Botanical dye workshop

Carly, from Rivarossa Botanicals will introduce you to indigo dyeing, a beautiful and ancient craft that can transform your fabrics into stunning shades of blue.

Creating an indigo dye vat is an excellent way to upcycle clothing and fabrics, giving them a new lease on life with beautiful, rich hues.

This traditional dyeing technique, using soda ash, hydro sulphite, and indigo powder not only revitalises old garments but also reduces waste and promotes sustainable fashion practices, which you can also do at home!

This workshop is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and over.

What to bring:

We recommend bringing two or three suitable garments for dyeing, such as shirts, socks, tea towels to make bandanas.

Time:

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

A limited number of Indigo DIY packs will be available to purchase for $35 from the presenter. the pack creates a 5L indigo Vat, where you could dye approximately 25 items (may be more or less depending on how the large the items you dye are). More information will be provided on the day.

Care to re-wear: Clothes swap

Do you have clothing that you don't love anymore? The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) are hosting a clothes swap!

Check your wardrobe for items you don’t wear anymore and bring them along to swap them for items you will wear. You can bring as much as you like as long as it is in clean and good wearable condition, and take as many or as few as you like.

All clothes should be washed prior to donation. All donated clothing will undergo a quality check, including cleanliness before being placed on the rack.

The clothes swap is a drop-in session and will take place from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

What to bring:

All size clothing items - BOTH male & female accepted.
No children's clothes
Accessories - Hats, scarves, jewellery, bags
Shoes

There will be an experienced sewer available throughout the clothes swap if you require mending and/or adjustments to the items you have swapped.

Bullsbrook Goes Green

These workshops are part of a family friendly community sustainability event called Bullsbrook Goes Green, between 9am-2pm where you will be able to join a variety of interactive activities like: CWA markets, environmental story times, stalls, Carnaby Crusader Cockatoos workshop and more! Bookings are not required for these activities.

This is an Initiative of the Bullsbrook Residents and Ratepayers Assocation Inc (BRRA), Bullsbrook Landcare and supported by the City of Swan.

Photography

By accepting and proceeding with the registration, you hereby grant the EMRC and City of Swan permission to use all recorded image(s)/video(s) of you or image(s)/video(s) that you provide without compensation, in perpetuity and at the absolute discretion of the EMRC and City of Swan.
Please advise in writing in advance if you do not wish to have your photo taken.