To dye and print on fabric and paper, we use local plants and experiment together with various techniques: ecoprinting, cyanotype, Hapa Zome, and flower bundle dyeing.

When & Where: Pentecost, May 23–25, Webstall Pignia, 7443 Pignia/GR

Sat & Sun 10:00 AM–1:00 PM and 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, Mon 10:00 AM–1:00 PM. 

You can also attend for just one day or a half-day.

Workshop Facilitators: Esther Grischott (Eco Print), Chloé Felix (Cyanotype), Liat from Poise Studios (Flower Bundle Dye), Stini Arn (Hapa Zome)

The techniques:

Ecoprint (plant printing / contact dyeing) As she does every year, Esther Grischott from Pignia fires up the big Dirty Pot—an old wash tub heated with wood. Ecoprint transfers natural dyes from leaves, flowers, and other plant parts directly onto fabric (cotton, silk, wool) or paper using steam or heat. While we wait, we’ll explore the other techniques.

Cyanotype (Sun Printing / Blueprint) Photographer Chloé Félix introduces this photographic process, which uses sunlight or UV light to produce characteristic blue tones—simple, fascinating, and without a darkroom.

Flower Bundle Dye (bundle dyeing) Textile designer Liat Gorodenzik from Poise Studios will introduce us to this technique, in which plant parts are placed on fabric, tightly rolled up, and steamed. Heat and moisture transfer the colors directly into the fabric.

Hapa Zome (Leaf Dyeing) Flowers and leaves are pounded directly onto fabric or paper—their pigments leave vibrant, organic imprints. parts are placed on fabric, tightly rolled up, and steamed. Heat and moisture transfer the colors directly into the textile.

Cost: 60.– per half-day | Children 45.– | Kultur-Legi discount. Materials can be purchased on-site or brought from home.

Lunch: We’ll cook together—the kitchen is available; participation in the potluck lunch is encouraged.

Accommodation: Overnight stays at the Webstall Guesthouse are available upon request. Reservations must be made by May 20 (limited availability).

Registration

Workshops over Pentecost: by May 20

Textile Summer Workshops: by July 29

Last-minute participants: Registration possible until the evening before (subject to availability)