Learn to extract colour from roots, leaves, bark, flowers and berries. Practice how to make mordants for different fabric types and how to extend a colour palette using them as modifiers. Create a bespoke record book of harmonious colours from nature. Harvest plants from the Morley dye garden. Review natural dyeing, past and present through active learning, fabric samples, presentations, books, and digital resources. This course can be taken individually or sign up for each term: Seasonal Natural Dyeing : Winter, Spring and Summer to take you through the year.
5 Tuesdays 10 – 4pm
Course code: W23TTSE02B
£275 or £205 concession
Teaching is both on a group and individual basis with technical advice in a specialist studio with a dye garden on site. The tutor will give demonstrations, presentations and lead group discussions around the historical and contemporary use of natural dyeing. By the end of the course everyone will have a range of naturally dyed fabric swatches together with notes for techniques to give them confidence to try their own natural dyeing and printing projects.
Follow the seasons
https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/courses/course/seasonal-natural-dyeing-and-printing-autumn/
https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/courses/course/seasonal-natural-dyeing-and-printing-winter/
https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/courses/course/seasonal-natural-dyeing-and-printing-spring/
https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/courses/course/seasonal-natural-dyeing-and-printing-summer/