{"title": "Natural Dyes Study Group", "start": "2026-11-22T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "£99", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles"], "description": "Natural Dyes Study Group is a small, hands-on workshop delving into the art of natural dyeing. Tutor and artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck leads a four-hour session for no more than eight participants, exploring natural dyeing through a zero-waste and permaculture lens. She demonstrates how to extract natural dye and dye fabric, with samples to take home, drawing on her practice of using kitchen waste, foraged plants and a community dye plant plot in Oxfordshire. The group also learns about the history of natural dyes, safe foraging, cellulose fabrics, non-toxic fixatives, tannins and caring for dyed materials, with all materials provided and beginners welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/natural-dyes-study-group-35221/", "official_url": "https://camdenartcentre.org/whats-on/natural-dyes-study-group", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b302521adae3fd338dfda42b4eb3cb9881aa43dbdd2922c434d311c672dbe8b-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-22T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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. 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It is led by Alex Bowie, a Scottish visual artist and Artist Educator at the National Gallery with a background in socially engaged art and arts education. It is suitable for adults aged 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/leaves-and-layering-botanical-gelli-printmaking-78920/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/leaves-and-layering-botanical-gelli-printmaking-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/087364fe7140383b078939db414f701edde69a53e2fbeae79d8fc425221d0134-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Botanical Drawing Class", "start": "2026-11-13T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T12:00:00Z", "place": "Lordship Hub", "address": "N17 6NU London", "price": "Pay what you can (suggested donation £10 per class)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing", "nature/plants"], "description": "A friendly and relaxed botanical drawing class, with no experience needed. 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