Natural Dyeing Summer Schools

 

Gathered weld

 Learn the skills of natural dyeing and eco printing and   colour lots of cloth ready for future stitch projects.

 Day One: prepare mordants. We will use four different   mordants to extend the range of dye colours and mordant   both protein based (silks) and cellulose based (cottons)   fabrics

Day Two: prepare natural dyebaths. We will make four different dyebaths using natural dyes

- weld

- madder

- avocado

- mahonia

Madder dye bath

Day three: eco printing. We will print silk and cotton fabrics with a range of gathered leaves and plant material and make use of spend dyebaths to increase our colour range

All materials will be provided. This will include 

4 different plant based fabrics  (cottons, linen)

4 different protein based fabrics (silks, wool)

4 different mordants (Alum, aluminium acetate, rhubarb, soy milk)

4 different dyestuffs (weld, madder, avocado and mahonia)

All equipment will also be provided.

  Cost for all three days is £150 

(Numbers strictly limited to 5 to comply with Covid guidelines)

                                                                                                                                                                   

Weld dyed fabrics

Ipswich weekend

Friday 4th, Sat 5th and Sun 6th June 2021    10am - 4pm

Venue: SEFWI, 22 Orford Street, Ipswich IP1 3 NS

Bury St Edmunds weekend

Friday 11th, Sat 12th and Sun 13th June 2021  10 - 4pm

Venue: Nowton Village Hall, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds

IP29 5NE

Eco printed with acer leaves

For more information and to book your place please contact Mary McIntosh

email: maryelmcintosh@gmail.com

telephone: 07443474903