Come join us at King Henry’s Walk Garden and learn how to extract pigments
from natural dyestuff by making a dye bath in this hands on workshop delivered by artist and educator Renata Minoldo.
Explore the possibilities of Itajime Shibori, a simple yet sophisticated Japanese manual resist dyeing technique which produces a number of exciting patterns on fabric.
You'll be able to take home a sample of your work plus ideas to keep exploring at your own pace.
Ticket information: 15 people Max, children aged 8 and over welcomed if accompanied by an adult.
£22 per ticket
£18 consession - Seniors aged 60 or over, Full-time students and 16-18 years, Asylum seekers, Those on Income support and Job seekers allowance, Disabled people (free entry for carer)
King Henrys Walk Garden 11c King Henry's Walk, London N1 4NX, UK
Directions: The garden is off King Henry’s Walk in Islington, London N1. Take the turning on the left of the adventure playground, and follow the pavement to the metal gate right at the end. Go through that gate into the garden.
On foot...
It is a relatively short and lovely walk to the Garden from many local stations and key locations: about 25 minutes from Highbury and Islington, the same from Stoke Newington Church Street; be sure to take the quiet low pollution route via Neville Road and King Henry St. Less than 10 minutes from Dalston Kingsland Station; from Dalston Junction, the low pollution route involves a slight detour via Tottenham Road and takes a little over 10 minutes. The beautiful walk from De Beauvoir Square is about 15 minutes.
By Bike...
The Garden is near 2 major cycle routes (but beware that diversions are in place because of the closure of the bridge on Kingsbury Road by Network Rail
Cycleway 27: Bloomsbury to Walthamstow.
CS1: Liverpool Street to Tottenham
For the routes, see https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle
There is ample bike parking in the garden.
Nearest transport link(s): Buses 21, 30, 38, 56, 141 and 277 all stop close by (5 minute walk).
Highbury & Islington is about a 25 minute walk away, or you can catch a 30 or 277 bus from Highbury Corner to Ball’s Pond Road.
Canonbury, Dalston Kingsland and Dalston Junction stations are all about 10 minutes walk.