Even when there’s no big festival happening, there’s often lots of textile events happening across Kirklees.
In this CPD session for teachers, taking place over Zoom, natural dye expert Jane Howroyd will advise you on how to set up a colour garden at your school and use its harvest for curriculum-linked workshops.
This session is open to all teachers interested in starting their own colour garden at their school, not just those already part of the Growing Colour Together seed funding programme.
The session will include:
The session will take place on Zoom: a link will be sent to all participants on the run up to the event.
Jane Howroyd is a textile artist and creative workshop facilitator, with over 20 years experience of delivering creative, historical, textile, craft and food sessions to a variety of audiences.
She has worked with natural dyes for over 20 years, originally looking at the historical uses of dyes, then at a range of natural dyeing/printing methods. She is one of Growing Colour Together’s local artists in residence in Dewsbury.