- Suitable for ages 12+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- This workshop is £10 per person
- There are 10 places available each session.
- The workshops will last approx 1 hour 30
Print your own bandana using a mix of traditional hand-carved Indian woodblocks and contemporary block designs by artist Natasha Taheem.
Explore the techniques behind textile block printing, learning how to prepare fabric, work with pigment, and build up patterns using border and motif blocks inspired by traditional bandana layouts.
Learn how to chalk up fabric, apply pigment evenly and achieve a clean, crisp print. Drawing on traditions of Indian block printing, the workshop offers an introduction to the creative possibilities of working with hand-carved blocks and repeating patterns.
Using fabric pigment on 100% cotton, experiment with pattern, repetition and composition to create a unique bandana design of your own to display or wear.
Workshop Information
The workshop is taking place on the lower-ground floor of The Exchange (Blackburn’s historic Cotton Exchange) – access is via the main entrance on King William Street. The venue is accessible to people who use a wheelchair, with a new lift operating to all floors of the building.
Please arrive at the venue 5 minutes before the workshop. Unfortunately your place may be allocated to a participant on the waiting list in the event of late arrival.
Advanced booking required.
Pricing Guidance
This session has been partly subsidised by the National Festival of Making to provide a low-cost opportunity for people to try this technique at the festival weekend.
You can chat to Natasha about other ways to experience her work or book workshops with her at full rates.
About Natasha Taheem
Natasha Taheem is an artist working across drawing and printmaking. Her work explores desire, expectation and the social structures that shape everyday life through a queer brown lens. Drawing on craft traditions and printmaking processes, she creates bold graphic works that combine humour, lived experience and imagination.
Based in Birmingham, Taheem is currently working from her studio as an artist in residence with Grand Union and Bruntwood SciTech. Her recent work has been exhibited nationally and includes commissions and research projects. Recent areas of research include Indian woodblock printing and natural dye practices in Bagru, Rajasthan, supported by Arts Council England, alongside an ongoing exploration of Birmingham-sourced natural dyes and pigments. Current projects explore how craft, making and shared knowledge can connect people to place, history and one another.