Tag: Madder

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

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 Dye Workshop at The South London Botanical Institute

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Natural Dye Workshop:

Dye a silk scarf using madder root. See madder root grown in SLBI garden
Study herbarium sheets of natural dye plants from SLBI. Learn about the history of the natural dyeing process and experiment with a range of colours the madder root makes. Try shibori resist techniques to create patterns with madder.
10 – 1pm

Saturday September 10th

10am – 1pm

£35, book and pay through SLBI