Traditional Natural Dyeing: Extraction of dyes, Mordanting, Dyeing
In this module you learn to make your own dyes from plant sources and mordants from plant and minerals, leading to learning the mordanting and dyeing process.
It includes colour plant identification, characteristics, making of three or more mordant vats with alum, Harda, and iron salts.
It has three levels and each level gets more and more detailed. You can choose the level according to the level of your interest, time, budget and application. Beginner Level is for curious people, online is for those who want to go deeper but cant travel and are okay to learn on their own with online training, offline level is for those who want to go deeper and want in person training at the centre, training or professional level is for people who want to do business or professional application with this.
In this module you learn to make your own dyes from plant sources and mordants from plant and minerals, leading to learning the mordanting and dyeing process.
It includes colour plant identification, characteristics, making of three or more mordant vats with alum, Harda, and iron salts.
It has three levels and each level gets more and more detailed. You can choose the level according to the level of your interest, time, budget and application. Beginner Level is for curious people, online is for those who want to go deeper but cant travel and are okay to learn on their own with online training, offline level is for those who want to go deeper and want in person training at the centre, training or professional level is for people who want to do business or professional application with this.
In this module you learn to make your own dyes from plant sources and mordants from plant and minerals, leading to learning the mordanting and dyeing process.
It includes colour plant identification, characteristics, making of three or more mordant vats with alum, Harda, and iron salts.
It has three levels and each level gets more and more detailed. You can choose the level according to the level of your interest, time, budget and application. Beginner Level is for curious people, online is for those who want to go deeper but cant travel and are okay to learn on their own with online training, offline level is for those who want to go deeper and want in person training at the centre, training or professional level is for people who want to do business or professional application with this.
Beginner or DIY- kit: Learn how to extract dyes, mordant and dye the fabric with the materials in the kit, manual and a video tutorial
Intermediate level or Online - This is an online workshop one on one, in which we send a kit across to you. Learn about foraging, testing, how to extract dyes, mordant and dye the fabric with the materials in the kit, variations in mordanting, combinations of herbs dyeing process and wash care .
Advanced /Offline : 5 days of learning in details on making of dyes, mordanting, dyeing, wash care and shade variations. Topics covered are:
Why natural colors? Intention of the workshop.
Activity: Circle Meditation:Why return to nature?
Expressions of emotions & vulnerabilities. Responsibility and care towards self & surrounding
Exploring Sources of natural colours
Type of dyes – fugitive, adjective, substantive, Difference between dye and a stain
Activity: Sensory observation of plant material and minerals found in our surroundings through
shape, texture, primary colour, secondary colour, smell, taste. Mention the list of foraged
materials and your observations.
Understanding types of fabrics and RFD process
Animal Based, Plant Based, Recycled.
Importance of fabric preparation before dyeing, Impact of the type of fabric on the dyeing process
Mordanting process
Activity: Tannin extraction from Harda, iron and alum mordanting
Making The Dyes 1 flower dye, 1 fruit dye, 1 root dye : Activity: Learn Dye bath making with - Madder root powder, Pomegranate peels & Flame of forest flower.
Fabric preparation process, identification, 5 kinds of mordanting and dye extraction
Dyeing the mordanted pieces, Learning to make indigo vat and indigo dyeing, tie dye
Shade variations, big fabric dyeing, wash care, journaling your shades.
How to establish a stable dyeing formula with raw sources of Color for your specific requirement