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Rainbow Shibori Explorations

$950.00

Available

Dyeing
Brasstown
Week
Ages
18yr+
May
2
Sun
-
May
7
Fri
PM
04:00
-
PM
12:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Daily
Program Area: Dyeing
Instructor: Graham Keegan
Studio/Location: Wet Room
Student Materials: Please bring the following: -Instructor will order the clamps and pre-buy yardage and students can purchase it from the instructor. But, you are also welcome to bring washed yardage " PPF-prepared for dyeing" to try - 5 yards maximum. Also/or a textile item to discuss whether it would be appropriate to the process. -We will examine the fabrics and determine how to best prepare them for dyeing and follow through on that during the class so they can experience what it takes to get yardage ready to roll.
School Fee & Materials: $0
Instructor Materials: $25 - 6 Clamps per student $03 - 10lb bag for 30bucks - 1 LB of Aluminum Sulfate or Alum on hand per student $03 - 10lb for 30 bucks shipped - 1 lb iron per student $02 - 8oz soda ash per student (3 boxes for 25 bucks total) $04 - 1 lb wheat bran per student (10 bags @3.50 each) $03 - 1 lg chalk per student ($30 with shipping for 10#) $07 - 250g madder extract for full class ($70) $06 - Indigo share - $60 for 3+lbs of indigo paste whole class use $02 - Slaked Lime ($20 for 10lbs shipped) $07 - luteolin extract ($70 for 100g) $02 - Soy beans 5lbs for whole class I will plan to bring my shapes in a checked bag. Otherwise they can be crafted from hardwood or plywood scraps using a scroll saw or jigsaw.
Equipment Needs: Wet Room set up, indoors and out doors -4 large pots for dyeing ( 10 gallon or more) -use of the dye garden ( or just to visit). Madder, indigo, and a yellow source to show
Skill Level: All levels
Total Materials Fees: $65-$175
1 Folk School Rd
1 Folk School Rd
Brasstown, NC 28902

Description

Study the relationship between mordants, fabrics, and dye plants. Extract primary colors from plants onto fabric–indigo blue, madder red, and weld yellow. Layer them to explore all the colors of the rainbow. Focus on patterns such as stripes, squares, diamonds, and kaleidoscopic repeats. Learn every step from fabric selection to pattern making to post-dyeing care. This process shines on lightweight fabrics. Also, source some colors from plants available on the Folk School campus!

Study the relationship between mordants, fabrics, and dye plants. Extract primary colors from plants onto fabric–indigo blue, madder red, and weld yellow. Layer them to explore all the colors of the rainbow. Focus on patterns such as stripes, squares, diamonds, and kaleidoscopic repeats. Learn every step from fabric selection to pattern making to post-dyeing care. This process shines on lightweight fabrics. Also, source some colors from plants available on the Folk School campus!

 

$65-$175

Graham Keegan is a natural dyer based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in print and pattern practices. His education comes mostly from any 19th- or early 20th-century dye books or old manuscripts he can lay his eyes on–and from repeated attempts (and countless failures) working with each plant and material. In his teaching style, Graham emphasizes constant experimentation and continued attention to the effects of our actions. He advocates for developing long term relationships with plants and getting to know their demeanor and characteristics at different ages, seasons, and stages in their cycles of life and death.

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