Description
This three day class teaches the basic of transferring plant images onto paper, fabrics, and sketchbooks. You will learn about the chemistry of eco-dyeing. What works and what doesn’t! About pre and post mordants and dyes – both pre dyeing papers and using dye pots to transfer colors; using thickened dyes to transfer images from thermofax screens, stencils or stamps.
Day One – We will spend the day preparing our papers and fabrics and then dyeing and steaming papers/fabrics, using both tiles and dowels to “bundle” and unwrapping them the same day.
Day Two – In the morning, we will wrap the sketchbooks, as they need three hours to boil. Then we will start the embellishing of the papers and dye more papers, if needed.
Day Three – We will continue to embellish and assemble your incredible papers. The day will end with slow stitch/binding the papers and fabrics into the journals.
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST:
Paper – watercolor papers, premium photocopy papers (with images printed on – optional)
Fabrics – silk, wool, linen, cotton (no synthetic fabrics)
Plants – leaves, flowers, and berries
Tiles – (6 x 6)
Dowels – ¾” to 1” wooden dowels – cut 10” to 12” long 3)wooden dowels
If you have – railroad spikes
Metal rebar
3-4 plastic shoe size boxes
Thermofax screens, stencils, stamps, paint brush (optional)
Rubber bands
Cotton twine
Sketchbook
Spray bottle with 50/50 water/vinegar solution
Embellishment materials:
fabrics, Paints/paint brushes (just one or two), Tea bags, Stamps, Stencils, Lace, Small rocks, Small sticks, Found objects
Binding material:
Size 16 & 18 large needles, Awl or ice pick, Card board or artist board for making a hard cover, Hole punch, Wax thread (I will bring mine), Hand stitching tools.
You don’t need to bring your embellishment materials on day one, but after getting some ideas, you can collect your materials on the first evening based on samples.
Sewing machine – we can have several machines, based on the number of students, rather than everyone bringing their own.
CLASS ORGANIZER SUPPLY LIST:
A facility with an inside stove for boiling bundles
And/or outside stands and propane tanks for boiling bundles (2-3 – depending on inside boiling and number of students)
4-5 large pots for boiling & steaming
Tongs
Towels or sheets
Tables for students (1-2 students per 6 foot table)
Several irons and ironing boards (depending on number of students)
Sewing machines – bring a few unless the students want to use their own.
MY SUPPLY LIST:
All mordants and chemicals
All dyes – we will be using onion skins, walnuts, cochineal, steaming and possibly logwood.
Thickened dyes – Gum Tragacanth
Several Thermofax screen, stencils and stamps
Wax thread in several colors for the students use.
Several extra sketchbooks and additional papers
Additional embellishment items
Crocodile Big Bite Hole Punch
Gloves
COST: $245.00/STUDENT (Includes Instructors materials fee)
If I teach out of my own studio in Louisville, CO – maximum students – 10
My studio comes equipped with stove/2 stands with propane tanks
Large pots/towels/tongs
I have many extra supplies in my studio that are available for use: tiles, rebar, railroad spikes, dowels
Gloves
Iron and ironing board
