Re-dye your own cloth with natural material that provided from Berlin local
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.
Natural dye & Shibori Tie-dye
Private workshop
Duration:
90min
Private:
You can create the colors and patterns you truly want, beyond what group workshops usually offer.
Location:
Grimmstraß 24, 10967 home studio
Cloth:
Please bring your own fabric. If you don’t have anything you’d like to dye, I will provide a cotton scarf.
COLOR 1 REUSE TEA LEAVES dark purple
Color material…
Dark color produced by Japanese dyeing technic using tannin from tealeaves and iron rust.Reused tea leaves…
Tea leaves collected by a tea sommelier Kwok Ying von Beuningen/the restaurant Oukan Ackerstraße 144, Berlin.Recommend re-dye cloth…
handkerchief, own teacloth, scarf, totebag etc
COLOR 2 RES ONION SKIN pink / dark green
Color material…
Red onion produce pink color or dark green color when they mixed with natural aluminium powder from Myoban Onsen (aluminium hot spring in Japan)Red onion skins…
Red onion skin collected by Love Burger Berlin Treptower Str. 90, 12059 Berlin
Recommend re-dye cloth…
handkerchief, T-shirt(dark green), cushion cover, totebag etc
COLOR 3 TURMERIC yellow
Color material…
Turmeric dyeing produces a vivid yellow color, is easy for beginners to create patterns with, though it fades easily with light and washing.Turmeric powder…
You can easily find at super market.Recommend re-dye cloth…
handkerchiefs, scarves, dresses, and cushion covers.
Workshop process
1. Making a pot of colored water by natural materials
2. Design ”Shibori” Tie-dye patterns on your cloth/fabric and create together
3. Boil the fabric in colored water
4. Fix the color
5. Remove the tied bands and open the fabric to see the pattern!
DONE!
