Aya Fiber Studio

🍃 Intro to Eco-Print with Suzanne Connors

A one-day workshop exploring the natural beauty of botanical printing on cloth

Discover the art of eco-printing — a process that captures the delicate shapes, colors, and patterns of leaves and flowers directly onto fabric. In this hands-on workshop, Suzanne Connors will guide you through each stage of the technique, from plant selection and mordant preparation to bundling, steaming, and unveiling your finished prints.

Each participant will create a series of fabric samples and a finished scarf or cloth piece, learning how tannins, heat, and pressure interact to produce breathtaking natural imprints. The day is equal parts alchemy and artistry — revealing how simple organic materials can create subtle, complex works of wearable art.

What You’ll Learn
• Selecting and preparing leaves, flowers, and fabric for eco-printing
• Mordanting and bundling for strong, lasting color
• Steam vs. immersion processes
• Finishing, washing, and caring for eco-printed textiles

Studio Environment
Work in Aya’s spacious, light-filled coastal studio in Stuart, Florida — a serene space for exploration and community. Each participant enjoys ample workspace (no more than two per 4′×8′ table) with power, USB access, dye pots, and all studio tools provided.

Enjoy morning coffee, tea, and pastries, and personalized lunch pickups from favorite local cafés while you watch your bundles transform under the Florida sun.

Details
Instructor: Suzanne Connors
Date: May 4, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Skill Level: All Levels
Materials Fee: Included (fabric and basic materials provided)
Class Size: Limited to 10 participants

Spend a day immersed in nature’s palette — where leaves become brushes, steam becomes color, and cloth becomes art.

Students, please bring:

• 2-3 hand towels/ roll paper towels, old studio towels work well.
• thin medical gloves ( iron stains nails)
• Large Black Plastic trash Garbage bag
• Notebook with pencil
• Digital camera/phone to record your layout and compare with results.
• Bring leaves from home ( with high tannin content) we can also do a walkabout, Florist in the plaza, and check grocery for Eucalyptus. Flowers are not used in this workshop; Good leaves to bring: Causarina, Silk Oak, Castor Bean, Wild willow, Copper leaf, Green from strawberries, Maho leaves, and Various leaves for sampling
• plastic sheeting (painter plastic) Can purchased in the Home Depot Paint Department
• (1) Medical ACE Bandages. ( 4-6)
• Old cotton sheeting torn into 1" wide strips
• (3) Wood Dowels: Min 1” thick- 16” long ( HD or Lowes; they will cut in-store, can also use wood pole from closet dept.)