Natural Dye Workshop: Make Your Own Scarves

Learn how to create patterns and colour variations with natural dyes


Charlene O'Brien
Charlene O'Brien
(Artist Retail Collective)
4.8 (13)

2 hours Class size 6 to 20 guests     $65

Western Australia
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Craft
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Textiles
Discover the alchemy of dyeing your very own naturally dyed scarf in this fun and relaxing Ravensthorpe workshop.
Join textile artist Charlene O'Brien, for a hands-on workshop filled with learning basic natural dye techniques. Using local bush plants from Western Australia, you will watch your scarf transform and emerge into stunning natural colour hues on silk!
During the workshop, which is perfect for beginners, you will learn how to create patterns and colour variations from the same dye colour bath. This is a super fun, informative and hands-on experience, perfect if you're looking for unique things to do in South West.
The best part is you'll walk away with one gorgeous naturally died scarf and the know-how to create unique, eco-friendly dyes and colour fabrics until your heart's content!

Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
 
What you'll get
One scarf naturally dyed by you.
 
What to bring
Apron, small scissors and a notepad and pen. Also if you can bring some rusty nails, screws, bottle tops or anything small that you can wrap fabric around to put in a dye pot. Start searching where ever you are carparks, yards, sheds, anywhere!
 
Suitable for

This class is great for a hens party.

Location

Hopetoun CRC rear outdoor - Hopetoun Community Resource Centre Inc, Veal Street, Hopetoun WA

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Charlene O'Brien
Charlene O'Brien
(Artist Retail Collective)

4.8 (13)

Textile artist and sustainable fashion designer Charlene O'Brien graduated from the London College of Fashion with a higher tec diploma in clothing production in the mid-1980s.
After migrating to Australia from Zimbabwe, she used recycled denim yarns to produce her popular 'eco denim' clothing range which was showcased at the very first Mercedes Fashion Week in Sydney, 1997. Inspired by the need for sustainability in the fashion industry, Charlene pioneered and established the eco-fashion business Tierra Ecologia, and sold her handmade label eco logika Australia-wide.
The early 2000s took her business to Vietnam where the recycled denim yarn was hand crocheted and knitted into a collection of bags, jumpers and cardigans for men and women supporting a cottage industry over there. It was distributed via mail order and local boutiques until the yarn was sold out. She also created a casual wear hemp collection for men and women. using commercial natural dyes for a high volume of sales. The successful business trading Australia-wide came to a halt due to cheap Chinese imports.
Mid 2000s a new direction took her to create a unique handmade and sustainably sourced naturally dyed couture collection which was showcased and sold out to a Parisian Gallerie at the Paris Ethical Fashion Trade Show over a 5-year period.
A finalist for the IE Award on sustainability in the premium and luxury sectors 2015, Spain and currently a member of the International Executive Board of the Global Sustainable Fashion Week, Budapest 2017. Charlene is internationally recognised for creating handmade, environmentally friendly and upcycled couture under her Charlene Vivienne label.
Recently located to Ravensthorpe, Western Australia where she currently lives and works. Her studio is a converted vintage wood den and is now called The Workshop and is home to her creations and teaches sustainable fashion. Ravensthorpe is a historical mining town that has a biosphere of thousands of wildflowers and is famous for the wildflower show in spring.
Maybe book a workshop around this time when flowers are in their glory. A great time to visit.
2025-01-03 15:00:00
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