Category: workshops

Minerva Natural Dye Workshop

Madder silks, Zoe Burt, photo by ,Marianne Wie
Madder silks, Zoe Burt, photo by ,Marianne Wie

Explore a sample of natural dyes made from bio-waste

Discover the links to food and medicine and a brief history of natural dyeing and the resurgence of interest in contemporary practise

Learn how to prepare fabric for dyeing

Create a mini swatch card of modified natural dye colour samples

Naturally dye and uniquely pattern a 35cm piece silk scarf

DATE: October 1st

LOCATION: Minerva Workshop, Dove Centre, Kentish Town, NW5 2BJ

TIMINGS: 10.30 – 3pm

For more details and how to book, open the link:
https://minervaworkshop.co.uk/workshops/natural-dyeing-with-kitchen-botanicals

Talk for South London Botanical Institute

SLBI Talk

Wednesday 19th August 7pm
Botanical Colour from plants
Fashion, textiles, craft & herbaria
sustainability @slbi

A talk about the resurgence of interest in botanical colour and sustainability, connecting innovations past and present in this field.
In light of environmental concerns in the fashion and textiles industry an insight into a connected, imaginative and plant inspired future.
Mindfully connecting design activism, environmentalism and localism.
The talk aims to seed thoughts about these connections and look at trends in craft and creative businesses small and large scale looking to nature for inspiration.
Also highlighting some beautiful herbarium specimens of heritage dye plants collected by SLBI founder Allan Octavian Hume.

To book contact South London Botanical Institute
Email: info@slbi.org.uk
Web: www.slbi.org.uk
Telephone: 020 8674 5787

Madder Natural Dye Workshop at The South London Botanical Institute

SLBI Madder workshop
SLBI Madder workshop

Thursday August 27th 2020
10 – 1pm
Location: South London Botanical Institute Garden
Learn about the special qualities of the madder plant, see it growing in the SLBI garden.
Press a madder plant – Rubia tinctorum – in preparation for the specimen to be added to the herbarium collection at SLBI.
Prepare a dye bath and explore the many colours that can be produced from this root dye bath on a selection of small fabric swatches.
Create your own colour card and draw mindfully in the garden with ink made from madder.

For more details, price and to book, please visit https://www.slbi.org.uk
Early booking recommended as places limited
Please bring a sketchbook and pen and paintbrush
https://www.slbi.org.uk
South London Botanical Institute
323 Norwood Road
London, SE24 9AQ
England
Telephone: 020 8674 5787
Email: info@slbi.org.uk
Web: www.slbi.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 214251
Company Limited by Guarantee No: 116643

Natural Dyeing & Sustainable Textiles

Natural Dyeing & Sustainable Textiles VTX218A flyer
Natural Dyeing & Sustainable Textiles VTX218A

This year long course covers everything you need to know about natural dyeing and printing. It is designed to deliver a comprehensive and detailed practical overview of contemporary practise. Explore sustainable textiles, current innovations, fibresheds and the circular economy. Design a dye garden and grow plants in and harvest colour from the Morley College dye garden. The course will generate a portfolio of samples, notes, skills and recipes to use in a variety of platforms and for further development. This course is run in 4 blocks as follows: VTX142A: Autumn 2020 , VTX142B: Winter 2021 , VTX218B: Spring 2021, VTX218C: Summer 2021, nesting within VTX218A Combined total 20 weeks

For more information and to book visit www.morleycollege.ac.uk