Nurture your creative soul in a natural dyeing workshop at my home studio in Kaipara. I offer a number of seasonal topics for beginners and the more experienced artist. Experience the wonderful dynamics of being amongst a small group of like-minded creatives in a garden setting. You'll come away with new knowledge, a uniquely dyed item to take home and the possibility of new friends.

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Workshops & Teachings

Indigo Play Date
Sat, 28 May
Nuku Studio
28 May, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm NZST
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Indigo dyers are invited to bring along their own stash and enjoy a day of dyeing in the vat. Prior experience is necessary as this is not a tutored workshop.
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Rubia Alchemy - Dye Experiments with Madder
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Rd, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Explore the potential of Madder, an ancient natural plant source that yields many enticing hues in the spectrum of red.
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From Whenua to Fibre - Eco Printing on Fabric
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Rd, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Learn how to use plants to make successful eco prints onto fabric using a hot bundle technique in this full day workshop.
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Botanical dyeing with flowers on silk.
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio
Time is TBD
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Create a delicate kaleidoscope of beautiful colours on silk satin with seasonal flowers in this natural dyeing workshop.
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Bee-joux at Beetopia - a sweet little workshop
Sun, 01 May
Beetopia Honey Tasting Shed
01 May, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Beetopia Honey Tasting Shed, 181 Omaha Flats Road, Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand
A bee-autiful fusion of natural flower dyeing on silk and honeybee related happenings in collaboration with Beetopia apiary. Join us for a Sunday of food, friends and florals in Matakana that will leave you buzzing.
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Indigo Shibori Workshop
Sun, 06 Mar
Nuku Studio
06 Mar, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Join a small group of creatives to explore various ways of Shibori dyeing with natural blue indigo on a linen scarf and your own fabric stash.
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Conscious clothing makeover
Sun, 23 Jan
Nuku Studio
23 Jan, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Take your preloved clothing and give it a new unique look with natural plant dyes and eco printing. This is an eco-conscious and meaningful way of up-cycling that's good for your wardrobe and the planet.
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Winter Eco Printing on Merino
Sun, 04 Jul
Nuku Studio
04 Jul 2021, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Rd, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Experience the magic of making prints on fabric using tannin rich evergreen leaves on a merino scarf.
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Addicted to Indigo - a vat dyeing workshop
Sun, 02 May
Nuku Studio
02 May 2021, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Nuku Studio, 132 Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand
Get yourself into a blue zen zone with this ancient and traditional plant derived vat dye. Learn basic Shibori resist techniques and dip dye your own items of clothing or stash.
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