Natural Dyeing of Textiles with Plants
Extract color from black hollyhocks
A course by Ania Grzeszek , Textile Artist and creator of the company Kaliko
About the video: Extract color from black hollyhocks
Overview
“This lesson is dedicated to the black hollyhock. I will show you the best way to extract their color and how to apply it to the fabrics.”
In this video lesson Ania Grzeszek addresses the topic: Extract color from black hollyhocks, which is part of the Domestika online course: Natural Dyeing of Textiles with Plants. Learn to bring natural colors to textiles of all kinds in a sustainable way and dye a two-tone cotton scarf.
Partial transcription of the video
“Extract dye from black hollyhocks The last plant that I test today is the black hollyhock. You can collect the flowers and simply keep them dry. They are very tender and do not need a long extraction. I'll show you how the process works. The dye is not very lightfast, nevertheless it is very beautiful. That's why I really want to show it to you. I told you before that you used dyes should generally boil for about an hour, to extract the dye. You have to adapt this extraction time to the plant. Very delicate plants such as flowers take less time. Hard parts of plants such as bark or cones sh...”
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Course summary for: Natural Dyeing of Textiles with Plants
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Textile Dyeing, Upcycling
Ania Grzeszek
A course by Ania Grzeszek
After finishing her studies in architecture, Ania Grzeszek knew she wanted to dedicate herself to something more creative. That is why she taught herself to weave and fell in love with the craft. She tried dyeing her yarns and textiles herself and then began documenting her learning process on Instagram. She quickly received very positive feedback, put her products on sale, and developed her small textile company: Kaliko.
Ania offers ecologically dyed products, supplied by international yarn and textile stores, she buys her dyeing and weaving materials and teaches courses in her Berlin workshop. The artist focuses on making and manually coloring textiles for different products that she sells around the world. Ania loves to experiment and has fun exploring the endless possibilities offered by materials, dyes, designs, and techniques to create each piece.
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