About this Event
In this four week Eco workshop we will learn to use the Tannin/Iron combination to create beautiful grey back ground combination for Eco Printed cloth with added text in black printing paste or discharge it in white.
Oak Gall Tannin, a natural dye has been used for hundreds of years with combination of Iron to make Black ink and dye cloth in a natural and permanent way.
You will learn about their relationship and how to use it as an ink, a dye bath, as an Ink, as a printing paste and as a discharge over the 4 sessions, at each session you will learn a technique and produce some art work.
Week one: introduction to the course, tannins and other ingredients. how to create a dye bath
Week two: Making inks, changeing ph for a range of colour.
Week three: printing on textile with tannins
Week four: dyeing fabric and discharging
We make a discharge paste and learn to screen print with it on fabric
This workshop is for beginners as well as well as more advanced participants.
You will receive a shopping list and a list of instructions before the workshop.
If you live in the UK you have the option to order a pack of tannins or iron from me
The sessions will take place on zoom in real time but you will get access to the recording to replay for 4 weeks. You need a good speed internet to be able to see it live.
All through the workshop you will get access to comprehensive instructions which are yours to keep. Those include photos and video material
You will be encourage to use your own printing or mark making techniques en to experiment with your own locally sourced tannins.
If you need information you can email me on [email protected]
Event Venue
Online
GBP 161.02
