Fitzroy and CBD Melbourne are home to warehouses
designers galleries and retailers. All tours designed for participants of NDS
starting 2 pm: Fitzroy Tour
NDS27N
NIGHT
Opening Night
with Janet de Boer 6pm followed by demonstration,
Velma Bolyard, Shifu Books
Day 2 of a joint workshop with Julian Roberts. Using
simple bundle dyeing techniques India will demonstrate how to harness the
effects of scrap metals, different waters and other easily sourced
ingredients to influence dye outcomes as well as discussing a range of
methods for plant dye extraction and application. Students will then have the
opportunity to try their own dyeing using small bundles.
Fitzroy and CBD Melbourne are home to warehouses
designers galleries and retailers. All tours designed for participants of NDS
starting 2 pm: Fitzroy Tour
Workshop and demonstration at time to be advised during the symposium: Special guest Donna Campbell has been weaving native flax and using traditional natural dyes to colour it for many years to produce traditional Maori garments and items. The fibres extracted from the leaves of New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax, have been used as the principal textile fibre by Maori since pre- European times. Donna uses raureka, a yellow dye produced from bark and roots. The Maori also use uku, a rusty-coloured mud used to obtain a black dye. Traditional Maori dyeing uses wood ash mordant.
Can't attend the workshop? Express interest in a DVD in advance - if we get enough expressions of interest we will consider filming workshops. DVDs will be sold for AUD $50 each.
Work experience for textile and events management students - paid- click here.
Email us -Built by elephant 12 December 2011 from Station 2
Natural Dye Symposium 2012 
