3-hour pass – natural dyeing studio
For your individual idea or a special experiment.
Prices include VAT.
3 hours of color, peace, and new favorites. A compact coloring experience for in between.
Sometimes half a day is enough to clear your head—and breathe new life into your fabrics. With the half-day pass, you have three hours in the studio: natural dyes, tools—and space for your ideas.
This is what awaits you:
✓ 3 hours of free studio time
✓ Introduction to technology & colors
✓ Access to basic materials & tools
✓ 2 napkins (40×40 cm) as a starter set for testing
✓ Your own textiles are welcome – bring whatever you want to redesign!
How many pieces can you dye?
In 3 hours you can usually make up to 3 medium-sized items (e.g. T-shirts, blouses, small tablecloths, children's clothes).
Large items such as bed linen or curtains can only be brought by prior arrangement.
Pickling service:
To ensure the colors last, your textiles need to be stained. It's best to drop them off with us 48 hours in advance.
- Process & Details
- What you bring with you
- Rebooking & cancellation?
• Duration: 1 to 2 hours (select time slot)
• Location: Cosmaki Atelier, Machwerkhaus, Dillenburger Str. 77c, Cologne
• 1:1 supervision, studio use & 1 napkin included
• You can buy pre-mordanted fabrics locally
• Own textiles made of cotton, linen, wool, silk or hemp
• No large items such as bed linen or curtains without consultation
• Comfortable clothes that can get dirty – we have aprons on site for you
Free of charge up to 48 hours in advance, after that a 50% cancellation fee applies.
FAQ
What is pickling?
The stain helps your colors stay vibrant – even after many washes.
Indigo doesn't require a mordant. Tannin-rich vegetable dyes work without it, but with a mordant, the color becomes even richer.
The stain is ideal for all other plant dyes.
Please return your items freshly washed and at least 48 hours in advance.
Cost: €5 per part (except 1:1 & Kids — included).
Arrival & parking?
Cosmaki Atelier in the Machwerkhaus, Dillenburger Str. 77c, 51105 Cologne Kalk
There is a parking lot available and you can also reach us easily by bus and train (Kalk Kapelle).
Rebooking & cancellation?
Free of charge up to 48 hours in advance, after that a 50% cancellation fee applies.
Why we share our studio
Our studio is more than just a room for dyeing.
For many, it's a day off from everyday life. Time for themselves, for slow processes, for colors that smell of nature.
Some bring a few T-shirts, others dye a piece for someone they love.
What everyone takes away: Something that lasts — and a feeling of what it’s like to transform something with your own hands.