One Oneness

ONLINE CREATIVE COURSE

Natural Hand-Dyeing at Home

with SALT Textiles

Learn to dye your clothes, curtains, cushions, fabric for endless creative projects

using the vibrant hues of leaves, flowers, and barks of the plants surrounding your home.

About this Creative Course

16 LESSONS | ILLIMITED ACCESS | 1 HOUR 20 MINS

with textile artist, Jordan Maxwell, from SALT Textiles

Colours and fabrics are filling our homes and lives! From our clothes to the bedsheets, towels, dishcloths, tablecloths, furniture, rugs, curtains... they are a major part of our day-to-day lives. And the reality is that most fabrics and colours these days are mass-produced, full of toxins, creating significant issues of pollution (interior, environmental) and are disconnected from the culture, land, people stories they once told...

This course is a one-of-a-kind immersive online creative course, sharing the fundaments of natural hand-dyeing at home, in a modern, comprehensive and aesthetic way, with textile artist Jordan Maxwell, from SALT Textiles.

At the end of this course, you will not only develop a good understanding of the dyeing process and acquire the initial skills to start dyeing a wardrobe of garments (clothes, textiles for the home, large pieces of fabric), but you will also expand your awareness regarding the connection you can slowly cultivate with the natural realm surrounding your house - weaving new stories with the colours and fabrics that will adorn your home.

This is a humble creation, we’ve woven together with a lot of care and devotion, to inspire you to start this beautiful practice at home, with just a few simple tools and plants.

With Love,

Jordan & Laura

GO STRAIGHT TO THE DETAILS

Lesson 01 - Introduction
Lesson 02 - Process Overview
Lesson 03 -Tools
Lesson 04 - Choice of Material Dye
Lesson 05 - Choice of Fabric
Lesson 06 - Note on Fabrics
Lesson 07 - Washing
Lesson 08 - Mordanting
Lesson 09 - Samples
Lesson 10 - Dyeing
Lesson 11 - Creating Pattern
Lesson 12 - Modifiers
Lesson 13 - After Care
Lesson 14 - Final Results
Lesson 15 - Final Advice
Lesson 16 - Bonus

SALT Textiles

Jordan Maxwell

TEXTILE ARTIST & NATURAL DYER

Jordan Maxwell, a textile artist and natural dyer, brings together a blend of formal education in art and design with years of personal exploration. Her work is a reflection of a deep connection to the every day, employing natural materials and slow processes to explore our relationship with the world around us.

Jordan's practice is rooted in an appreciation for the elemental and matriarchal cycles, weaving together threads of intentionality and creativity. Through her work, she seeks to evoke subtle states and provoke contemplation on the interconnectedness of all things.
In 2017, Jordan founded SALT Textiles, a multi-disciplinary studio that offers functional textiles, natural dye services and workshops centred around eco-creativity. She has gone on to work with H&M, Converse, Tom Dixon, South London Gallery and regularly facilitates workshops online and across Europe.

Words from previous participants

" A dreamy evening of dyeing and community with Jordan. She holds space in such a generous and special way. I would book her for any gathering, event or party, and would go to another workshop simply as a grounded gift for myself. "

- Jess B, Art Historian
" I loved the plant dye workshop at Be-oom, London; it was a balm for a tender-hearted time. I went away nourished and my creative juices & joy reawakened. I adore the spaces Jordan creates, weaving in the senses through experimental learning and making. "

- Holly J, Herbalist
" Jordan holds the space in such a creative way, entwining natural dying knowledge with the freedom to let the dyes do what they do best - surprise you with their outcome! There is a passion in Jordan which I feel is reflected in her Natural Dyes workshop & in the pieces she beautifully makes to adorn the body & home. "

- Lianne M, Birth Doula
" Jordan has a natural and inviting was to inspire curiosity and confidence in those wanting to work with natural dyes. It’s clear she is enthralled by the process based art and she brings so many unique and delicate personal touches to her workshops, namely her meticulous archive of ingredients and tactile notebooks. "

- Camilla E, Artist

Dyeing with local and wild plants allows us to connect to the land in a new way, to spend more time in nature, and open ourselves to what we might sometimes not see. It offers us the possibility to bring colours of the land we live in or care about into our homes – weaving very personal connections and stories.

On this picture, Jordan is wearing a piece of vintage Mallorcan cotton dyed with eucalyptus bark found on the ground just next to our house.

No matter where we live, every land has its own colours, tones. Even in the city, we stumble upon plants every day that boast a variety of colors, sometimes hidden.

In this course, Jordan shares her creative process as she explores the local plants of Mallorca. Working with just a handful of plants like eucalyptus, olive, St. John's wort, and walnuts, she achieves a vibrant color palette ranging from mimosa yellows to saffron yellows, powdery pinks to peachy pinks, and sandy browns to deeper hues.

Just a few barks, nuts picked from the ground, or some flowery tops and branches were all it took to create these dye-baths. After only 3 days, we've managed to dye over 20+ pieces, with their unique tones and colours (scarves, shawls, underwear, and two massive pieces of vintage cotton and wool).

So imagine all the colours that can be created with not only wild plants, but also with food waste, homegrown flowers, dye extracts, etc…

THE FOUNDATIONS

OF NATURAL DYEING

In this creative course, you will learn :

How to dye with your local plants (flowers, leaves, bark, fruits…)
How to select and forage plants and use them for dyeing
How to prepare a dye bath
Tricks and tips for achieving long-lasting colors
How to source and choose fabrics with more awareness
How to dye silk, wool, linen…
How to wash your fabrics and garments for optimum dye results
The different mordants (including plant-based), how and when to use them depending on the plants and their respective properties
Dyeing larger pieces of fabric
Useful tips for successfully dyeing clothes
How to create dye patterns
How to explore the infinite possibilities of modifiers
How Jordan creates a coherent palette of colors from collected plants

FAQ

You have access to the course as long the platform will exist.
This creative course is for any person who:
- is curious about the art of natural dyes
- has the longing to create a beautiful home filled with meaningful objects and stories
- has the creative sparks to gain new skills
- is concerned with well-being and creating a less toxic home and wardrobe
- wants to deepen their connection with the land they are on
Jordan shares a list of basic tools for you to start, and the beauty of this practice is that you need very little.
For now, the course is only in Engish

Join this Creative Course

Full Payment

ONE TIME

118 EUR

16 beautifully edited lessons, guiding you through every stage— from harvesting plants to preparing fabric, dyeing, and garment care.
Comprehensive knowledge to initiate hand-dyeing projects at home, including clothing, underwear, home textiles, curtains, cushions, and various creative endeavors.
A captivating journey into creativity alongside textile artist Jordan Maxwell, from SALT Textiles
1 hour and 20 minutes of video content.
Unlimited access to both the videos and lesson notes.

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TWO TIMES

59 EUR

16 beautifully edited lessons, guiding you through every stage— from harvesting plants to preparing fabric, dyeing, and garment care.
Comprehensive knowledge to initiate hand-dyeing projects at home, including clothing, underwear, home textiles, curtains, cushions, and various creative endeavors.
A captivating journey into creativity alongside textile artist Jordan Maxwell, from SALT Textiles
1 hour and 20 minutes of video content.
Unlimited access to both the videos and lesson notes.