Meet Leya! She will be hosting the first of our textiles summer workshops, bundle dyeing, on Sunday 2nd June!

This workshop will be an introduction to the basics of natural dyeing, where participants will learn the most important steps, namely how to properly clean and prepare the material to receive natural dyes and create textiles with long-lasting colours.

Leya will share her knowledge on different folding, bundling and steaming techniques, creating ethereal and abstract imprints of the essence of the flowers used. Creativity and spontaneity will be at the forefront of the workshop so that participants can relax and enjoy the playfulness of this technique.

All materials will be provided. The workshop is £65pp – head to the link below to book!

https://www.rowanlanefibres.com/product/thecolourfactory-spring-bundle-dyeing-workshop-

About Leya:
Leya is a local botanical dyer and educator working primarily with natural materials such as wool, linen and silk. She lives and works in Winchester, and her work is heavily inspired by the cycles of nature, colour, and simple pleasures; the art of slow, seasonal living. Leya is the co-author of a self-published book, ‘Summer Of Making: knit heirlooms using natural dyes’ available digitally from her website, as well as a teaching contributor on the Natural Dyes Workshop offered by the Herbal Academy.
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Although she has a background in teaching, her career also extended into retail visual merchandising and styling. Her many artistic and lifestyle passions – fashion, sustainability, gardening and growing, weaving, photography, interior design- led her to begin her foray into botanical dyeing, which she has grown into her own fibre dyeing small business, selling mainly botanically dyed knitting yarns and other naturally dyed crafting supplies.