Nature can print by itself. Leaves, flowers and other natural materials contain colours and structures that, with the right process, can be transferred directly onto fabric.
During The Magic of Natural Ecoprinting workshop with Monika Doležalová, you will discover a direct-printing technique using flowers, plants and natural extracts. Over two and a half hours, you will explore how natural dyes react under different conditions, how to create a composition on fabric and how folding, binding and steaming can produce a unique print that can never be replicated exactly.
The workshop is suitable for complete beginners. It is not about controlling every detail of the result, but about discovery, experimentation and the joy of a process in which nature always has the final say.
Basic information:
- Price: CZK 2,190
- Capacity: maximum 6 people / workshop
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Location: kaš-mi-daš, Janovského 33, Prague 7
- Experience: no previous experience required
- Workshop language: Czech / English friendly
Upcoming date and registration
You can reserve your place by purchasing a workshop ticket.
Upcoming date:
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 17:00
You can always find the latest available date directly on the workshop ticket page.
You can purchase your workshop ticket here:
The workshop price includes
- a 2.5-hour workshop with expert guidance from the instructor
- all tools and materials needed for the creative process
- your own sample piece and an additional printed textile piece to take home
- individual guidance in a small group
- coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks from our café
What the workshop can give you
- The joy of discovering natural colours – explore shades hidden in familiar and less common plants and natural materials.
- A touch of natural alchemy – see how colour and print change depending on the material, mordant and conditions used.
- Time to slow down – focused hands-on work offers a welcome break from the pace of everyday life.
- Creative work without pressure – ecoprinting embraces natural unpredictability, and every result is unique.
- Your own original outcome – take home a sample piece and another printed textile object.
- Know-how for further experimentation at home – learn the basic principles you can continue exploring with natural dyes.
How the workshop works
The workshop takes place in a relaxed, creative atmosphere and guides you through the entire process, from your first introduction to natural colours to the moment you unwrap your finished print.
Introduction to the world of natural colours
- welcome and introduction to the workshop programme
- a short introduction to sources of natural colour and methods of obtaining, processing and preserving them
- an explanation of mordanting and how natural colours react to different mordants and changes in pH
Preparing the textiles
- preparing and soaking pre-mordanted textiles
- an introduction to materials suitable for ecoprinting
Creating the ecoprint
- a demonstration of different printing, folding and binding techniques
- consultation on your own design and composition
- arranging plants and natural materials on the fabric
- wrapping the textile correctly and steaming it
- first creating a sample piece and then working on the final project
Unwrapping and finishing
- unwrapping the printed fabrics and revealing the result for the first time
- washing the finished print
- information about further care and maintenance of the textile
Conclusion and sharing
- looking at the finished prints together
- sharing experiences and inspiration for further creative work at home
- space for questions about working with natural dyes
Every print is created through a combination of intention, material and a natural process. This unpredictability is one of the greatest beauties of ecoprinting – until the bundle is opened, you never know exactly what image nature has created.
Who will guide you through the workshop
Your instructor, Monika
My name is Monika Doležalová and I am an illustrator and guide to the world of natural colours. When working with natural dyes, I am fascinated by discovering sources hidden in our immediate surroundings and by the element of surprise that comes with processing each individual plant. I enjoy testing the properties of different materials in the creative process, combining and modifying them, and I also appreciate the feeling of clearing my head through hands-on making.
I share my experience and joy of discovery with other people interested in creativity and nature. In my workshops, I create space for playful experimentation, where everyone can explore their own style with ease and with respect for materials that come from the Earth and will one day return to it.
Where the workshop takes place
All our workshops take place below deck in our kaš-mi-daš stationery universe. Beneath our stationery shop and café, we have a dedicated space where workshops and courses can take place in peace, even during regular opening hours. During the workshop, you can order coffee or another non-alcoholic drink from our café – drinks are included in the price.
How to get here?
Janovského 33, Prague 7, 170 00 (a street running parallel to Dukelských hrdinů)
- Trams 6 and 17, Veletržní palác stop (approx. 1 minute on foot)
- Metro Vltavská (approx. 7 minutes on foot)
- Parking at OC Stromovka shopping centre (approx. 4 minutes on foot)