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Old Market Manor, Barton Manor
Bristol, BS2 0RL

Artisan natural dye studio, using locally foraged and organically grown natural dyes, bio-regionally sourced cloth and paper and low impact traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques. Offering limited edition gifts, bespoke services and a range of workshops to help creatives transition to using non-toxic practices and connecting communities with Nature using creativity as a medium.

Events

 
 

PLANT COLOUR RITUALS

Online

Monthly: On the New Moon + Full Moon

Timings may vary

Join the online Plant Colour Rituals group for free to gain access.

A different seasonal dye plant each lunation.

An invitation to journey with a different dye plant every month, with guidance from natural dyer and intuitive herbalist Babs Behan.

On the New Monn, we gather online for a tea-tasting ritual to somatically connect with the plant, guided by Babs. All you need is a cup of the plant tea.

We commit to meeting the plant each day for 2 weeks.

On the Full moon you will receive a creative practise in your inbox including a recipe and a ritual, working with the pigment of the plant either as a dye, ink or paint.

 
 

BOTANICAL Day retreat

COLLABORATION WITH @Botanical tales

@SOUTHCOMBEBARN Widecombe In The Moor, Devon. TQ13 7TU

Date: September 27th, 2025

10am - 4pm (Optional sauna until 6pm)


Our botanically focused day retreat has been crafted around this beautiful point in the calendar intentionally, to allow us a moment to pause and savour the bounty and beauty of summer. A time to come together and share in thanks for all that the season has gifted us and together craft and weave flowers of the summer with our hands and hearts. 

 
 

INDIGO Day retreat

At Botanical Inks studio, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe In The Moor, Devon. TQ13 7TU

Date: Saturday October 11th, 2025

10am - 6pm

An opportunity to connect with Indigo and develop a deeper relationship with this mystical and potent medicinal dye plant.

The only natural source of true blue. The colour of the sky, the sea and our living blue planet.

Gain understanding about Indigo’s intriguing herbal attributes, the chemistry and alchemy required to bond pigment with fibre and learn to set up an indigo vat yourself with 3 natural ingredients.

Develop a skilful dyeing technique to get excellent dye results.

Transform a garment or textile of your own, to hold a new frequency.

Learn from expert natural dyer and author Babs Behan at her home studio and experience the magic of Indigo from a magical place on Dartmoor.