Concertina Book and Natural Dye Making Workshop
Learn how to make your own concertina booklet then print and draw with natural plant-based inks in this workshop at Dovecot Studios on Friday 10th April!
About Concertina Book and Natural Dye Making Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn how to make your own concertina booklet using good-quality paper. You will then print and draw with natural plant-based inks using leaves and a homemade pen.
Using plant extract, you will make and bottle one ink to keep and to test how modifying an ink can alter its colour intensity or completely change its colour.
Tickets £65
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