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 employ mineral mordants and overdyeing to create their own range of samples and custom collection of hand dyed yarns for future projects.

Heather 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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Price includes all materials, a tour of the ATW dye lab, yarn sample cards and packaging for your custom collection.