Botanical printing on aprons: all about ecoprint!
Botanical printing on aprons: all about ecoprint!

Botanical printing on aprons: all about ecoprint!

with Marie-Ève Dion
French Thursday morning

$172.46
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Taxes included.
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Language : French
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Dyes and Textile printing

In this workshop, you'll learn how to print flowers, leaves and other natural extracts directly onto fiber. An impressive process within everyone's reach! We'll explore:

A quick introduction to natural dyeing; fiber preparation, mordants and tannins
Plants ideal for botanical printing (flowers, leaves, stems, roots)
Basic ecoprinting techniques (folding, cooking, etc.)
Tataki-zome or hammering (demonstration)
During the workshop, we'll make a printed apron from dried and fresh plants. Each participant will also be given a notebook and a dyeing diary in which to record their notes and samples.

At the end of this workshop, you will leave with your own botanical printed apron.
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Prerequisites
  • None
  • None
What is provided (for the duration of the workshop)
  • Plant fiber apron
  • Dyeing materials (plants and others)
  • Cooking materials (cooking paper, steamer)
  • Class notes
  • Dyeing journal
  • Plant fiber apron
  • Dyeing materials (plants and others)
  • Cooking materials (cooking paper, steamer)
  • Class notes
  • Dyeing journal
What to bring
  • Clothes that may get stained
  • Gloves
  • Plastic bag to put your wet project in
  • Towel that may get stained

  • Clothes that may get stained
  • Gloves
  • Plastic bag to put your wet project in
  • Towel that may get stained
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TEACHER

Marie-Ève Dion

With a bachelor's degree in fashion design and a passion for textile fibers, Marie-Eve Dion worked for nearly a decade as a costume designer in the film industry.
While working on a project for the big screen, the Orford-born craftswoman was introduced to natural dyeing. It was an immediate revelation!
After several specialized workshops, the design of a dye garden and a multitude of experiments, the young mother, keen to offer an eco-responsible, local product, launched the Marie-les-bains plant dye studio in the spring of 2021.

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If you wish to attend a workshop that is not offered in your spoken language, please let us know. We may be able to provide language accommodations. Please send an email to support@festivaltwist.org with your details and request.

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