Below is some of the information about the workshop so if you’ve always wanted to have a go at Eco Dyeing this is it!
If you are interested please email bookings@texgroup.org.uk
A three hour workshop on April 22nd, [Earth Day] entitled Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: An Introduction to Botanical Contact Printing.
1. the Secrets of the Humble Onion Skin …
- printing a silk scarf with onion skins
- making onion skin dye and shibori-dyeing a silk scarf
2. Printing with Iron
- printing a piece of silk noil or linen [or samples] with leaves, using an iron mordant. This piece/set of samples could be stitched into to make a cushion cover or pictures.
BEFORE THE WORKSHOP
You would need to prepare your fabric [instructions will be given] and collect skins from 6-8 onions. I tend to use rusty tools soaked in water for a few weeks to make the iron water and there is time to do this.
Requirements [Maggie will send full list, including]
- one or two silk scarves [depending on how many pieces we decide to make] [Maggie can supply or provide details of suppliers]
- half a yard of light coloured or white linen [or cotton] [Maggie can supply or provide details of suppliers, but something from your stash will do fine]
- small amount washing soda or soda ash for scouring linen or cotton
- 5gm ferrous sulphate [Maggie can supply or provide details of suppliers]
- a pan at least 12″ diameter and 5″ deep [ideally an old steamer!]
- two wooden poles or metal pipes, at least 3/4″ diameter, to fit inside pot
- elastic bands [brown]
- string/T shirt yarn/strips of old sheet or crepe bandage to bind bundles with
- a barrier sheet.
Maggie can supply materials and would charge cost price plus postage to somehow get it to us all.
DAY OF WORKSHOP
10am Welcome and brief introduction
Workshop
Quick tea/comfort break
Workshop
Comfort break
Workshop
12.45 Break
13.30 Reconvene Finish steaming iron bundles and finish dyeing scarves
Unbundle final two pieces, show and tell.
You can find Maggie here, and also on Instagram.
Eco printed textiles | By Maggie Naturally