DYE DAY VOL. 1: Bundle Dyeing with Petals

26/6/2026

Dye Day Vol. 1: Kimono Silk Bundle Dyeing with Petals
There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over a room when everyone's hands are busy and nobody's in a hurry. That's the feeling I want to bottle up for this first Dye Day.
I've been wanting to run a workshop like this for a long time. Not a quick taster session where you leave with a vague idea of how something works, but a full day spent inside one single process. This time, that process is bundle dyeing with petals, fresh blooms and dried saved and foraged petals, layered onto upcycled kimono silk.
How the day unfolds
We start by making your bundle. You'll choose from a wide variety of petals, fresh and dried, and learn how to arrange and wrap them onto your silk so the colour transfers exactly where you want it. Once your bundle is tied, it goes in to steam.
While it steams, we slow right down. I'll walk you through how I prepare my fibres before a dye session even begins, the scouring, the mordanting, the soaking, all the quiet groundwork that happens long before anyone sees a single petal. Then we reset the table for something a little different: stitching a mini fabric collage from a curated collection of pieces I've dyed myself. Think of it as a sketchbook in cloth, a chance to play with colour and stitch while your real piece does its work in the dye kitchen.

Once your bundle has had its time in the steamer, we let it cool and head off for a delicious lunch nearby. Good food and good conversation about all things creative.

Then comes my favourite part: returning to unbundle. There's a genuine moment of reveal here, you never quite know how a bundle will turn out until you open it, and that small unpredictability is part of why I love this process so much.

We'll close the day together, looking through my dye diary, peeking into the studio dye storage and the bits and pieces I've collected over the years, and leaving plenty of time for your questions.

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What you'll take home
A one-of-a-kind piece of naturally dyed kimono silk, ready to become a scarf, a wall hanging, or the start of your next sewing project. Something made slowly, with your own hands, that didn't exist in the world before you sat down at that table.
A note on numbers
I'm keeping this one intentionally small. Bundle dyeing rewards patience and a bit of one-on-one attention, and I'd rather everyone get the time they need than fill every seat.
This is very much rooted in mottainai for me, taking what's already here, upcycled kimono silk, foraged and dried petals, and finding the beauty that's waiting inside it.

I can't wait to share this with you. See you in the dye kitchen.
Victoria x