I'm thrilled to announce that The Wild Dyery has it's first stockist, the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool. Not only is the Bluecoat the oldest building in Liverpool but they only stock a carefully curated selection of the finest arts and crafts in the U.K. so I'm flattered that my work has been chosen.

You can find the Bluecoat on School Lane in Liverpool or College Lane for the Display Centre entrance.

James Wood is a recent graduate now working on ‘The Foraged Book Project’ a collaboration with 30 artists who are creating a unique handcrafted book entirely from wild and foraged materials. He runs foraging, natural dyeing and paint making workshops in North West England.

I attended his “Dye and Paint Making” workshop on 9th May where we collected local dye plants, extracted and modified their colours on fabric samples and then created pigment and paints to take home. It was a fun and educational day and James kindly agreed to being interviewed afterwards.

How did you get into natural dyeing?

I got into natural dyeing through foraging which I started during my second year at University. The main reason was because I was producing art work. I was painting, making artwork about sustainability but at the time I was using store bought paints which were made from synthetic colours and petroleum based...

Our events page is rapidly filling up with international events teaching natural dyeing.

Our hope is that The Wild Dyery will become the 'go-to' resource for anyone interested in training in this heritage craft.

If you are an artist or designer specialising in botanical colour etc. and you'd like your event listed (this service is currently free but we would appreciate a link back to our site http://www.thewilddyery.com using our logo image) all you need to do is first:-

* Join our Facebook group
* Look for the 'events' page
* Upload your event including details of venue, date, location, details, price and an image
* Look in the 'photos' section. Right click and save one of our link back images
* Display our logo image with link back to http://www.thewilddyery.com on your website or blog

This information will then be used to create your own event page on TWD website PLUS your image will be pinned to our 'events' board on ...

Welcome to this new site dedicated to the celebration of botanical colour, natural dyeing and the beautiful arts and crafts created using these ancient, sustainable techniques.

My name is Justine Aldersey-Williams. I'm a surface pattern and textile designer specialising in wild dyeing. During my recent MA studies, I realised that there didn't seem to be a central place online that galvanised and promoted plant-based textile dyeing, so I decided to create one!

This site is in its infancy but intends to feature artists and designers using organic dyes in their work, along with listing forthcoming events and resources. I already have a number of inspirational people lined up to interview in 2015, so do follow this blog using Bloglovin and join our Facebook group for discussions and suggestions.