Explore the possibilities of botanical dyeing in this hands-on workshop. Learn to identify and use a variety of local eucalyptus to create your own palette of hand-dyed wool yarns in this 3-hour session with ATW botanical dye specialist Heather Thomas. You’ll experiment with dye extraction, resist techniques, mineral mordants, and overdyeing, and leave with a distinctive collection of samples and custom-dyed yarns — along with the knowledge to continue exploring natural colour in your own practice.

Heather Thomas 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.