei millefiori with artist Sangeeta Sandrasegar at Federation Square’s Atrium in Melbourne.

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The Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an international leader in contemporary tapestry, collaborating with a diverse range of international and Australian artists to produce exceptional handwoven works of art.

Established in 1976, we have created over 500 tapestries in creative collaborations for 50 years, promoting innovation and excellence in tapestry weaving and textile art. Located in Melbourne, Australia, our open studio space, bespoke dye lab and galleries are a creative hub for engagement with tapestry, textiles and contemporary art.

Internationally renowned for their vibrancy, technical accomplishment and inventive interpretation, our tapestries are hand woven using an adaptation of the traditional Gobelin technique; by which an image is formed by tightly packing layers of weft (horizontal threads) over warps (vertical threads).

We thrive on working with contemporary artists who seek to challenge our weavers and dyer by providing tapestry designs in various mediums including photography, painting, watercolour, collage and digital images.