India Flint Workshop – Eco Dyeing
I just got back from a trip to California where I took a 3-day workshop with India Flint.
Magic, alchemy, fun and LOTS of information! I LOVED the workshop! I haven’t done a lot of dyeing before (though I also learned Bengala Dyeing this past summer) or stitching – so this was a whole new adventure.
We went exploring the streets and railway tracks of Loomis and found many treasures.
We rolled them up in cloth, put them into a dye pot…
added water and other materials, boiled it up and waited…
Then…..the magic! Opening the bundles to see what happened…
After 3 dyepots we had 9 squares of fabric that we stitched together…
Then cut!! Then stitched onto a backing and stitched some more….
I find myself now looking at leaves in a new way – their shapes, their colours and wondering what they may become in a dyepot.
I learned so much from India, including a different way at looking at things and thinking about things. Thank you!!
Terri
My website: www.saorisaltspring.com
I love the pieces that you created, and the way they were made!
Such beauty!!!!
It looks like it was an incredibly inspiring workshop- so glad that you were well enough to go 🙂
Yes, it was a major thing for me to be able to go to this workshop. We had planned it long ago and I wasn’t sure until the last days that I would be well enough. I decided to go – and I was so glad to be there. A bit of recovery time now – with lots to think about! More possibilities….
Looks wonderful. You are very lucky to get to learn with India! Apart from water and the wrapped bundles what other material did you put into the dye pot please?
Each pot was different – and it all depended on what we found locally. Yes, I was lucky to be able to take the workshop from India – I thoroughly enjoyed it!
It really was magical! I’m walking my furry friend everyday now, looking at the maples around me, waiting for leaves to fall so I can gather and bundle them. The yogurt that is turning in the fridge is headed for some cotton knit…
Yes – the leaves, the possibilities….
I just spent an hour on India’s website. Her work is amazing and inspiring. I’m glad you could go. I’ll be putting that on my wish list now.
It’s on my wishlist, too, Judi! 🙂
I would definitely recommend a workshop with India…
In the meantime – happy weaving!
Terri