Botanical Contact-Printing

& Natural Dye Education

Learn to create stunning botanical prints on fabric and paper using plants, leaves, and natural pigments.

Explore three ways to learn with Alison:

The Botanical Atelier: Monthly studio offering
Immersive Online Workshops & e-Books
Printing from the Garden— New Book

The Flora Obscura Atelier is an intimate, immersive monthly series rooted in natural dyeing, botanical printing, and beginner-friendly sewing. Each month unfolds within a thoughtfully curated studio space, where you’ll receive a detailed guide filled with recipes, resources, techniques, and open Q&A to support your practice.

A live Zoom session, centered around a seasonal theme, brings us together each month. We begin with foundational processes and botanical contact printing, then gradually move into zero-waste garment construction and larger-scale motif development—guiding you toward creating your own refined, wearable textiles.

The only prerequisite is a copy of Printing from the Garden. Welcoming to beginners and advanced students alike, the sewing projects require access to a sewing machine and basic straight stitch skills.

NEW: Botanical Printing

Foundations workshop

I’ll guide you through the essential processes I use in my own studio

You’ll learn:

• How to prepare fabric properly with Mordants (the foundation for successful prints)
• The role of mordants and how they affect color
• Dyeing fabric a solid color and printing over with botanicals

• Step-by-step botanical printing techniques
• How to bundle, steam, and care for your prints
• How to begin understanding and refining your results

By the end, you’ll have a clear, repeatable process—and your first finished botanical prints.

CHECK OUT THIS WORKSHOP

Botanical Printing Foundations

$98.00

One time

The essential natural dyeing workshop for beginners and advanced students. Learn how to easily prepare silk and cotton for eco-printing, using fresh leaves, flowers and natural dyes to make stunning imprints on fabric. Learn how to coax brilliant color from botanicals and overdye with plants to create vibrant designs.

✓ Rich imagery and video for illustrated learning

✓ Mulitple mordanting recipes for enhanced prints

✓ How to dye fabric solid colors with natural dyes

ORDER YOUR OWN

SIGNED COPY OF

printing from

THe Garden

Printing from the Garden: Signed copy

$30.00

Order a signed copy of Printing from the Garden, my comprehensive botanical printing book and natural dyeing guide.

This beautifully illustrated eco printing book teaches how to create one-of-a-kind prints using flowers and leaves, featuring step-by-step instruction and a compendium of 30 plants documenting their stunning effects on fabric and paper.

Pressed and dried plant specimens including leaves and stems on white fabric

e-BOOK:

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.

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Close-up of cream-colored fabric with a floral print, including blue and green flowers and golden fern leaves, arranged on a similar patterned surface.

e-BOOK:

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.

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Collage of dried and pressed flowers and leaves in various colors including brown, gold, and white.

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.

Inquire here!