Yarn Dyeing with Natural Dyes Workshop

Learn the steps needed to dye wool yarn in beautiful natural shades using dyes from plants and food waste.


The Remakery
The Remakery
4.9 (133)

3 hours Location Camberwell Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 8 to 30   £35 - £45 (£35 for True Cost Ticket; £45 for Pay It Forward Ticket)

Natural Dyes are a beautiful, eco-conscious alternative the dyes made from crude oil that currently dominate the fashion industry and poison rivers in garment making districts.
At The Remakery we have an extensive Natural Dye Programme, which includes growing dyes locally in at community gardens, harvesting and processing dyes that can be used by textile enthusiasts in the area.
In this workshop you'll be taken step-by-step through the process of how to get beautiful colours, on wool yarns, using dyes that have been gathered in the local area.
Protein fibres take beautiful colours, this course is perfect for an enthusiastic knitter, spinner, or anyone interested in connecting more deeply with the natural world.
During the class you will learn the basics of;
Mordanting your yarns for better uptake of dyes
Which plants give which colours
How to extract colour from plants
Different methods for creating colour and pattern on wool yarns
You will be able to dye one pre-mordanted 50g skein of DK weight wool yarn
A selection of samples in different colours
and mordant and dye either
a second 50g skein (available to purchase at checkout)
OR
a 50g skein of your own yarn.
Please note that our dyes are grown locally and organically which means they must be used carefully and sparingly, we will not be able to dye more than 100g of yarn per attendee in this session.
Saturday Workshops;
The Remakery is committed to making Ecological Craft more accessible to the community, we offer Thursday classes at a subsidised rate to make them affordable and guarantee an income for local ecological practitioners.
For this class we have two 50% discount codes available, these codes are aimed at people who face financial barriers to taking part, particularly if you're under 25 or unwaged. Please message us if you’d like to benefit from this offer.
‘True Cost ticket’ allows us to pay a fair wage to the practitioners so that they can sustain themselves and thier ecological research and development.
‘Pay It Forward Ticket’ includes a donation towards Remakery running costs.
Due to the high admin costs of rescheduling sessions, no refunds of reschedules are offered for this class.

Upcoming dates for Yarn Dyeing with Natural Dyes Workshop

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 11 Nov 2026, 12:56pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 20 Feb 2027 and 20 Feb 2027.

  • Sat 20 Feb 2027, 11am-2pm
What you'll get
A 50g skein of pre-mordanted, naturally dyed yarn.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
A 50g Skein of carefully washed yarn, if they wish to dye it in the second dye lot.
Alternatively a second 50g skein can be purchased at checkout
Add-on available for this class
  • 50g Skein of Yarn (£6)
You can add this when you book (optional).
Location

The Remakery - 51 Lilford Road, London

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The Remakery
The Remakery

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The Remakery started 10 years ago as a community space for repairing and upcycling furniture.
Since then we have developed several communal workshops for a range of eco-craft activities, and an exciting programme to link climate action with the empowerment of making with your hands.
Our practitioners have trained at London's top Arts schools, or developed their skills over years of self-discovery.
Our programme is curated by Alice Holloway; A researcher in regenerative fashion with The RCA and London Met university, and Innovate Creative Catalyst grant winning regenerative fashion designer.
The skills we share at the Remakery are proven to improve mental health, as well as change how class attendees see the world. We want everyone to feel empowered to make a difference, and we have seen how learning to make something is often in the first step towards changing something bigger.

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