Talú — natural dyes + regenerative textiles
@talu.earth
🌈 Using colour as catalyst to remember our relationship with Land.
🌿 workshops, art & events
FREE guide to start dyeing your clothes with plants! 👉🏽 https://guides.talu.earth/start-dyeing-with-plants
📍 West Wicklow, Ireland
🙋🏽♀️ by Malú Colorín
🌿 workshops, art & events
FREE guide to start dyeing your clothes with plants! 👉🏽 https://guides.talu.earth/start-dyeing-with-plants
📍 West Wicklow, Ireland
🙋🏽♀️ by Malú Colorín
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Now that the ‘InterWOVEN’ exhibition has finished, here’s a walkthrough of one of the pieces I had on display. This is a very personal piece that I think of as a self-portrait of sorts. It will surely keep changing and evolving if and when it’s shown again ✨
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
I'm an ecosystem made up of all the places and beings that have nourished me
YouTube video by Talú
youtu.be
I recently had 3 artworks on display as part of a group show entitled ‘InterWOVEN’. The exhibition referenced Linen heritage in a contemporary context.
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
I recently had 3 artworks on display as part of a group show entitled ‘InterWOVEN’. The exhibition referenced Linen heritage in a contemporary context.
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
Now that the ‘InterWOVEN’ exhibition has finished, here’s a walkthrough of one of the pieces I had on display. This is a very personal piece that I think of as a self-portrait of sorts. It will surely keep changing and evolving if and when it’s shown again ✨
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
I'm an ecosystem made up of all the places and beings that have nourished me
YouTube video by Talú
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I recently had 3 artworks on display as part of a group show entitled ‘InterWOVEN’. The exhibition referenced Linen heritage in a contemporary context.
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
The pieces are distinctly different, but they all explore topics of deep ecology, mapping relationships and a deep grá, love, for the flax plant 🩵
Now that the ‘InterWOVEN’ exhibition has finished, here’s a walkthrough of one of the pieces I had on display. This is a very personal piece that I think of as a self-portrait of sorts. It will surely keep changing and evolving if and when it’s shown again ✨
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
I'm an ecosystem made up of all the places and beings that have nourished me
YouTube video by Talú
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Now that the ‘InterWOVEN’ exhibition has finished, here’s a walkthrough of one of the pieces I had on display. This is a very personal piece that I think of as a self-portrait of sorts. It will surely keep changing and evolving if and when it’s shown again ✨
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
youtu.be/x38jPf3RUtc?...
Let’s play a little game! 🎉
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Let’s play a little game! 🎉
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
Let’s play a little game! 🎉
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Let’s play a little game! 🎉
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
As you know, I’m doing a FREE call this Monday 15 September at 6:30pm Irish time to give you my best tips to identify dye plants in the wild and help you guess the shades they could make.
In advance of this, I thought it would be fun to do a little guessing game! 🧵
Ever wonder…
🤨 Is that dye plant?
🎨 What colour does it make?
🌺 Will this brightly-coloured flower dye my shirt that colour?
🍃 Why is it so hard to get green?
I’ll be answering that+ more next Monday 15 Sept @ 6:30pm (Irish time) on Zoom!
It’s FREE, just register guides.talu.earth/what-colour
🤨 Is that dye plant?
🎨 What colour does it make?
🌺 Will this brightly-coloured flower dye my shirt that colour?
🍃 Why is it so hard to get green?
I’ll be answering that+ more next Monday 15 Sept @ 6:30pm (Irish time) on Zoom!
It’s FREE, just register guides.talu.earth/what-colour
September 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ever wonder…
🤨 Is that dye plant?
🎨 What colour does it make?
🌺 Will this brightly-coloured flower dye my shirt that colour?
🍃 Why is it so hard to get green?
I’ll be answering that+ more next Monday 15 Sept @ 6:30pm (Irish time) on Zoom!
It’s FREE, just register guides.talu.earth/what-colour
🤨 Is that dye plant?
🎨 What colour does it make?
🌺 Will this brightly-coloured flower dye my shirt that colour?
🍃 Why is it so hard to get green?
I’ll be answering that+ more next Monday 15 Sept @ 6:30pm (Irish time) on Zoom!
It’s FREE, just register guides.talu.earth/what-colour
Let’s look at some of the colours that are possible on textiles using #plantdyes! 🍃🌈✨
Start your #naturaldyeing journey with my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨, which starts 22 September.
🔗 talu.earth/learn-natura...
🎶: Funky by AlexGuz
Start your #naturaldyeing journey with my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨, which starts 22 September.
🔗 talu.earth/learn-natura...
🎶: Funky by AlexGuz
September 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Let’s look at some of the colours that are possible on textiles using #plantdyes! 🍃🌈✨
Start your #naturaldyeing journey with my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨, which starts 22 September.
🔗 talu.earth/learn-natura...
🎶: Funky by AlexGuz
Start your #naturaldyeing journey with my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨, which starts 22 September.
🔗 talu.earth/learn-natura...
🎶: Funky by AlexGuz
Thanks for finding such excellent prizes! 💙
Tasked with designing the 10 goodie bags for the u12s ✨treasure hunt✨ at @talu.earth’s Archipelago Festival of Colour Festival in Antrim this w/e meant heavily featuring Sasha Ferg’s fab stickers sashafergart.etsy.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Thanks for finding such excellent prizes! 💙
Just one week until we meet in @willowandlore.bsky.social to celebrate colour from nature with workshops, discussions, meditations, games & stories by the fire! 🎪🌈✨
Here’s a lil’ recap of last year’s festival, with videos by Rafa de Almeida.
Have you got your tickets?
festivalofcolour.co 🎟️
Here’s a lil’ recap of last year’s festival, with videos by Rafa de Almeida.
Have you got your tickets?
festivalofcolour.co 🎟️
July 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just one week until we meet in @willowandlore.bsky.social to celebrate colour from nature with workshops, discussions, meditations, games & stories by the fire! 🎪🌈✨
Here’s a lil’ recap of last year’s festival, with videos by Rafa de Almeida.
Have you got your tickets?
festivalofcolour.co 🎟️
Here’s a lil’ recap of last year’s festival, with videos by Rafa de Almeida.
Have you got your tickets?
festivalofcolour.co 🎟️
Reposted by Talú — natural dyes + regenerative textiles
Amazon 2024 Turnover $637.9B
Net Income $59.2B
If they ran under our model they'd have a $6B bonus pool shared equally among workers.
They'd give $15B to good causes.
They'd still be left with an obscene $38.2B in profit.
Life changing stuff.
Instead they're going to lay people off for AI.
Net Income $59.2B
If they ran under our model they'd have a $6B bonus pool shared equally among workers.
They'd give $15B to good causes.
They'd still be left with an obscene $38.2B in profit.
Life changing stuff.
Instead they're going to lay people off for AI.
July 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Amazon 2024 Turnover $637.9B
Net Income $59.2B
If they ran under our model they'd have a $6B bonus pool shared equally among workers.
They'd give $15B to good causes.
They'd still be left with an obscene $38.2B in profit.
Life changing stuff.
Instead they're going to lay people off for AI.
Net Income $59.2B
If they ran under our model they'd have a $6B bonus pool shared equally among workers.
They'd give $15B to good causes.
They'd still be left with an obscene $38.2B in profit.
Life changing stuff.
Instead they're going to lay people off for AI.
Reposted by Talú — natural dyes + regenerative textiles
Join us for a weekend celebration of flax! 🌾🩵
🗓️ Sat 30 – Sun 31 Aug (
📍 An Creagán & Mallon Linen, Tyrone
🚌 Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops en route) & on-site accommodation available!
🥪 Meals included
🎟️ fibreshedireland.ie/the-flax-mei...
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
🗓️ Sat 30 – Sun 31 Aug (
📍 An Creagán & Mallon Linen, Tyrone
🚌 Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops en route) & on-site accommodation available!
🥪 Meals included
🎟️ fibreshedireland.ie/the-flax-mei...
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
July 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Join us for a weekend celebration of flax! 🌾🩵
🗓️ Sat 30 – Sun 31 Aug (
📍 An Creagán & Mallon Linen, Tyrone
🚌 Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops en route) & on-site accommodation available!
🥪 Meals included
🎟️ fibreshedireland.ie/the-flax-mei...
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
🗓️ Sat 30 – Sun 31 Aug (
📍 An Creagán & Mallon Linen, Tyrone
🚌 Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops en route) & on-site accommodation available!
🥪 Meals included
🎟️ fibreshedireland.ie/the-flax-mei...
___________
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
Reposted by Talú — natural dyes + regenerative textiles
Thanks to Go Leor magazine for featuring me in their 2nd issue, alongside Esther O’Kelly and Judith Logan 🙌🏽✨ Go Leor is the latest magazine covering the arts, creativity and therapy throughout #Ireland.
In this issue, you’ll find… (a thread 🧵)
go-leor.co.uk
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
In this issue, you’ll find… (a thread 🧵)
go-leor.co.uk
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Thanks to Go Leor magazine for featuring me in their 2nd issue, alongside Esther O’Kelly and Judith Logan 🙌🏽✨ Go Leor is the latest magazine covering the arts, creativity and therapy throughout #Ireland.
In this issue, you’ll find… (a thread 🧵)
go-leor.co.uk
—————-
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
In this issue, you’ll find… (a thread 🧵)
go-leor.co.uk
—————-
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm
Here’s some of what you can expect from the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ A thread 🧵
festivalofcolour.co
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldye #naturalpigment #makeink
festivalofcolour.co
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldye #naturalpigment #makeink
Archipelago Festival of Colour
An intimate festival dedicated entirely to natural dyes, pigments, and inks, honouring the Land that provides them.
festivalofcolour.co
July 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Here’s some of what you can expect from the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ A thread 🧵
festivalofcolour.co
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldye #naturalpigment #makeink
festivalofcolour.co
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldye #naturalpigment #makeink
Yesterday I visited @willowandlore.bsky.social, the lovely venue that will host the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ next 26-27 July. We sussed out the details of how we’ll set up the place for the weekend (and admired their new half acre of flax!). The excitement is building! 🎉
#spéirghorm
#spéirghorm
July 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yesterday I visited @willowandlore.bsky.social, the lovely venue that will host the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ next 26-27 July. We sussed out the details of how we’ll set up the place for the weekend (and admired their new half acre of flax!). The excitement is building! 🎉
#spéirghorm
#spéirghorm
The 1st step in #naturaldyeing is “scouring” or washing the textiles to remove excess oils and waxes and allow the dye to penetrate inside the fibres.
Learn this and every foundational step of the natural dye process in my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
👉🏽 talu.earth/learn-natura...
Learn this and every foundational step of the natural dye process in my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
👉🏽 talu.earth/learn-natura...
June 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The 1st step in #naturaldyeing is “scouring” or washing the textiles to remove excess oils and waxes and allow the dye to penetrate inside the fibres.
Learn this and every foundational step of the natural dye process in my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
👉🏽 talu.earth/learn-natura...
Learn this and every foundational step of the natural dye process in my online course ✨Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
👉🏽 talu.earth/learn-natura...
Here’s what you can expect at this year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour!✨ 👇🏽
All-weekend and Sunday-only tickets are now available at festivalofcolour.co See you there? 🎪🌈✨
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#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldyes #naturalpigment #makeink
All-weekend and Sunday-only tickets are now available at festivalofcolour.co See you there? 🎪🌈✨
___________
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldyes #naturalpigment #makeink
June 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here’s what you can expect at this year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour!✨ 👇🏽
All-weekend and Sunday-only tickets are now available at festivalofcolour.co See you there? 🎪🌈✨
___________
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldyes #naturalpigment #makeink
All-weekend and Sunday-only tickets are now available at festivalofcolour.co See you there? 🎪🌈✨
___________
#spéirghorm #spéirgorm #naturaldyes #naturalpigment #makeink
Online course now open for registration! 📣
✨ Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
A beginner-friendly introduction to the captivating world of natural dyeing for textiles
After a successful first run, this introductory online course returns this summer! 🌿🌈✨
talu.earth/learn-natura...
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#naturaldyes
✨ Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
A beginner-friendly introduction to the captivating world of natural dyeing for textiles
After a successful first run, this introductory online course returns this summer! 🌿🌈✨
talu.earth/learn-natura...
____
#naturaldyes
June 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Online course now open for registration! 📣
✨ Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
A beginner-friendly introduction to the captivating world of natural dyeing for textiles
After a successful first run, this introductory online course returns this summer! 🌿🌈✨
talu.earth/learn-natura...
____
#naturaldyes
✨ Finding Joy in Botanical Dyes✨
A beginner-friendly introduction to the captivating world of natural dyeing for textiles
After a successful first run, this introductory online course returns this summer! 🌿🌈✨
talu.earth/learn-natura...
____
#naturaldyes
✨Early bird tickets!✨
ARCHIPELAGO FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments & inks!
🗓️ 26 - 27 July 2025
📍Willow & Lore, Co. Antrim, North of Ireland
🎟️ festivalofcolour.co
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
ARCHIPELAGO FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments & inks!
🗓️ 26 - 27 July 2025
📍Willow & Lore, Co. Antrim, North of Ireland
🎟️ festivalofcolour.co
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
Archipelago Festival of Colour
An intimate festival dedicated entirely to natural dyes, pigments, and inks, honouring the Land that provides them.
festivalofcolour.co
May 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
✨Early bird tickets!✨
ARCHIPELAGO FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments & inks!
🗓️ 26 - 27 July 2025
📍Willow & Lore, Co. Antrim, North of Ireland
🎟️ festivalofcolour.co
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
ARCHIPELAGO FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
A weekend of playful activities for crafters and families to explore botanical dyes, pigments & inks!
🗓️ 26 - 27 July 2025
📍Willow & Lore, Co. Antrim, North of Ireland
🎟️ festivalofcolour.co
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
Here’s how I used plants to dye 10 cotton flags for the ✨Nature’s Symphony: Celebrating Organic Growth✨ Feature Garden at #bordbiabloom 🌸 Celebrating @president.ie’s dedication to organic food, sustainability & his Galway roots ⛵️
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🎶 Mornings by Jeff Kaale
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturaldyes
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🎶 Mornings by Jeff Kaale
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturaldyes
May 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here’s how I used plants to dye 10 cotton flags for the ✨Nature’s Symphony: Celebrating Organic Growth✨ Feature Garden at #bordbiabloom 🌸 Celebrating @president.ie’s dedication to organic food, sustainability & his Galway roots ⛵️
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🎶 Mornings by Jeff Kaale
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturaldyes
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🎶 Mornings by Jeff Kaale
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturaldyes
@pameqa.bsky.social was so meticulous in making this year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster illustration! 😍
The search for the right brushstrokes xD a bit more of behind the scenes in the making of @talu.earth poster for this year’s colour festival! #poster #art #naturaldye #naturalpigments #painting #illustration
May 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
@pameqa.bsky.social was so meticulous in making this year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster illustration! 😍
This year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster is here! 🤩
Once again, illustrated by the incredible @pameqa.bsky.social, who is a brilliant animator, illustrator & painter. She painted last year’s ceremonial bell tent, which will once again make an appearance in this year’s fest! 🌸
#spéirgorm
Once again, illustrated by the incredible @pameqa.bsky.social, who is a brilliant animator, illustrator & painter. She painted last year’s ceremonial bell tent, which will once again make an appearance in this year’s fest! 🌸
#spéirgorm
May 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This year’s ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster is here! 🤩
Once again, illustrated by the incredible @pameqa.bsky.social, who is a brilliant animator, illustrator & painter. She painted last year’s ceremonial bell tent, which will once again make an appearance in this year’s fest! 🌸
#spéirgorm
Once again, illustrated by the incredible @pameqa.bsky.social, who is a brilliant animator, illustrator & painter. She painted last year’s ceremonial bell tent, which will once again make an appearance in this year’s fest! 🌸
#spéirgorm
2025 ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster incoming!! 🤩
Working with watercolours today:) Can’t wait to finish this project with @talu.earth 🩵🌈 and see it put together! It’s a real jigsaw both to compose and execute 👀 #painting #watercolor #illustration #art #poster
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
2025 ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ poster incoming!! 🤩
Do you like my new butt? 😝
May 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Do you like my new butt? 😝
The area where the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ will happen boasts deposits of red Antrim ochre, known locally as ‘boles’. This iron ore is internationally recognised in both the fields of geology and artists pigment hunters as a rich source of ancient pigment 🧡
May 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The area where the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ will happen boasts deposits of red Antrim ochre, known locally as ‘boles’. This iron ore is internationally recognised in both the fields of geology and artists pigment hunters as a rich source of ancient pigment 🧡
Earlier today I was ironing out the details of one of the workshops for the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ with the facilitators and we’re all super excited for it! All I’ll say for now is it involves wild clays and mineral pigments 🖤🤎🧡🤍
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturalpigments
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturalpigments
May 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Earlier today I was ironing out the details of one of the workshops for the ✨Archipelago Festival of Colour✨ with the facilitators and we’re all super excited for it! All I’ll say for now is it involves wild clays and mineral pigments 🖤🤎🧡🤍
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturalpigments
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm #naturalpigments
This was last month’s Open Studio Day! Want to come hang out & explore three natural colourmaking techniques for textiles + paper? The next Open Studio Day is Saturday 31 May! ✨
📍 Donard, Co. Wicklow
👦🏼 Children welcome
🎟️ Book your spot here: events.talu.earth/events/talu/...
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
📍 Donard, Co. Wicklow
👦🏼 Children welcome
🎟️ Book your spot here: events.talu.earth/events/talu/...
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
May 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This was last month’s Open Studio Day! Want to come hang out & explore three natural colourmaking techniques for textiles + paper? The next Open Studio Day is Saturday 31 May! ✨
📍 Donard, Co. Wicklow
👦🏼 Children welcome
🎟️ Book your spot here: events.talu.earth/events/talu/...
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm
📍 Donard, Co. Wicklow
👦🏼 Children welcome
🎟️ Book your spot here: events.talu.earth/events/talu/...
#spéirgorm #spéirghorm