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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.

Professional Natural Colour Training

 

Professional Natural Colour Training

A Professional Natural Colour Resource & Studio Framework, with personal consultation included.

 
 

A personal pathway into ethical, sustainable natural colour practice

This course is designed for those ready to take natural colour seriously - as a practice, a livelihood and a way of working in the world.

Rooted in decades of professional experience, this offering supports artists, dyers, designers and graduating students as they move from isolated making into a coherent, ethical and financially viable natural colour practice.

It is a personal, well-structured course, intended for independent practitioners who value depth, clarity and guidance without group pressure or performative learning spaces.

What this course offers

This course provides practical guidance shaped by decades of experience, supporting the transition into sustainable natural colour practice and the development of an ethical business and livelihood.

The approach is grounded in:

  • Cyclical ways of working

  • Soil-to-soil, circular, biodegradable systems

  • Non-toxic processes

  • Local and place-based sourcing

Alongside technical knowledge, the course addresses how to live and work sustainably as a natural colour practitioner, balancing ethics, income, energy and lifestyle.

Course structure

  • 6 months access

  • Professionally structured written modules, imagery, monographs and studio frameworks

  • Pre-recorded video resources.

  • Guidance on ethics, sourcing, studio ecology and low-impact working

  • One individual consultation per participant
    (to be booked within the 6-month container)

There are no group calls or shared sessions.
The course is designed for quiet focus, autonomy and personal development, with individual guidance included.

Who this course is for

This course is suited to:

  • Graduating or early-career artists, designers and textile students

  • Natural dyers moving toward professional practice

  • Art, design, fashion and textile practitioners transitioning away from synthetic systems

  • Independent creatives seeking a slower, lower-impact, ethics-led approach to colour

It is especially suited to those who work best independently, with space to reflect, test, and integrate learning into their own practice.

Registration details

  • Early registration price: £295 (Ends Feb. 8th)

  • Standard price: £345

  • Registration closes Feb. 15th.

  • Limited places available

  • Access begins shortly after registration closes

 
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A note on approach

Alongside practical recipes and processes, the course focuses on long-term professional practice — supporting ethical colour work, studio ecology, and sustainable livelihood development, grounded in experience rather than trends.