Most questions land here: whether a bench is free on Saturday, how a commission gets measured, or what to bring to a first session. The studio is small and run by hand, so replies come from whoever is at the dye pot that day.
31387 Maree Street
Lake Leigh, FS 6238
The Woodstock workshop entrance is off the side alley, past the drying racks. Look for the hand-lettered sign.
+27334987516
info@botanicalfibreart.com
Calls are best between dye batches. Email suits commission briefs, since we usually need measurements and a photo of the wall.
Workshop Saturdays fill up first. If you are collecting a finished piece, a quick message before you travel saves a wasted trip.
Booking a bench or a workshop date
Phone the studio or email with the Saturday you have in mind and how many people are coming. Eight benches per session, materials included.
Commissions for restaurants and guesthouses
Email a short brief: room, wall size in metres, and whether you want indigo, madder or onion skin. We quote per square metre and send dye samples before knotting starts.
Care, repairs and re-dyeing
Bring the piece in during studio hours, or send a photo first. Plant dyes shift with washing, and sometimes a re-dip is all a faded panel needs.
Small plant holders and offcuts
These sit by the studio door and change with whatever the current batch leaves behind. No list, no reservations, just what is on the shelf that week.
Dye batches change with the season, and the Saturday benches fill quietly. If you want to know when the next indigo vat is ready, when a workshop opens for booking, or when a commission slot frees up, leave your details here. We send one short note at a time, usually with a photo of whatever is drying on the line.
No weekly newsletters, no sales pushes. Just the practical things: dates, dye notes, and the occasional offcut plant holder appearing at the studio door.
Most questions arrive between dye batches. Whether you are checking a workshop bench, a commission quote per square metre, or a piece you already took home, here is where each kind of message should go and what to expect back.
Saturday sessions in Woodstock hold eight people. Write to us with the date you want and how many benches you need. If a session is full we will tell you the next open one rather than leave you waiting.
Reply within one working day.
For restaurants, guesthouses and stylists, send the wall or table dimensions, the room's light, and any dye direction you have in mind. Madder, onion skin and indigo each behave differently at scale, so we usually answer with two or three options.
Reply within two working days.
Plant dyes shift with washing and sunlight, and that is part of the material. If a knot has worked loose or a fringe needs re-finishing, describe the piece and send a photo. Small repairs are handled at the studio.
Reply within three working days.
Studio: 31387 Maree Street, Lake Leigh, FS 6238