Ditchling Dye Day March 2019
For our last workshop, we set up two indigo vats and an iron/soda dye bath. Ferrous sulphate in solution. fabrics were immersed in this warm solution …
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17 Dec
Ditchling Workshop December 16th
Ditchling Workshop December 16th
Setting up for alkaline extraction method with madder root – adding washing soda And then testing for the ph – looking for ph 9-10 but we …
19 Nov
Making Black: Ditchling November 18th
Making Black: Ditchling November 18th
Using tannin and iron to make black. Samples are dipped, exposed and redipped to achieve the dark colour. Overdying samples with Indigo Some examples of the eco …
17 Nov
Singing The Blues
Singing The Blues
A collection of blue shades dyed with Indigo and over dyed with Weld and Sappanwood. The colour swatches have been named after songs with “Blue” …
17 Sep
Ditchling Dye Day
Ditchling Dye Day
Our September workshop was spent mostly processing and dyeing with fresh and dried indigo leaves, fresh woad leaves and also with Saxon blue dye. Woad leaves …
18 Aug
Indigo pages
Indigo pages
This whole book was dipped in the vat closed. The zigzag fold was dipped in the vat whilst clasped between two pieces of plywood. Leaf prints …
16 Jul
July Workshop at Ditchling
July Workshop at Ditchling
We set up three dye pots in the morning for – cochineal, madder and weld For the madder we used recipe 10 in “Colours From Nature” And …
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