Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments
Dye with earth
A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist
About the video: Dye with earth
Overview
“We will try now with mud and earth, I will teach you a sustainable and simple method. ”
In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: Dye with earth, 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
“Dyeing with soil In this lesson, I'll show you how to dye with soil and clays. The ones that work best are the orange, red and green ones. I'm going to use this orange soil. You'll need to put the soil into a container and make sure that it's pulverized. The quantity of clay only varies according to the fiber we're dyeing and it should be fully covered. You don't need a precise quantity. I'll add some water. Now I'll mix up the paste. We need to add a little more to get a thicker consistency. There's no specific measurement, you can feel the paste as it forms. It should have a consistency l...”
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Course summary for: Textile Dyeing with Natural Pigments
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Category
Craft -
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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