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Private Introduction to plant color in Forcalquier in Provence

Location Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence, France, Europe
$64.87
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Plant Dyeing Workshop in a unique Provençal setting teaches you how to create vibrant colors from locally sourced dye plants. This eco-responsible experience allows you to craft your own designs while learning techniques that you can replicate at home.

  • 🌱 Create your own unique colors and designs from plants picked on-site, ensuring a personal touch in your creations.
  • 🎨 Experience hands-on dyeing techniques, including making vegetable inks and dyeing fabric or paper.
  • 🕒 Enjoy a three-hour workshop led by a human tour guide, providing an engaging and informative experience.
  • 👶 Family-friendly workshops available for children aged 6 and over, making it a perfect outing for families.
  • 🌿 Learn to prepare a vat of vegetable indigo, experimenting with different methods to create stunning patterns on silk or cotton scarves.
  • 📜 Create a color chart of vegetable inks using plants from the garden to understand the variety of colors you can achieve.
  • 🍃 Participate in a botanical walk to identify plants rich in tannins, essential for beautiful prints on fabric or paper.
  • 🏡 Experience the charm of a 17th-century farm surrounded by lavender fields, adding to the workshop's unique atmosphere.
  • 👕 All necessary materials are provided, including aprons, gloves, and pruners for a hassle-free experience.
  • 🍽️ Lunch is included, allowing you to relax and enjoy the day without worrying about meals.

This eco-friendly journey from Tinggly offers instant e-delivery, no expiration on vouchers, and a world of choice, making it the perfect gift for anyone looking to explore their creativity in a sustainable way.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Family/child workshop
Dyeing
Duration: 3 hours
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Loan of aprons, gloves, pruners
  • Lunch

Meeting point
2km from the village of Pierrerue going towards Fontienne, large old farm between 2 lavender fields with the ilys workshop sign
Return details
2km from the village of Pierrerue going towards Fontienne, large old farm between 2 lavender fields with the ilys workshop sign

Depending on the workshop chosen, you will make vegetable colors (inks), dye, learn to use a vat of indigo, make vegetable prints (ecoprint) from plants picked in the garden:
-Create a pattern, make your color from plants then dye your cotton or silk linen square
- Prepare a vat of vegetable indigo, to use it according to one of the methods you learned during the workshop; first by doing a few tests then by making your pattern on a silk or cotton scarf
- Make a color chart of vegetable inks from plants picked in the garden from which the color has been extracted, then thickened as desired to make inks of different colors.
- Create prints of plants picked up in the garden on fabric or paper: the plants are picked during a botanical walk where we learn to recognize tannin plants in particular which will give beautiful prints. Then they are placed on a silk scarf, which will be rolled up and put in the oven.
You leave with your creations
The workshop is located in a 17th century farm in the middle of lavender fields.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Private Introduction to plant color in Forcalquier in Provence

    Location Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence, France, Europe
    $64.87
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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