Nature’s Palette: Dyeing Wool with Kit Helme
Taking place during the Festival of Archaeology, this two-day demonstration at Chedworth Roman Villa explores how wool was coloured using natural dyes, and the plants and processes behind it.
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- Free event (admission applies)
Discover how colour was created from the natural world in this two-day demonstration at Chedworth Roman Villa. Kit will showcase the process of dyeing wool using plant-based dyes, from preparing the fibres to achieving a range of different colours. Learn which plants were used to produce natural dyes, how shades could be varied, and what was needed to create consistent results. The demonstrations reveal the practical skills, materials, and time involved in producing coloured textiles using traditional methods. This is an opportunity to see natural dyeing in action and gain a better understanding of how people made and used colour in the past.
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