🌿 Jingmai Mountain Botanical Printing & BU LANG ethnic (布朗族）Textile Experience ✨

🍃 Botanical printing with natural plant pigments

🧵 Blang (布朗族) handwoven textiles & ethnic craftsmanship

🎨 A unique blend of dyeing and weaving traditions

🏔️ Create fabric prints infused with local culture

About the workshop

⏳ Workshop Time

Duration: 2 hours

Advance booking required

🎨 Equipment Provided

All tools and materials included (no need to bring anything!)

🌿 No Experience Needed

No prior skills required, only a desire to explore and enjoy ✨

📩 How to Book

1️⃣ Contact Us via Submitting the Form

2️⃣ We will get back to you with detailed information via E-mail/WhatsApp

2️⃣ Pay the registration fee via bank transfer/paypal

3️⃣ Receive confirmation by email—your spot is secured! ✅(confirmation: location, transportation, time and payment)

Cultural Background

Botanical printing originated in China 4,500 years ago. Over time, this craft has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage. In parallel, the Bulang ethnic group of Jingmai Mountain is renowned for its intricate handwoven textiles, featuring unique patterns and natural dyes passed down through generations. Botanical hammer-dyeing is a unique natural dyeing technique, where plant pigments are transferred onto fabric through physical pressing, preserving their original colors, shapes, and vein textures. Though it may seem simple, this art form carries deep cultural and spiritual significance.

Workshop Process Overview

The process involves fixing, arranging, and hammering the plants onto fabric. However, capturing the delicate shapes, colors, and textures requires creativity and an appreciation for nature’s beauty—making it a truly immersive experience.

Material Preparation

Use natural materials: cotton-linen fabric, scissors, transparent cards, stones, small wooden hammers, and freshly picked flowers and leaves.

Plant Picking & Fixation

• Handpick fresh flowers and leaves from the surrounding nature.
• Learn how to preserve plant pigments for imprinting.

Composition & Printing

• Arrange plants on fabric to create your unique design.
• Secure the plants and apply printing techniques using traditional wooden hammers.
• Observe the natural dyeing process unfold.

Completion & Preservation

• Dry and fix the prints to ensure lasting colors.
• Take home your handmade botanical artwork.

Price

• Blang Handwoven Shoulder Bags For generations, Blang women have handwoven these vibrant cotton bags, using natural dyes and intricate patterns that reflect their deep connection to nature.

Small 35 €/person Medium 60 €/person Large 80 €/person

Cotton Fabric (40×40 cm)

20 €/person

Canvas Bags (Single-shoulder, Backpack, or Storage Bag)

25 RMB per person

Why Us?

💫 Our workshop host is a Jingmai native with a deep passion for art and nature. She will guide you in expressing nature’s essence through creativity and using painting as a form of self-healing.

💭 Each workshop offers a unique experience but always focuses on nurturing the soul—creating art that reflects your inner dreams rather than external expectations.