Natural tea leaves dye
Cha-fu茶布
Kusaki-zome Workshop
at Tea Arts 23.11.2024
Studios-ID | Berlin Genslerstraße 13, 13055 Berlin
Tea ceramic, Tea dyed fabric, Tea serving, Concert
Photo by Martin Keil
Workshop
Saturday 23.11.2024
- 12:00-13:30
-15:00-16:30
Linen Cha-fu 50×30cm & Cotton Cha-fu 15×15cm
Color with reusing tea leaves
price 45€
Entrance free for the event Tea Arts
Location Studios-ID | Berlin Genslerstraße 13, 13055 Berlin
It’ll be held in a relaxing space in historical Kunsthof
The building entrance is located diagonally across from the museum Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, on the other side of Genslerstraße
What will you do in the workshop?
1. Making a pot of colored water by reusing tea leaves
2. Tie the fabric together with rubber bands or hemp string to create patterns on the fabric
3. Boil the fabric in colored water
4. Mordant the cloth with a blend of nails and vinegar to darken the color
The tannin ingredient in the tea leaves reacts with the iron ingredient extracted from the nail to produce a warm gray color.
5. Remove the tied threads and open the fabric to see the pattern and color
DONE!
Natural dye "Kusaki-zome草木染め"
is a Japanese dyeing method in which natural and everyday materials such as flowers, herbs, vegetable peels, Coffee grounds, Tea are used to dye fabrics.
In this workshop you will dye Cha-fu茶布 (tea cloth) .
Tea leaves are reused to dye cloth after drinking.
After boiling in a pot and dipping in a diluted nail solution, the tannin in the tea leaves reacts with iron to change the pigment component into a deep color, you can tie-dye your own favorite patterns.
The dyed cloth can be used as tea cloth / tableware / deco.
You can experience the Kusaki-zome with textile artist Yurika Saito.
What is natural dye?
Material costs?
All material costs are included in the price of 45€
What will you dye?
Linen Cha-fu" fabrics 50×30cm & cotton Cha-fu fabrics 15×15cm
Language?
Basically English, but EN/DE process sheet are available
What do you need?
Please bring cloth or an apron that you do not mind getting dirty as the tea may stain your clothes
Where is the place/ entry ticket for the event?
Studios-ID | Berlin Genslerstraße 13, 13055 Berlin
The building entrance is located diagonally across from the museum Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, on the other side of Genslerstraße
Entrance free
For cancelation?
We ask for your understanding of cancellations on the day before or the day of the event, as we are by appointment only~21th Nov 100% back
22nd&23rd Nov 50% back
For children?
Please come with supervision
What is Tea Arts?
It is a collective event of the tea-related arts
Tea ceramic-Mariko Chiba/ Taiwan Tea serving-Wolfgang Schwabe/Music concert and live paiunting-Genmyo trio
Eventpage is HERE
11:00-20:00 Exhibition12:00-13:30 Natural dye workshop14:00-15:00 Official Tea Serving15:00-16:30 Natural dye workshop18:00- Genmyo Concert & PaintingPlease relax and enjoy the tea-related art!
