Forager's Alchemy
Collection by Anne George's FabricTreasury
A collection of natural dye & print on textiles by various talented artists.
Further experiments of botanical prints 植物印染深層研習
Right after Irit Dulman's workshop in Holland I'm home with lots ideas. Plate is full and eager to test our local plants. This is the one done mainly of Lagerstroemia speciosa and others. I'm hooked to the new techniques from Irit and her formula of mordant is great. When you view the video you may have the same feel as mine. Mogi like it or not I don't care. I love the taste and natural color of the "butterfly pea flower" (Clitoria ternatea) from a friend. These are the plants from a friend…
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Woodland blues is a response by me of the profusion of bluebells that were at Lea and Pagents wood in Herefordshire this Spring. I felt like I had entered a magical story book the colour and smells…
Organic Cotton Gauze 60s ( Prepared for Dye, Dyeable )
This is a prepared for dye (RFD) cotton fabric. Love to play with colors? This is the perfect fabric to experiment dyes on! Make baby swaddling, summer scarf, party napkin, gauze curtain etc. So soft and billowy. Fabric yardage to dye, print or use as is. No optical brighteners or sizing chemicals used.
What went wrong with the Indigo Vat? Top Five Problems and How to Solve Them - Wearing Woad
If you've dyed with indigo for any length of time, you may have come to the point of needing to do indigo vat troubleshooting. There are four or five standard issues that can arise with the indigo vat. These are normally easily fixed.
Maintaining and Troubleshooting an Organic Indigo Vat
The questions I receive most frequently about natural dyeing seems to center on the indigo vat and its maintenance. Since 2011 I have been making and using organic indigo vats, an art and skill t…
India Flint: Testing some simple mordants (citric acid, garden lime, washing soda and various iron solutions made with vinegar and leaf water) on some Photinia robusta tea. Using the Gerber method.
Second Skin
Second Skin book. Read 4 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Almost from the moment of our birth, clothing acts as our second skin, y...
Louisiana
i've been laying low in the Louisiana woods like Brer Rabbit in the brier patch only in far greater comfort, enjoying friendship, solitude, peace and dog-therapy far from wild winds and multitudes today i began to settle into my workspace[s] at NOCCA and pinned a few things on the wall now to see where it takes me.
Irit Dulman 2018. Eco-print in India - 5 Day Ecoprint Workshop - Jan 2018
Irit Dulman Eco-print 2018 INDIA. Explore India's natural dyes and botanicals in a 5 day intensive hands-on ecoprint workshop. Eco-printing transcend traditional textile design. It is the coolest technique in slow clothing and microbatch textiles. Sign up for Irit Dulman's 5 day ecoprint workshop in India. 7-11 January 2018. Hosted by Anne George.
5 DIY Tutorials to Get into Shibori
When it comes to summer DIY projects, there’s nothing better than shibori. It’s a little messy, completely free-form, and a lot of fun. Plus, you can feel a bit like a hippie mad scientist stirring up a bucket of dye in the backyard in preparation of this tie-dyeing project. But lest you think shibori is a one-trick wonder, we found five glorious DIY projects to show off its full range. Spoiler alert: Indigo isn’t the only color you can use.
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Upcoming Event
Pack your bags already my textile art buddies! Fabled natural color druids are congregating in Kolkata, India during Nov 9-12, 2017. Received their list of workshops today. Hold your breath.... Indigo Vat making and dyeing: Ms Jagadda Rajappa Ms Victoria Vijay Kumar Mr Prach Niyomkar Dr Michael Garcia Surface Decoration: Mr Sufiyan Khatri Ms Kamaldeep Kaur Mr Ajit Kumar Das and one more...not decided yet Source: sutraindia10@gmail.com
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