Rodmell, East Sussex

A new year-long creative and shamanic journey through the Celtic calendar over the course of 2026.

Textile artists Ginny and Ali invite you to walk the turning of the year — gathering at the seasonal thresholds to listen, make, remember, and reconnect.

Rooted in the Celtic calendar and informed by earth-based shamanic traditions, this is a slow, relational programme held across twelve months. It is an invitation to come back into rhythm with the land, with ancestry, and with your own inner cycles.

This is not a course to complete, but a path to walk.

Full details of our offering can be found on Ali’s Website.

Please note each individual gathering can be taken as one off workshops.

These gatherings may be for you if you:

– Feel drawn to working with the seasons in a deeper way
– Are curious about creative, embodied practices
– Would like to explore shamanic work in a grounded, relational space
– Are longing for connection—with yourself, others, and the land

May 10th 2026

Rodmell, East Sussex - 10am - 4pm

Step into the warmth of Beltane—an immersive day of creativity, ceremony, and joyful connection in the South Downs with Ginny Farquhar & Ali Rabjohns.

Beltane is a celebration of life in full expression. The earth is vibrant, abundant, and alive with colour, scent, and movement. Flowers are opening, energy is rising, and the creative pulse of nature is impossible to ignore.

Through ceremony, we will honour vitality and life force energy, acknowledging what is already unfolding within us. We will offer prayers for growth, creativity, and expansion and explore gentle movement and embodied expression inviting playfulness, lightness, and connection.

Blossoming asks us to open—to be seen, to express, to trust what is ready to emerge. Our creative practices are offered as intuitive, accessible ways to anchor this:

Ribbon weaving & talisman making – weaving intention into form

Floral crafts – working with the beauty and symbolism of the season

There will be space for reflection, creativity, and quiet integration.

Part of the ‘Year of Seasonal Celebrations’ offering, this can be booked as a stand alone workshop.

Full details of the event and booking information, can be found under upcoming workshops on Ali’s website

28th April to 29th May 2026
Gallery space
West End Centre Aldershot, Hampshire

Celebrating plants, colour, place, memory and heritage textile processes.

Artists Ginny Farquhar, Karina Fraser, Samantha Jones and Lucy Pick invite you into the magical world of natural colour; sown and grown, or gathered locally and processed into dyes, pastes and inks. From oak galls and madder to Japanese indigo, woad and more. Soft ethereal wearable botanical colours, powerful artwork using natural pigment, beautiful indigo Shibori textiles and block printed sustainable quilted wall hangings.


The centre is open Monday to Saturday from 10am. Please contact venue before traveling as sometimes access is limited as exhibition space is used for groups and events.

Tuesday 26th May 2026

West End Centre Arts Centre, Aldershot, Hampshire

7pm - 9pm

Discover the amazing colour potential from local plants and food waste at this fun hands-on workshop. Learn about plants that yield colour and how to transform them into inks for drawing and painting. Using kitchen chemistry have fun modifying the colours to extend your palette.

No painting experience required, just an open mind and curiosity.

Part of Rushmoor’s ‘Big Green Week’ offerings.

June 21st 2026

Rodmell, East Sussex - 10am - 4pm

At the Summer Solstice, we arrive at the longest day of the year. The light is at its peak, illuminating both what is flourishing and what lies in shadow. This is a powerful turning point in the Wheel of the Year—a moment to stand still, take stock, and offer gratitude.

Join us for a Summer Solstice gathering in the South Downs – a day of ceremony, creativity, and connection, honouring what is in bloom and offering gratitude for the path that has brought you here.

We ask ourselves, what am I grateful for at this turning point?

Share seasonal food and creative activities including solar dyeing & herb pillows.

There will be space for reflection, creativity, and quiet integration.

Part of the ‘Year of Seasonal Celebrations’ offering, this can be booked as a stand alone workshop.

Full details of the event and booking information, can be found under upcoming workshops on Ali’s website

Friday 10th July 10am - 1pm

Farnham Maltings, Surrey

Ginny shares a mindful approach to discovering the beauty of natural colour in this morning session.

Explore a direct process called bundle dyeing, where you will be guided in the slow process of choosing plant materials, wrapping them in silk, gently steaming them, then un-bundling to reveal a watercolour effect pattern.

As the bundles steam, learn how to create a simple plant ink and explore painting and extending the ink colours with simple kitchen chemistry.

A silk scarf, and all materials are included.

20th July - 23rd July

10am - 4pm each day

Farnham Maltings, Farnham , Surrey

A hands-on deep dive into the beautiful heritage craft of natural textile dyeing led by experienced natural dye tutors Ginny Farquhar and Sam Jones.

Over 4 days you will prepare and mordant a range of natural fibres to ensure optimum dye take up and rich lasting colour. You will learn how to identify, source, and process natural dye materials and extract their pigments, making and using multiple dye baths and indigo vats to create your own sample cards and build a personal reference library. By the end of the course you’ll have produced a vibrant palette on both yarn and cloth, developed a deeper understanding of the chemistry behind natural dyes, and gained the confidence to continue dyeing independently at home.

10.30am - 12.30pm

West End Centre, Aldershot, Hampshire

Monthly 13th May, 17th June 2026

A sociable inclusive monthly session for those wanting to join a small community and sew in company.

Sewing machines are available to use, just bring your own hand or machine projects to work on. If you are new to sewing, Ginny can show you how to use a sewing machine and guide you with your first project.

We always have a few charity projects on the go too, that you can join in with.

A 10 session programme - From fibre to cloth, includes 3 sessions of natural dyeing, spinning, simple weaving , stitch and repair. More details to follow

This event has happened but if you’d like to book small group or private sessions, please get in touch.

18th April 2026 10am - 1pm

Museum of Farnham, Surrey

Join experienced natural dye artists and growers Ginny and Sam for an informative morning at Farnham Museum learning all about natural dyes that be can grown at home, in pots of in the garden.

With a mix of theory, practical and demonstration, discover which plants yeild what colours, learn how to grow them and how to harvest and store them for future use.

You will also make and use natural inks and explore modifying the colours with simple chemistry.

There is a natural Dye garden at the Museum, which Ginny and Sam set up in 2024 with young people as part of the 11 plus craft projects for Farnham Crafts Quarter.