🌿 Mastering Botanical Prints on Linen & Cotton – A New Course with Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw

Are you drawn to the idea of printing with leaves, working with seasonal plant colour, and creating textiles that tell a story of place, time, and process?

We’re thrilled to welcome textile artist Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw to the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy with her upcoming 8-week online course:

✨ Mastering Botanical Prints on Linen & Cotton Using Natural Dyes

This course is a practical, in-depth journey into the art of botanical printing on cellulose fibres, that is, linen, cotton and plant-based cloth. It’s designed to help you move beyond “happy accidents” and learn how to produce clean, intentional, lasting prints using plant material, natural dyes, and tannins.

🌿 What You’ll Learn

Week by week, Elisabeth will guide you through:

• How to prepare and mordant cellulose fibres

• Selecting and understanding leaves, tannins, and dye plants

• Building a test sampler and analysing results

• Setting up a home studio safely, no matter your space

• Completing a final project that brings together everything you’ve learned

The course includes:

• Weekly video lessons and downloadable PDFs

• Six live Zoom calls for guidance, questions and community

• 6-month access to the course and our Co~Lab Room for continued support

🌼 Who This Is For

Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced natural dyer wanting more control and precision in your eco prints, this course offers structure, clarity, and Elisabeth’s calm, expert guidance.

It’s especially useful if:

• You’ve dabbled in eco printing but never quite understood why some things work and others don’t

• You want to create repeatable results on plant-based fibres like linen and cotton

• You’re ready to shift from experimentation to intentional, seasonal textile work

🌍 Learn from Anywhere

All you need is a kitchen or home studio space, some curiosity, and a love of working with the natural world. You don’t need specialist tools—just a willingness to learn and a few leaves from your local surroundings.

🎓 About Elisabeth

Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw is a Glasgow-based textile artist and the founder of The Indigo Plot. She brings decades of experience in natural dyeing and botanical printing and teaches internationally. Her approach is rooted in sustainability, seasonality, and a deep love of colour.

This is her first time teaching with the Academy, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her.

📆 Course Details

• Start Date: Monday 1 September 2025

• Duration: 8 weeks

• Format: Video lessons, live Zooms, PDF guides, and community access

• Hosted by: The Natural Dyers & Growers Academy

• Enrolment: Now open!

👉 Click here to book your place at the Academy

👉 Click here to book your place on our website

👉 Or watch the free introduction talk here at the Academy 

If you’ve been waiting for a way to go deeper into your natural dye practice—especially on linen and cotton—this course is for you.

We’d love to have you with us this autumn 🌿