Natural Yarn Dyeing
A course by Lucrezia Moro , Textile Artist, Knitter, and Dyer
Discover how to extract colors from fresh materials from each season and learn to dye yarn naturally from scratch
How can we reconnect with nature and feel more in tune with our surroundings? Textile artist Lucrezia Moro, founder of the clothing brand Bilulu, has discovered a path to doing so through the art of natural dyeing. In this course, she teaches you how to extract pigments from seasonal plants you can find in nature and how to use them to dye yarn.
Experiment alongside Lucrezia and create a sample collection of colored yarn to use as a guide for future dyeing projects or to hang on your wall as a unique decorative piece.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 29 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (92)
- 2,812 students
- 16 lessons (3h 22m)
- 29 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: Italian, German, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
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- Level: Beginner
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What is this course's project?
Create a sample collection of yarn that you dye during the course to use as a guide for future dyeing projects or to hang on your wall as a decorative object.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All nature lovers and anyone who wants to brighten up their yarn with color, regardless of their dyeing experience.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of cooking will be useful, but not necessary. As for materials, you need wool, silk, cotton, and some items you can easily find at a grocery store or fine art shops that Lucrezia will specify during the course.
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Lucrezia Moro
A course by Lucrezia Moro
Lucrezia Moro is a textile artist born in Rome who now lives in the countryside far from the capital. She began participating in a sustainability and natural food project at 20 years old and decided to leave the city to live closer to nature. In doing so, she discovered the world of natural dyeing and took some introductory courses to learn the basics. At 29, she transformed this interest into a full-blown career by devoting herself to dyeing and making knit garments.
Lucrezia later founded her own brand, Bilulu, which specializes in naturally dyed hand-knit clothing. She also shares her knowledge of knitting, dyeing, embroidery, and mending by teaching classes to others eager to learn. She recently launched her second clothing collection dyed 100% with native, seasonal plants.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Reference models
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U2
What it takes to dye
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Materials and tools 1
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Materials and tools 2
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The different types of fibers
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Stains and dyeing materials 1
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Stains and dyeing materials 2
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U3
From raw fiber to color
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Fiber preparation: binding, washing and soaking 1
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Fiber preparation: binding, washing and soaking 2
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Etching
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Color extraction from soft, leathery and hard dyeing material 1
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Color extraction from soft, leathery and hard dyeing material 2
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Dyeing and toning techniques
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The catalog: how to keep track of the results
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U4
Advice from the dyer
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Tips to avoid the most common mistakes
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Different ways of using your work
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FP
Final project
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Natural dyes for yarn
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FAQs
Natural dyeing is a technique that uses extracts from plants, flowers, roots, and food scraps to color fabrics sustainably, without synthetic chemicals.
The course is intermediate level: a basic understanding of textile techniques is recommended, but detailed explanations make it accessible for motivated beginners.
To start, you just need natural fiber fabrics, plants or plant scraps, mordants like alum, and common tools such as pots, gloves, a scale, glass containers, and an electric stove.
You’ll learn how to identify dye plants, extract colors from plant and food materials, prepare fibers and mordants, experiment with dyeing techniques, and creatively document your results in an eco-friendly way.
Yes, the course covers dyeing both protein fibers (wool, silk) and cellulose fibers (cotton, linen), explaining the differences in process and color outcomes.
The course teaches how to extract color, filter, and preserve dye baths, maximizing resource use and ensuring stable, lasting colors.
Mordanting is the process of treating fibers with substances that fix the dye, enhancing colorfastness and durability in natural dyeing.
Il corso è stato veramente una scoperta, Lucrezia trasmette tutto il suo amore per il recupero e l'utilizzo di quello che si trova in natura, senza sprechi! Da principiante avrei voluto però qualche consiglio in più sulle piante e i fiori con maggiore resistenza ad acqua e sole ma lei, giustamente, ti invita a provare e fare le tue valutazioni. Consigliatissimo!
muy buen curso
Muy bonito e inspirador! A pesar de no conocer el Italiano, se percibe la calidez de Lucrezia.
Un curso muy profundo y didáctico
Class was good, but frustrated that I could not download the resource PDFs in English.