Today, we had a great workshop on Natural dyeing. I was just in ore of how we can get such vivid colours out of plants! And in my head i just kept thinking...At what point did somebody realise that if they boil Woed we get blue? Quite a discovery, eh?
Or
More bizarrely, the fact Urine is a good alkaline and helps the colour stick?!
Yikes.
Anyway, the session in images.....
Indigo samples
Madder
Indigo solution
The beautiful colours
This is defiantly something i want to continue doing. We were taught by Penny Walsh, who is quite the expert, you can see her work here. She recently naturally dyed a dress which was worn on the red carpet at the Oscars.
Jos this is great! You are living my dreams, after foundation I've bought a few books on natural dyeing once I can organise my life I too want to grow my own natural dyes! You look like you're having the best fun I'm super jealous! xxx
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