Education in Eco-Printing & Natural Dyeing
Learn to create stunning botanical prints on fabric and paper using plants, leaves, and natural pigments.
Explore three ways to learn:
Monthly Membership Subscription to the Printing from the Garden Club
Immersive Online Workshops
Printing from the Garden Book
MONTHLY DYEING
SUBSCRIPTION
Each month, immerse yourself in thoughtfully crafted natural dye tutorials designed to sustain and inspire your creative practice throughout the year. Rooted in both tradition and experimentation, each edition offers a rich exploration of plant-based color and process.
Bring the quiet magic of your garden into your creative practice with our monthly eco-printing and natural dyeing subscription. Each month, Alison guides you through the process of transforming leaves, flowers, and foraged botanicals into one-of-a-kind prints using plant-based dyes and time-honored techniques. You’ll learn how color, season, and place come together on cloth and paper—no synthetic materials, just the beauty of nature doing the work.
What makes this experience truly special is the live session with Alison each month. These small, personal gatherings offer real-time guidance, space for questions, and a chance to connect more deeply with the process—and with others exploring it alongside you. It’s not just a tutorial; it’s a shared creative ritual.
This subscription is designed for those who want a slower, more meaningful approach to making art—one rooted in observation, experimentation, and connection to the natural world. Whether you’re just beginning or deepening an existing practice, you’ll build skills, confidence, and a body of work that reflects your own environment and creative voice.
This course includes:
All of the steps required to prepare protein and cellulose fabric for eco-printing.
A simple yet extremely effective mordant recipe for brilliant colors.
Useful variations that can be applied to the mordanting recipe for distinct contrast and color changes.
How to get that gorgeous orange-y red print from eucalyptus leaves.
A breakdown and visual guide of my favorite silk and wool fabrics and where to source them.
How to bundle, roll and process the fabric and vegetation for optimal results.
Multiple techniques and useful tips for creating clear imprints, colorful variation and inspired outcomes!
The Essentials for
Printing with Plants:
For Cellulose Fibers (cotton, linen, rayon) E-Book
Whether you are a seasoned artist looking to expand your repertoire or a beginner eager to dive into the world of botanical printing on cellulose fibers, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to create stunning designs on cotton, linen, bamboo, tencel, etc. that stand the test of time.
The Essentials for
Printing with Plants:
For Protein Fibers (silk, wool)
This course teaches practical botanical printing techniques alongside essential recipes on how to best prepare fabric for printing, giving you the skills to create unique, nature-inspired textile art. Designed in an easy-to-follow, self-paced format, the lessons can be accessed anytime, allowing you to learn and experiment at your own pace.
Work with me!
Book a private session online or an in-person class in New York city for an intimate natural dye experience designed around your specific needs and desires to achieve vibrant success in botanical printing.
NATURAL DYE
& BOTANICAL PRINTING
RESOURCES
UNITED STATES /
Fabric, mordants, botanical dyes:
Dharma Trading Co. www.dharmatrading.com
Botanical Colors www.botanicalcolors.com
The Yarn Tree www.theyarntree.com
Organic Cotton Plus www.organiccottonplus.com
Picknatural www.picknatural.com
Aurora Silk www.aurorasilk.com
AUSTRALIA /
Fabric, mordants, botanical dyes, instruction:
Kraftcolour www.kraftkolour.net.au
Beautiful Silks www.beautifulsilks.com
CANADA /
Fabric, mordants, botanical dyes, instruction:
Maiwa www.maiwa.com
FRANCE /
Mordants, botanical dyes:
Green’ing www.green-ingredients.com
Couleur Garance www.couleur-garance.com/
NATURAL DYE SEEDS /
Grand Prismatic www.grandprismaticseed.com/
Strictly Medicinal Seeds www.strictlymedicinalseeds.com/
UNITED KINGDOM /
Mordants, botanical dyes, fabrics:
George Weil www.georgeweil.com
Wild Colours www.wildcolours.co.uk
Themazi www.themazi.com
ISREAL /
Fabric, mordants, botanical dyes, instruction:
Suzanne Dekel www.suzannedekel.com
