Natural Lake Pigments for Textiles
Natural Dyes
A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist
About the video: Natural Dyes
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk to you about what dyes can be used to extract the pigment powder. I'll also explain why not just any plant works and give you a traditional stamping recipe. Later, I will explain the differences when stamping when using lacquer pigments.”
In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: Natural Dyes , which is part of the Domestika online course: Natural Lake Pigments for Textiles. Learn to extract color directly from nature and make organic powder dyes to paint textiles and much more.
Partial transcription of the video
“natural dyes Natural dyes have been used throughout history to dye textiles or create pigments. They are mostly extracted from plants and some insects, however, not all plants have the necessary properties or sufficient amounts of dye. In this lesson we are going to delve a little deeper into the chemical process behind the colors and how to extract them. Here I have two fabrics, one that was washed and etched with 10% alum and one that is just washed. If you have taken some of my classes or have you experimented with natural dyes, you know that it is very important to mordant the fabric to...”
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Course summary for: Natural Lake Pigments for Textiles
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Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fine Arts, Painting, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing, Textile Printing
Anabel Torres
A course by Anabel Torres
Anabel Torres has been a specialist in natural textile dyes for the past seven years and, through her brand Antesis, she designs and sells sustainable items decorated with stunning organic colors, as well as offering textile art workshops across Mexico City.
Her focus is on studying and experimenting with colors that can be easily obtained from the world around us—such as indigo, annatto, and cochineal—and she draws inspiration from the textures found in nature.
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