Finished - Plant dyeing workshop Botanical printing: wearing the imprint of flowers - October 26, 2024
$ 95,00
Following the success of this workshop held in March 2024, La société des plantes is pleased to welcome back to its premises Dahlia Milon craftswoman specializing in vegetable dyes and the cultivation of dye plants.
In this workshop, participants are invited to dye a silk scarf using the botanical printing technique. This consists in creating patterns of flower imprints on the fabric.
Dahlia Milon will explain how to achieve the different printing effects and color effects that flowers allow.
This technique is also a creative, fun and spontaneous introduction to vegetable dyeing. The steps involved in preparing fabrics for vegetable dyeing will be covered (washing, mordanting and dyeing).
With the help of photos, Dahlia will share with participants a short presentation on her work growing dye plants in Kamouraska and harvesting wild plants. She will share with participants her tips for drying, storing and using dye plants.
Practical information:
- DATE: Saturday, October 26, 2024
- LOCATION: LA SOCIÉTÉ DES PLANTES
- DURATION 3h30: from 13h to 16h30
- COST PER PERSON: 95.00$ (109.23$ tx inc.) Includes scarf.
- MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 8 persons
- MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 3 persons
Read the description below for more information on Dahlia Milon Textile and cancellation policy.
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Dahlia Milon Textile is an artisanal workshop specializing in vegetable dyes, as well as a dye plant production garden. In the preparation of her dyes, she uses plants mainly from her dye plant garden, as well as wild plants harvested in the Kamouraska region, where she is located.
Dahlia's mission is to make high-quality, local dye plants available to the public, as part of her own contribution to the necessary change in the textile industry to make it more environmentally friendly. She is also committed to sharing her knowledge of vegetable dyeing and offers several workshops, sharing her knowledge and passion.
The workshop will take place at LA SOCIÉTÉ DES PLANTES, 207, rang de l'Embarras, Kamouraska.
In the event of cancellation of the workshop on the part of the organizers, a full refund will be made. If you have to cancel your attendance, a fee of 20$/person will be deducted from the refund, to cover costs and losses incurred. In the event of cancellation within 7 days of the workshop, this charge will be 60$.
