Tea Dye Color
and
Shibori Tie-dye
Workshop
×
C*SPACE Berlin
Summer Tea Fest
July 12th 2025
Workshop 15:00 - 16:30
you will get…
- Experiencing traditional Japanese natural dyeing techniques
- Dyeing cloth dyed with tea for use in your own tea ceremony
- Experience tips for a sustainable lifestyle, reusing tea leaves after drinking
- Learning to dye with everyday objects such as plants and vegetable peels etc,
- Enjoying the experience of tea with your whole body
C*SPACE will once again transform into a full-day teahouse — an open space for tea lovers, creatives, and cultural connectors to come together. From casual tea tastings to sensory workshops and artistic expressions, the day will be rich in exchange, flavor, and connection.
Dye Workshop × TEA FEST
You can join workshop garden area without entrance fee,
and there’s a discount (20→10€) SUMMER TEA FEST full day ticket !
Let’s have a full tea experience🌿
Three Fabric Choices
1, Linen Tea Cloth 50×30cm
55€
2, Cotton Scarf 60×60cm
55€
3, Bring your own fabric
45€
* Maximum 50g due to limited space in the pot
* Plant fiber or Animal fiber could be dyed
( wool, silk, linen, cotton…)
Workshop process
1. Making a pot of colored water by tea leaves used
2. Learn how to make ”Shibori” Tie-dye patterns with rubber bands/hemp string/wooden stick
3. Boil the fabric in tea colored water
4. Fix the color with iron water
The tannin ingredient in the tea leaves reacts with the iron ingredient extracted from the nail to produce a warm dark tone.
5. Remove the tied bands and open the fabric to see the pattern!
DONE!
Natural dye "Kusaki-zome草木染め"
is a Japanese dyeing method in which natural and everyday materials such as flowers, herbs, vegetable peels, Coffee grounds, Tea are used to dye fabrics.
In this workshop you will dye with reusing tea leaves.
Tea dyeing is a traditional dyeing method that has been appreciated in Japan/China.
After boiling in a pot and dipping in a diluted nail solution, the tannin in the tea leaves reacts with iron to change the pigment component into a deep color, you can tie-dye your own favorite patterns.
The dyed cloth can be used as tea cloth / tableware / deco.
You can experience the Kusaki-zome with textile artist Yurika Saito.
What is natural dye?
Material costs?
All material costs are included in the price
Payment can be made after booking.
Place / entry ticket for the tea event?
C*SPACE Berlin
Langhansstraße 86 13086 Berlin
ENTRANCE fee for WORKSHOP-GARDEN AREA is included workshop fee, and if you want to enjoy TEA FEST, you can get reduced (20€→10€) FULL-DAY Tea Fest ticket at C*SPACE entrance.
What will you dye?
Linen Tea Cloth fabric 50×30cm 55€
Cotton Scarf fabrics 60×60cm 55€
Bring your own fabric Maximum 50g (only Natural Fiber/Animal Fiber) 45€
Language?
Basically English, but EN/DE process sheet are available
What do you need?
Please avoid white clothing or an apron that you do not mind getting dirty as the tea may stain your clothes
Cancelation?
until 10 July 100% back
11, 12 July 50% back
For children?
Please come with supervision under 6 years old
