Immersive Mud Dye Experience
Immersive Mud Dye Experience
Exclusive Mud Dye Workshop & Talk at Ubud Open Studios | 5 - 7 June 2026
How It Is Made
Our Products are 100% Naturally Dyed
Understanding natural dyes means understanding the relationship between textiles, land, and culture. At the Threads of Life Natural Dye Studio, colour begins with leaves, roots, barks, and mud sustainably sourced from local farmers we have worked with for decades. Through our studio, you are invited to learn traditional dye processes while gaining deeper insight into the ecological and cultural values within each textile.
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Dyed at our natural dye studio
A Short Trip to Sumba
Pung and I were headed to East Sumba to visit old friends and weavers. While there are plenty of flights to West Sumba, which is drawing more and more tourists to its beaches and luxurious surf resorts, for the last two months there have been no direct flights from Bali. We could have taken one of the West Sumba flights and then made the five-hour car ride to East Sumba, but instead we flew from Bali to Lombok and then onward to Waingapu. As we disembarked with ten other passengers, I felt I was stepping back in time to when we first visited East Sumba in 1996.
Threads of Life actively encourages weaving communities to revive and maintain endangered techniques of weaving and natural dyeing. We provide economic and technical support while weavers research and rediscover local practices.
