{"product_id":"dyeing-with-woad-workshop-with-sian-lester","title":"Botanical Dyeing Workshop with Madder with Siân Lester","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBotanical Dyeing Workshop with Madder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLlangathen Temperance Hall, SA32 8QD. Near Aberglasney Gardens \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e26\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth or \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e27\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e June 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10am - 4pm\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCost for one day:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e£95 per person\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpaces available per day:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e10 per day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eDetails : \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn conjunction with \u003cstrong\u003eStudio Cennen’s \u003c\/strong\u003eexhibition \u003ci\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eBlush\u003c\/strong\u003e’\u003c\/i\u003e join Welsh textile artist and natural dyer \u003cstrong\u003eSiân Lester\u003c\/strong\u003e for a deeply colourful, hands-on, and fulfilling botanical dye experience. Siân will share her knowledge and skills for a one-day delve into the ancient craft of dyeing textiles with the roots of the European red dye giving plant madder. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWe will be working together as a small group, giving space and time to gain in-depth experience and insight into this slow and magical process. The workshop will be at the beautiful Llangathen Temperance Hall, near Aberglasney Gardens, SA32 8QD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will learn:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe will explore the warm woody aromas and a range of red, pink, and orange hues extracted from the roots of the madder plant (\u003ci\u003erubia tinctorium). \u003c\/i\u003eYou will learn how to successfully make up dye baths to dye cloth and yarn and achieve a spectrum of colourful, long-lasting hues from one dye source. We will also use modifiers to alchemically shift colours to extend the colour palette. You will gain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePractical hands-on experience and knowledge of the step-by-step process of preparing, dyeing, and modifying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eInsights into ethnobotanical, historical, medicinal, and cultural contexts associated with the madder plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eInsights into contemporary, ethical, and sustainable application to craft and art practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li3\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePractical and accessible knowledge and recipes of dyeing methods to continue experimenting afterwards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSiân will assist you with making a record of all the dyeing, so that you leave with a small log for future reference and some cloth and yarn to take away to use for your making. Suitable for beginners and advanced - no previous dyeing experience necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho will you learn from:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSiân Lester\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and educator with a long-established career in textiles, specialising in sustainable approaches associated with her season-based dyeing, art, and research. She integrates and shares these processes within her visual and socially engaged arts practice. Siân has focused on experimenting and researching extensively over the years with local and global plant dyes and Welsh wool sources. She has attended and spoken at many international dye\/craft conferences, widening her knowledge, and learning from master dyers; always feeling that the process is a constant evolution of knowledge, thinking and making. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, worked collaboratively and on educational and community-based projects. Her practice and teaching move away from commercial, chemical-based textile processes to a slower, kinder, and more ethical approach, rooted within the rhythms and cycles of the environment. Siân’s methods encourage multi-sensory bonds with plants and colour, supporting biophilic and conscious connections to place, land, and local ecologies, while intermingling notions of heritage, folklore, mythology, and herbalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials and recipes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll supplied \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will need to bring:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eApron, rubber gloves and notebook if you’d like to make notes. Do bring along a jam jar to take home some left over dye liquid and roots and containers to transport damp cloth and yarn home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLunch and refreshments: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePlease bring along your own packed lunch. Teas\/coffees and biscuits\/cake will be supplied.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eParking\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAvailable on site - please lift share if you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTickets once bought are non-refundable. Children over 10yrs welcome accompanied by an adult.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Cennen","offers":[{"title":"Friday 26th June","offer_id":58170171326845,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Saturday 27th June","offer_id":58170171359613,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/6680\/9226\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-14at18.01.45.png?v=1778778163","url":"https:\/\/studiocennen.com\/products\/dyeing-with-woad-workshop-with-sian-lester","provider":"Studio Cennen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}