The Secret in the Weeds
A plant most people throw away. Soon we'll tell you what we made from it.
NETTLE
RELEASE 16.08.
Where the color comes from
At the end of May, we cut the first nettles from an allotment garden in the neighborhood. A plant that most people treat as a weed. What could be dyed from it was also an open question for us at the beginning: extracted, set, discarded again, until the color was right.
On August 16, a small t-shirt collection made from it will be released. Natural dye is just the beginning. The rest remains our secret until then.
August 15 — Ahead of everyone else
At the OFFTRACK Overnighter in the Eifel, a weekend dedicated to movement, nature, design, and connection, we will be indigo-dyeing bandanas on-site. And we will be showcasing the nettle collection there for the first time, before it's seen anywhere else.
There are still a few last tickets available.
Online from August 16th.
The Nettle Collection
Naturally dyed, in a small edition. Sold out means gone. Until next year, when we can harvest again.
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Natural Dye Studio in Cologne – Workshops, Team Events & Hand-Dyed Textiles
cosmaki is a natural dye studio located in the machwerkhaus in Cologne-Kalk. We dye textiles with real plants and make the process accessible through open workshops and private sessions.
Our formats: Bundle Dye for creating colourful textiles, Indigo and Shibori for blue dyeing, Kids workshops for children aged 4 and up, and exclusive team events for groups of 6 or more. All workshops take place at the cosmaki studio in Machwerkhaus, Dillenburger Str. 91 in Cologne-Kalk.
For businesses, we offer creative team-building events and brand activations in and around Cologne – using real natural dyes, no prior experience needed, with lasting results.
We upcycle hotel textiles and used fabrics, giving them new life through natural dyeing – stains become part of the pattern, no two pieces look alike. A service for hotels that take sustainability seriously.
In the shop, you'll find hand-dyed clothing and textiles in limited editions – dyed with plant extracts and minerals.