Naoko Mabon is running a tataki-zome (pounding dyeing) workshop in Tiree at Tiree Makery. Saturday 6th June, 10.30am-12.00pm. Book a place here.

A family friendly hands-on workshop exploring, a simple natural dyeing method in which colours from plants are transferred directly onto fabric through pounding.

Using locally gathered plants, participants will explore Tiree’s unique ecosystem and landscape while reflecting on ideas of impermanence, biodiversity and our changing environment.

The workshop invites participants to notice the beauty and fragility of local plant life — including species often dismissed as weeds, nuisances or invasive plants — and to consider how seasonal and climatic changes affect the colours and materials nature provides.