Traditional Dyes and Paints
Bursting with Colour
By Joanne Bowes and Jan Drury
Today we did some more experiments with natural dyes – Logwood, Brazilwood, Cochineal and Weld. When I made the original Dye Pots I saved half of each to make into paint and dyed my yarns with the remainder.
It is truly amazing to see the effect of the individual dyes on different paper and materials and also how they are changed by the medium we added. Due to excessive mould formation we have rejected the Egg White and, after today’s session, will be focussing on Acrylic Medium and Seaweed Alginate.
Meanwhile Jan has successfully transferred a solar print of a Hitchin Priory window and a copy of John Radcliffe’s Will onto calico. Her stencilling with Madder paste, echoing the original wallpaper sample at the Priory, has also produced a positive result.
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I really loved seeing all this on Monday. Your research is fantastic and the results are stunning – lovely!