2nd April Chilwell library 10-11am
9th April Chilwell library 10-11am
3rd April Geelong West Library 10-11am
10th April Geelong West Library 10-11am
11th April Belmont Library 10.30- 11.30am & 11.30am -12.30pm
9th May Leopold Library 2-3pm
23rd May Leopold Library 2-3pm
END OF MAY workshops – The Longest Book in the World (TLBW)
WHERE: Boronggook Library Drysdale2-8 Wyndham St
WHEN: Tuesday, 1pm – 2 pm, May 30
WHEN: Wednesday, 10:30am – 11:30am, May 31
https://events.grlc.vic.gov.au/event/8553644
Apologies – Longest BooK in the World cancelled today at Boronggook
Drysdale Library and Friday at Drysdale Museum..
I fell upon dyeing and staining when I rewashed my paint rags instead of throwing them out, the pigments stayed in.
You know when you spill something on your clothes, and it will be hard to get out – there we go perfect dye or tint. Try left over coffee and tea. Try soaking beetroot skins and turmeric. On natural dyes there are books if you find you wish to further pursue the craft however its good to just muck about with your left-over vegies and beverages first. Playing and making a mess is a good start.
Try boiling your vegetable or plant with water or vinegar or a combination of both. Try rusty nails soaked in vinegar. Or just leave soaking in the sun for a few days.
A person who made beautiful scarves used gum leaves and seaweeds and said ‘ just wet your cloths or papers and tie them up with the leaves until dry let the magic the magic just happens’
If you want them to dry flat I dry on on no porous board using a large paint brush to get the bubbles out. Or, use baking paper and pressing between books. I have used this for small squares for making covers for handmade books.
If you do not have the time and are rummaging around in the food cupboard you may come across food dye for cakes – they are a perfect starting point and have a beautiful hue.
To learn the art of dyeing process, an excellent book is The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr – published by Timber press 2010
These shadow puppets where made from hand dyed and glued papers and cut out from a template during a workshop at Brunswick Neighbourhood House in 2019 for the Sea is Sinking Installation. The handles are meat skewers glued with tag paper.
Home screens can be made from sheets hung in a light filled window or put the puppet in front of a lamp pointing to a wall or intense midday sun outside. Play and experiment.