Norton Fredericks: QUT Sustainability Week workshop

Join textile artist Norton Fredericks to discover the art and science of dyeing textiles using natural sources.

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Norton will share his perspective on responding to place and applying a contemporary approach to materials. Learning about the plants around us and their dye potential can help us connect to place and care for our environment on a deeper level.

This hands-on workshop discusses sustainability and the impact of the fast fashion industry on our environment. Participants will leave with a foundational knowledge on the science behind natural dyeing and their bundled silk textile to open at a later date.

In the second half of the workshop participants will get to slow stitch themselves a textile brooch using upcycled materials.

This event is part of QUT Sustainability Week 2023, an annual program to highlight sustainability across teaching, research and operational areas of the university and the wider community.

Image credit: Norton Fredericks. Image courtesy of the artist.

Organisers will photograph and record events for use in marketing and communications. If you do not wish to be photographed and recorded please advise staff upon arrival.

For any queries, contact QUT Art Museum on +61 7 3138 1384 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au.