Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments
The colors that surround us
A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist
About the video: The colors that surround us
Overview
“Now I will share my favorite influences, the clothing of the past, useful exercises to understand the interaction of colors and the importance of exploring and studying your environment to experiment with the pigments around you.
In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: The colors that surround us, which is part of the Domestika online course: Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments. Add color to your fibers and fabrics by using sustainable methods.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'll share some of my favorite influences in textiles, color and experimentation. I like researching and studying textiles from the past. How they were made, the materials they used and what they meant. I like reading about the origin of the meaning of the colors and how this was related with the material they used for dyeing. For example, in the Renaissance red was reserved for the nobility as it was a very expensive pigment. Given that it was banned for traders, who were becoming more powerful and rich, they used green, which was also very expensive because they...”
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Course summary for: Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing
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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