INDIGO LIVE ~ a 3 day dye along! Now available as recordings.
In conjunction with the online one year natural Dyers course, we decided to open up the 3 day Indigo dye along to all our Co~Lab members. This dye along is designed to start you off on an indigo vat or vats of your choice.
Our students will create and maintain all vats and choose their final preferred vat/s by incorporating the indigo vats in the next two chapters: Purple dyeing and combination dyes. The 3 day Indigo dye along will be held via zoom and you are welcome to type in your questions. Jennifer will be answering questions at regular intervals during the meeting. The 3 day Indigo dye along will be followed by an open Q&A session during the following week to help with any trouble shooting.
NOTE: You will need to purchase membership for The Natural Dyers Academy in order to participate. Click on the zoom link below and it will take you to the membership gate. The recordings will also be available after.
Flower of an indigo vat
Day 1 Tuesday
How to start a fermentation vat. Jennifer will show the steps on how to create a fermentation vat using ground Madder, Wheat Bran, Soda Ash and Indigo. If you like to create your vat at the same time make sure you have those ingredients at hand as well as a heat proof vessel/pot (that can also be put on a stove top) and hot water.
Quantities needed for a medium vat:
Indigo 5g/L
Ground madder 5g/L (can be used fresh or pre used, cut madder isn't nearly as affective)
Wheat bran 5g/L
Soda Ash 30g/L
The presentation will be done with a 3L glass jar, for you all to see the process.
Day 2 Wednesday
How to start a 1-2-3 organic vat, using fruit sugar.
We will first check our fermentation vat, followed by the creation of the fruit sugar vat. Jennifer will show the steps on how to create a 1-2-3 organic vat using ground Fruit sugar, Lime and Indigo. If you like to create your vat at the same time make sure you have those ingredients at hand as well as a heat proof vessel/pot (that can also be put on a stove top) and hot water.
Quantities needed for a medium strength vat
Indigo 5g/L
Lime 10g/L
Fruit sugar 15g/L
The presentation will be done with a 3L glass jar, for you all to see the process.
Day 3 Thursday
How to start a mineral vat using Iron (Ferrous Sulphate)
We will first check our fermentation and fruit sugar vats, followed by the creation of a mineral vat. Jennifer will show the steps on how to create a mineral vat using Ferrous sulphate, Lime and Indigo. If you like to create your vat at the same time make sure you have those ingredients at hand as well as a heat proof vessel/pot and hot water. This Vat does not require any heat after creation.
Quantities needed for a medium strength vat
Indigo 5g/L
Iron (ferrous sulphate) 10g/L
Lime 15g/L
The presentation will be done with a 3L glass jar, for you all to see the process.
You can type in questions as we go along, see you soon! x
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