Eco-printing workshop at Sooke Region Museum with artist Nora Ready
Saturday 19 July 2025
10am-2pm
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One-of-a-Kind prints that capture the beauty of nature.
Ecoprinting is a natural dyeing technique that has been used for centuries all over the world using renewable and sustainable natural materials. One of the most exciting elements of ecoprinting is the surprise factor – a colour in nature may not always match the colour printed. Colours, prints, effects will change with the season, with plants collected, and with the preparation of the fabric.
Nora will guide workshop participants in collecting local plant materials through respectful foraging around the Museum, then bundling, and steaming fabric and plant materials to make unique prints. Each participant will print 2 bundles during this workshop, learning the technique to do more on their own.
Eco-printing is a rewarding process that invites you to connect with your natural environment while creating uniquely printed fabric.
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Nora Ready is a textile artist who experiments with botanical dyeing, ethical use of textiles, mindful stitching, gathering and foraging, and connection to place. Nora is a member of the Fibre Art Network and the BC Yukon Surface Design Association and lives. Nora is a cisgender woman of Irish and British descent who is honoured to live on the West Coast – the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people.
I am constantly inspired by the land, sea and sky that nourishes me every day. Working with fabric and stitch gives me daily pleasure and leads me down endless roads of discovery. -Nora Ready
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