{"title": "Natural Dye & Botanical Printing Silk Scarf Workshop", "start": "2026-11-15T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T12:30:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "£65 (a limited number of low income tickets available at £48)", "price_from": "65.00", "price_to": "65.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "A hands-on textile workshop teaching the meditative art of natural dyeing and botanical eco-printing, where you create plant-based colours and patterns onto a silk scarf or tote bag and an eco-printed handkerchief to take home. It is led by Jaixia Blue, a West London-born multidisciplinary textile artist and RCA graduate who bridges textile art, song, poetry and film, working with foraged flora and natural dyes. She guides participants through ancient techniques for transferring the pigments, shapes and textures of plants onto textiles, plus how to care for the results. No previous experience is needed and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/natural-dye-botanical-printing-silk-scarf-workshop-69663/", "official_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/event/natural-dye-botanical-printing-silk-scarf-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6f17e76198582123f16361090a3ac11cb5d9cb6fa77f12636e63903d3f1a1a26-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T12:30:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Natural Dye Studio", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00Z", "place": "The Create Place at St. Margaret's House", "address": "29 Old Ford Road, E2 9PJ, London", "price": "£5–£15 (tiered pricing: Pay Less £5, Standard £10, Pay it Forward £15)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/textile-dyeing", "wellness"], "description": "Natural Dye Studio is a hands-on workshop introducing the art of natural dyeing. Participants explore the history of plant dyes, see dyes in their raw form from plant to fabric, and experiment with the discharge method using pre-dyed fabric sheets, fresh lemons, and a citric-acid and guar gum paste to create their own patterns. The session is led by Porscha Hill of Porscha Hill Natural Dye Studio, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and founder of the gender-neutral fashion brand Bad Habits London. It is aimed at anyone curious about sustainability, plant dyes or their creative side, and each participant leaves with their own piece of textile art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/natural-dye-studio-38783/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/workshop-natural-dye-studio", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4932d7cd33a4bda2ac9469b77a26ce25b48f2443f820112c580281154c43bdd5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fabric Painting with Sarah Campbell – Printing", "start": "2026-11-04T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£130.00 (Includes materials and exhibition entry)", "price_from": "130.00", "price_to": "130.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking/textile-printing"], "description": "A hands-on fabric printing workshop at the Fashion and Textile Museum. It is led by textile designer Sarah Campbell, who guides participants through simple printing techniques using tools like foam brushes, sponges, stamps and potatoes. Working on a length of calico or linen, participants build up patterns while exploring repeat, composition, colour sequences and contrast. The workshop suits beginners as well as those with some experience, and everyone takes home their own hand painted and printed textile.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fabric-painting-with-sarah-campbell-printing-36093/", "official_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/workshops/fabric-painting-with-sarah-campbell-printing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb5eb43b73f11d427062d7c93ab8c0fe4a87d6efffe4eb7dd6b3a5e69d7ebefe-1200.webp"}, {"title": "From object to art craft workshops", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "place": "Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "From Object to Art is a monthly craft club held in the learning space at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, offering a welcoming space to relax, create and connect with others through making. This session is a hands-on textiles workshop led by artist Monique Kaur Kellay, introducing Bandhani, an intricate resist-dye technique with deep roots in South Asia. You'll pinch and tie fabric with thread before dyeing it to create patterns, developing your own unique design inspired by the textiles in the collections. All materials are provided, no experience is needed, and the workshops are suitable for ages 7 and above, with children under 16 accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/from-object-to-art-craft-workshops-103997/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritime-collections-centre/object-art-craft-workshops", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1da39b46aa7e24833275291527c3cec08bddde41069f8de99ee5461a4a0b779d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Silk Painting", "start": "2026-11-06T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£125 (Includes materials and exhibition entry)", "price_from": "125.00", "price_to": "125.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A one-day silk painting workshop offering a structured introduction to painting on silk and a master class in applying colour to create stunning designs. Artist and curator Hilary Simon leads it, demonstrating effects using salt, layering, alcohol, dyes and gutta gum, with French Dupont dyes that run like vibrant watercolours. Participants design on paper, test techniques on a sample square, then create their own 15-inch silk square with one-to-one guidance. Suitable for beginners and all abilities, and everyone takes home their completed work plus test square.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/silk-painting-36094/", "official_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/workshops/silk-painting/?date_from=20261106&date_to=20261106", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c4e0d3124a0fbbfc62bd09c398ff55f4e920afcd2bedeee39c3289a2706a1f5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gelli Printing", "start": "2026-11-12T10:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Fashion and Textile Museum", "address": "Bermondsey Street 83, SE1 3XF London", "price": "£135 (Includes materials and exhibition entry)", "price_from": "135.00", "price_to": "135.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "Gelli Printing is a hands-on workshop in experimental printmaking at the Fashion and Textile Museum. It is led by Jane Parker, a freelance print designer with over 30 years' experience in the fashion industry who studied textile design and teaches creative workshops at the museum. Participants learn the basics of using a gelli plate to build layered textures and colours, turning everyday materials such as bubble wrap, lace and leaves into tools for intricate patterns. They leave with a vibrant collection of experimental papers for sketchbooks, collage or standalone art prints, and no experience is needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gelli-printing-78658/", "official_url": "https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/workshops/gelli-printing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/94bc85ee5f8640909a32e0cce5b759a049662e58954ee33b70fd30211e66d09c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "From £45", "price_from": "45.00", "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery"], "description": "A relaxed, beginner-friendly two-hour workshop introducing the Japanese art of sashiko stitching, where participants use reclaimed denim to create their own stitched piece to take home. The sessions are led by Alicia Lai, founder of B_Boheme, and teach the foundations of the stitching tradition, from transferring a pattern to working its distinctive running stitches. No sewing experience is needed, all materials and equipment are provided, and returning stitchers can bring a garment or textile to mend and embellish. The session offers a chance to step away from everyday busyness, enjoy making by hand and connect with others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sashiko-sessions-with-b_boheme-78583/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2207581373f4093c377b0a021b0d6690450d6b7abdfc9d73bf1a6685b1dbde72-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Batik Painting on Textile Workshop for Beginners", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "place": "Firepit Art Gallery", "address": "Cutter Lane 10, SE10 0XX London", "price": "GBP 60", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/textile-dyeing", "art/textile-art"], "description": "A beginner-friendly batik painting workshop where you apply molten wax to create your design, paint two layers of dye, then heat-remove the wax to reveal a finished textile piece to take home. It is held at Firepit Art Gallery, and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/batik-painting-on-textile-workshop-for-beginners-78664/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dd476f617afe6548ec2632b88c463256edf6b01e0fbfda31edeae9bfd008acab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Rhythms of Making – Iva Polachova & Lizzie Kimbley", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Flow Gallery", "address": "Needham Road 1-5, W11 2RP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "\"Rhythms of Making\" is a winter exhibition at Flow Gallery exploring the rhythms of making in ceramics and weaving. Ceramicist Iva Polachova builds forms through repetitive hand-building techniques, marking her surfaces with her signature patchwork of parallel lines, and creates bowls, cups, jugs, decorative vessels and sculptural pieces. Weaver and textile artist Lizzie Kimbley makes wall-pieces inspired by daily walks in the marsh and meadows near her Norfolk home, working with woven textiles, natural dyes and basketry techniques. Her pieces combine reclaimed and re-imagined materials, including linen offcuts, handmade cordage, paper yarn and industry waste yarn, celebrating time spent in nature.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rhythms-of-making-iva-polachova-lizzie-kimbley-36129/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9555ef79f914b24d428f1611dddb61be4ef8441954c29feda80aadc2d3e38ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Drawn to Nature: Lino printing with seed heads", "start": "2026-11-09T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T12:30:00Z", "place": "The Regent's Park", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking", "nature/plants"], "description": "Drawn to Nature: Lino printing with seed heads is a hands-on art workshop where you design, carve and print your own botanical lino prints inspired by seed heads and their ecological importance. It is run by the Help Nature Thrive team of The Royal Parks, whose biodiversity and engagement projects are made possible thanks to Postcode Lottery players. The session invites you to slow down, observe the natural world and connect with wildlife, plants and the changing seasons through art. No artistic experience is needed, all materials are provided, and it is designed for adults over 18.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/drawn-to-nature-lino-printing-with-seed-heads-80973/", "official_url": "https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/drawn-nature-lino-printing-seed-heads-nov26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c27d199e3c745156c96a235903d2d88ce9c7aa4f97b7c93fd2d62de41b8513dd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Touch Grass Day-Tripper — upcycling", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00Z", "place": "Firepit Art Gallery", "address": "Cutter Lane 10, SE10 0XX London", "price": "GBP 6.13", "price_from": "6.13", "price_to": "6.13", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/textile-art", "diy/sewing"], "description": "Touch Grass Day-Tripper: Wild Creatives (Upcycling) is a hands-on beginner-friendly workshop where you hand-sew and embroider a personal charm from fabric remnants to decorate your favourite bag or keys, using upcycled materials to reduce textile waste. It is run by Touch Grass CIC, an outdoor community for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour, and is an exclusive event for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour. The session is facilitated by Tiana, a Greenwich-based designer, stylist and maker known for her sustainable crochet accessories made from upcycled materials, a Kingston School of Art graduate who has collaborated with brands like Puma and Selfridges, appeared on BBC's Make It at Market (Season 3), and led workshops at the V&A Museum and Somerset House. The workshop is hosted to celebrate the launch of Touch Grass's first exhibition, Earth to Us, an archive of queer folk of colour in nature; materials and light refreshments are provided, attendees must be 18 or over, and the venue's ground floor is accessible, with the nearest step-free station being North Greenwich.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/touch-grass-day-tripper-upcycling-78663/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6ece9bf5e32c0961ba536ad7ca8d7f5430c8d280841def182e03249e68e933cd-1200.webp"}]}