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'Print Clan: From Plants' Printing with Patterns & Colours From Plants Workshop

Part of Print Clan: From Plants, A Weekend of Exploring Natural Colour for Textiles. Join long-time Print Clan members Molly MacFin and Elinor Scarth for a hands-on workshop exploring plant-based dyes, GOCCO screen printing and the natural world that inspires them. Learn about the plants behind the colours, from growing and harvesting to creating unique printed textile designs. What will happen during the workshop? Inspired by Molly's sustainable approach to textile design, this hands-on workshop will introduce you to transforming hand-drawn illustrations into printed textiles using eco-friendly GOCCO screen printing and natural plant-based dyes. Taking inspiration from the natural world, you'll begin by creating a series of expressive drawings before turning your favourite designs into reusable GOCCO printing screens. You'll then experiment with printing onto fabric using a selection of naturally dyed printing pastes, exploring layering, texture and pattern to create unique compositions. You'll leave with two naturally printed A4 fabric samples to take home, along with your GOCCO screen mesh, which can be reused again and again for future printing projects. Throughout the session, Elinor will introduce you to the plants used to create the natural dyes, exploring their origins, where and how they grow, their lifecycles in Scotland, and sharing practical advice on propagation, harvesting and sustainable production.