Dyeing Cellulose Fabrics with Natural Dyes

Learn how to create beautiful colors on cotton, linen, and hemp using natural dyes.

Dyeing Cellulose Fabrics with Natural Dyes

Learn how to create beautiful colors on cotton, linen, and hemp using natural dyes.
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About the Class

Working with cellulose and natural dyes is a special skill that takes time, practice, experience, and a lot of secret tricks. In this online course, I will teach you these skills and we will practice together, to create confidence in working with cotton viscose, hemp, linen, and more.

You will learn how to create beautiful, saturated, and even single colors from natural barks, roots, leaves, and insects.

Start dyeing your own (upcycled) clothes to curate your eco-conscious wardrobe.

A special learning unit is dedicated to foraging your own dyes.

In the complete online course "Dyeing Cellulose with Natural Dyes" you will find:

Self-paced modules that are accessible through LearnDesk, Over 20 lessons with texts, illustrations, and downloads. Assignments are given Videos illustrate what is learned. Full online support.

Author

Suzanne Dekel

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School

Suzanne Dekel's School

Requirements

For this class you will have specific materials, this will be enough for the class and you will have leftovers for further use.

  • You should have at least three yards of new, white 100% cotton.
  • You should have at least three yards of a simple unbleached cotton muslin fabric.
  • You should have at least three years of new, white 100% linen.
  • You should have at least three yards of new, white viscose or ramie.
  • You should have 300 grams of alum.
  • You should have 300 grams of soda ash (sodium carbonate).
  • You should have 200-gram chalk (calcium carbonate).
  • You should have regular washing powder like 'Tide'.
  • You should have dishwashing detergent.
  • You should have vinegar.
  • You should have 300 grams of aluminum tri formate.
  • You should have 100 grams of ferrous sulfate.
  • You should have 100 grams of copper sulfate.
  • You should have 300 grams of oak gall tannin powder.
  • You should have 300-gram madder powder.
  • You should have 250-gram weld powder.
  • You should have 100-gram cochineal powder.
  • You should have 200-gram Cutch extract.
  • You should have 200 grams of logwood.

Optional: white used t-shirts or other garments to upcycle.

Hardware:

  • You should have will need at least one large non-reactive pan (like stainless steel) with a volume of 20 liters.
  • You should have tongs.
  • You should have a few large plastic buckets.
  • You should have a fine sieve.
  • You should have a heat source (gas or electric).
  • You should have access to water.
  • You should have a digital kitchen scale.
  • You should have a few (old) plastic containers for storage and weighing our materials.
  • You should have a place for hand-mordanted and dyed fabrics to hang.
  • You should have clothespins.

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What's Included

Language: English
Level: Intermediate
Skills: Scour Cellulose Fabrics, Mordant Cotton, Mordant Linen, Dye Cellulose Red, Dye Cellulose Yellow, Dye Cellulose Orange, Dye Cellulose Blue, Dye Cellulose Pink, Dye Cellulose Purple, Dye Cellulose Black
Age groups: 18+ years
Duration: 6 hours 18 minutes
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