Make & Mend Crafternoon in Thornbury
Sat 14th July & Sun 29th July - 1pm-4pm

This is a social group for the conscious crafter! Join us if you love the therapeutic act of hand-making in the company of like-minded individuals. We are a small group that meets fortnightly/monthly at 457 St Georges Rd, Thornbury. RSVP on the Facebook event page or by the contact form below.

We value and love op shopping, recycling, upcycling, minimal waste, environmental & social awareness!
​Bring along your current project or a garment that needs mending or altering. Tickets by donation of $5-15. Sewing-machine, craft supplies, advice, as well as tea, coffee & cake (vg/gf/ff) provided.

Natural Dyeing at Home

A$100.00
There are many colours waiting to be unlocked from our kitchen scraps and garden, join Roz from Be Kind Textiles to learn simple techniques that you can utilise to dye your own fabric and fibres even if you don’t have much space! We will run through the minimal equipment you need, safety, mordanting, colour fastness, fibre care and dye sources. We will make our own mini natural indigo vat and also learn some Shibori resist dyeing methods to pattern your fabric! What you will get: Information sheet, your own naturally dyed paper, fabric & yarn samples. A solar dye jar to take home. Optional: Bring a small amount (100g) of new or second-hand yarn or fabric (natural fibres only) that you want to dye or re-dye, plus any old glass jar with a lid if you have any.


Saturday 8 September
11.00am – 4:00pm
​457 St Georges Rd Thornbury



This workshop is part of the Festival of Natural Dyes - Celebrating plant-based colour in textiles. A program of classes, exhibitions and workshops in and around Melbourne for curious and botanical minds.  https://www.fibreshedmelbourne.com/programs/education/festival-of-natural-dyes/
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About Roz & Be Kind Textiles
Roz Slade is a Melbourne textile designer and maker interested in supporting society’s deep social connection to textiles, and nurturing an interest in the therapeutic act of hand-making. 

After graduating Textile Design and Development at RMIT, where she majored in weave and printmaking, she stepped away from the ethical drift of fast fashion and textile waste, to create a modest range of high-quality products featuring sustainable methods and ethically sourced materials under the brand Be Kind Textiles. Spending the following years exploring every craft within her reach in her own personal practice, she is sharing her results and lifelong love of art and textiles with willing students.
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