🌿 Professional Natural Dyeing Course 2026
💳 Monthly Payment Plan – €145/month
Hello! I’m thrilled you’re considering the 2026 course.
The enrolment gate opens on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 at 8:00pm (BST).
Once booked, you’ll receive an invitation to join our private course platform. Inside, you'll find a welcome module to walk you through everything—including an overview of the materials, tools, and schedule. I can’t wait to welcome you!
❓ Still unsure if it's the right time to join?
You're warmly invited to a free Info & Q&A Zoom session
Wednesday, 9 July 2025 at 🕡 6:30pm (BST)
📍 inside the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy (Reception Area) >> Exhibition Gallery
I’ll walk through the course, answer your questions, and help you feel confident about joining.
✨ Enrolment opens right after the session.
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🧵 Want to Stay in the Loop?
Join our free Natural Dyers Academy community to receive updates, attend live dye-alongs, hop into open Zoom sessions, and explore our student work showcase for inspiration.
✨ When you purchase the course, you'll automatically become a full Academy member for two years—giving you access to all Co~Lab spaces, member-only threads, and bonus experiences.
Please note: Co~Lab access is available only to current students and paid Academy members.
💳 Payment Details
This listing is for 12 monthly payments of €145, billed monthly during the course.
You’ll receive an email invitation to access the platform/course upon booking. Subscription billing starts in January and continues through December 2026.
🇮🇪 Irish Students – NOTS-Funded Option
Irish residents are eligible for 40% course funding through NOTS.
To access this:
You must book directly through the NOTS website
Monthly payments are not available via NOTS
NOTS may also fund the Fibre & Dye Box (confirmation pending)
You’re welcome to contact us to reserve a place, but final registration must be completed via NOTS. We’ll notify you/add a link when their booking portal opens
📚 What’s Inside the Course
This is a 1-year online course structured around monthly projects to build your own studio-specific portfolio. It includes:
12 modules with PDFs, presentations, quizzes, and hands-on work
Twice-monthly live Zoom sessions (Tuesdays at 11am & 4pm Irish time)
Recordings of all sessions
20-min 1:1 session during the final project
Access to Collaborative Exchange Spaces for sharing and support
Optional 4-day in-person gathering in August
AppleOak/NDGA course certificate upon completion of the portfolio work
🗓️ Monthly Topics
Each month brings a new focus, building your skills step by step:
January: Fibres and their differences
February: All about Mordanting
March: Using Tannins
April: Creating Yellows
May: Creating Reds
June: Creating Blues
July: Creating Purples
August: Secondary Colours & Modifiers
September: Lake Making and Other Processes
October: Printing and Advanced Techniques
November: Industry Standards & Personal Project
December: Final Projects & Presentations
🧺 Materials & Tools
You’ll receive a full materials list after booking.
Discounted starter kits available:
“Ready to Go Dye Box”
“Fibre Starter Box”
Already have a supplier? Fantastic—please use your regular fibres.
This course is about building a portfolio that reflects your actual studio and practice.
🌱 Growing Colour Sessions
Five bonus live sessions with Tristan Lienhard cover organic growing of Woad, Weld, Madder & more—including seed saving and sustainable techniques.
💬 What Past Students Say
Check out the Exhibition Gallery in the Academy to see student projects and portfolios.
📣 Scroll down for testimonials from our 2024 cohort—you’ll love what they’ve shared!
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🎓 Outcome
By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to:
Run your own professional natural dye practice
Integrate dyeing into your creative business
Confidently teach others
Or simply become a deeply informed and creative home dyer
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« The Natural Dye Course offered by Apple Oak has been a wonderful experience. It's a well blended curriculum of the history and science of natural dyeing. Jennifer does an excellent job or leading and supporting her students through the course work. She provides support through problem solving, expanding on specific topics as needed and presenting clear and concise information. It is also a very accessible platform that has made it easy for myself who has a learning disorder (reading is hard) to navigate and use. Overall I would highly recommend the professional dye course to anyone seeking to further their knowledge of natural dyes and the fiber arts through dyeing. - Valeria Q. (Ireland)
« I have found this course really worthwhile, Jennifer is super knowledgeable, helpful and patient. At the beginning I was a little overwhelmed by the portfolio work involved but once I got stuck into it, I’m absolutely loving it! Seeing colour appear before my eyes from only tannin and iron has been so amazing and I can’t wait to move on to the other colors!!- Caroline B. (Switzerland)
« I am a complete novice when it comes to natural dying. The course sounded very comprehensive and supportive so I decided to give it a whirl. I am now almost 5 months into it and am absolutely loving it so much. Although it took me a while to get my head into the space of measurements and science, Jennifer and Tristan were very supportive with questions asked and made sure everyone was on the page. It has opened up a whole new world to me and I would thoroughly recommend it. There has been a lot covered so far so my advice would be to tip away at the work so that it doesn't become overwhelming especially if your a beginner like myself. I'm looking forward to meeting the class in person and seeing the studio in the flesh. - Louise G. (Ireland)
« Jennifer and Tristen have put together an amazing course! I have been naturally dying for for a number of years and thought a knew a lot, until I began my journey with The Natural Dyers Academy. Each module brings something new, and shifts my way of looking at a process. Although the Academy is over zoom, it never feels impersonal. The cohort of learners are so willing to help one another and to offer encouragement. Jennifer has really created a nurturing learning environment. Jennifer and Tristin are always available if a question arises and you never have to wait until the next meeting to raise a question. I am so excited about creating my own work portfolio and plan on filling in with more of my own recipes based upon what I am learning. - Joanmarie S. (USA)
