Bundle Dyeing at TRSS

About this Event

Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School invites you to experience bundle-dyeing! Bundle-dying is a simple, fun way to create colour on natural fibres using plant materials and even food waste.

Each participant will select from the plant matter provided, which they will arrange on a silk scarf ( included in the price ). Once rolled up and secured, this will then be steamed.

While this is happening, participants can enjoy a kawakawa tea brewed on an open fire while wandering in the permaculture garden nearby.

During the downtime, we can try some hapazome! Hapazome is a Japanese word meaning leaf print.

Once the technique of pounding with a mallet has been mastered, beautiful patterns can be created in cloth and paper by arranging flowers and leaves into patterns.

Each participant will be given a piece of cloth to practice on and a small cotton gift bag to decorate and take home.

Ages 14+, or 9-14 with a supervising adult.

Please note – people work at different paces for this process, so the finish time may be between 11.30 and midday.

Please register. Places are limited!

Please have a look at the Titirangi Steiner website for further information – https://titirangi.steiner.school.nz/events-calendar/