The Dye Extract Workshop June 2009
Yet another Natural Dye Extract Workshop has been and gone, with a whirl of colour and deluge of enthusiasm.
One of the first things we explored was colour modification that resulted in 27 colours emerging from one dye vat, the image below shows the nine shades of alum mordanted yarn with persian berries extract.
The immersion dyeing with the natural dye extracts created several rainbows of color a few of which can be seen on the knitted, woven and felted samples below.
These silk tops dyed by an up and coming designer were dyed with logwood extract and techniques learned earlier on the colour modification day.
Next came fabric and yarn painting, giving a chance to produce unique material for patchwork, design-fabrics etc.
Fabric painting with the extracts including reduced indigo and colour modification techniques were used to create this wonderful silk scarf.
An extremely creative time was had by all. We did a lot, we ALL learned a lot, and we ate a fair bit too.