Camouflage - Natural Dye Block Printing
Sunday April 6, 2025 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
At the Natural Dyes Workshop, 604 N. Occidental Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90026
This class is designed to be paired with the class on the previous day where we will hunt out the colors to be used in this workshop - but it does not NEED to be, they can each be taken stand-alone.
Please join for one or both for a 30% discount on the second class - use code HUNTINGCAMO at checkout.
Class size limited to 8
We’re celebrating patterns of “cryptic coloration” affectionally known as “camo”!
I’ve prepared a set of printing blocks in natural, organic shapes that we will be printing and layering onto our textiles that will allow us to develop multiple colors in a dyepot simultaneously. We will each have the opportunity to lay our our own composition and color balance using the provided blocks.
We will develop our prints in infusions of barks and leaves from around the neighborhood that will give us classic earthtones - browns, mustard, khaki, drab, olive etc.
We will walk (sometimes crawl, sometimes run) through the process including all the following:
• Ideal Fabric Selection for this process and Scouring fabrics that require it
• Discussion and review of tools and supplies required for block printing on fabrics
• Mixing and blending of mordant print mediums
• Creating Print Pads to easily reapply print medium to blocks
• Stretching and Preparing fabrics and workspaces for printing
• Practice printing pastes onto fabric
• Drying, aging and rinsing of fabrics
• Immersion dyeing textiles
• Treatments for fabric to restore pH, provide wash fastness and UV shielding to add longevity for the print
Over the course of this day, we will dive into the fundamentals of the traditional processes of block printing with natural dyes that dates back to some of our earliest recorded histories - thank you Pliny!
I’m excited to share the years of process refinement that I’ve made as a result of working through countless mistakes. I’ve learned a lot of lessons the hard way and I’m happy to show you the paths around the numerous obstacles inherent to block printing with natural dyes!
All fabrics and materials are provided.
Sunday April 6, 2025 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
At the Natural Dyes Workshop, 604 N. Occidental Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90026
This class is designed to be paired with the class on the previous day where we will hunt out the colors to be used in this workshop - but it does not NEED to be, they can each be taken stand-alone.
Please join for one or both for a 30% discount on the second class - use code HUNTINGCAMO at checkout.
Class size limited to 8
We’re celebrating patterns of “cryptic coloration” affectionally known as “camo”!
I’ve prepared a set of printing blocks in natural, organic shapes that we will be printing and layering onto our textiles that will allow us to develop multiple colors in a dyepot simultaneously. We will each have the opportunity to lay our our own composition and color balance using the provided blocks.
We will develop our prints in infusions of barks and leaves from around the neighborhood that will give us classic earthtones - browns, mustard, khaki, drab, olive etc.
We will walk (sometimes crawl, sometimes run) through the process including all the following:
• Ideal Fabric Selection for this process and Scouring fabrics that require it
• Discussion and review of tools and supplies required for block printing on fabrics
• Mixing and blending of mordant print mediums
• Creating Print Pads to easily reapply print medium to blocks
• Stretching and Preparing fabrics and workspaces for printing
• Practice printing pastes onto fabric
• Drying, aging and rinsing of fabrics
• Immersion dyeing textiles
• Treatments for fabric to restore pH, provide wash fastness and UV shielding to add longevity for the print
Over the course of this day, we will dive into the fundamentals of the traditional processes of block printing with natural dyes that dates back to some of our earliest recorded histories - thank you Pliny!
I’m excited to share the years of process refinement that I’ve made as a result of working through countless mistakes. I’ve learned a lot of lessons the hard way and I’m happy to show you the paths around the numerous obstacles inherent to block printing with natural dyes!
All fabrics and materials are provided.
Sunday April 6, 2025 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
At the Natural Dyes Workshop, 604 N. Occidental Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90026
This class is designed to be paired with the class on the previous day where we will hunt out the colors to be used in this workshop - but it does not NEED to be, they can each be taken stand-alone.
Please join for one or both for a 30% discount on the second class - use code HUNTINGCAMO at checkout.
Class size limited to 8
We’re celebrating patterns of “cryptic coloration” affectionally known as “camo”!
I’ve prepared a set of printing blocks in natural, organic shapes that we will be printing and layering onto our textiles that will allow us to develop multiple colors in a dyepot simultaneously. We will each have the opportunity to lay our our own composition and color balance using the provided blocks.
We will develop our prints in infusions of barks and leaves from around the neighborhood that will give us classic earthtones - browns, mustard, khaki, drab, olive etc.
We will walk (sometimes crawl, sometimes run) through the process including all the following:
• Ideal Fabric Selection for this process and Scouring fabrics that require it
• Discussion and review of tools and supplies required for block printing on fabrics
• Mixing and blending of mordant print mediums
• Creating Print Pads to easily reapply print medium to blocks
• Stretching and Preparing fabrics and workspaces for printing
• Practice printing pastes onto fabric
• Drying, aging and rinsing of fabrics
• Immersion dyeing textiles
• Treatments for fabric to restore pH, provide wash fastness and UV shielding to add longevity for the print
Over the course of this day, we will dive into the fundamentals of the traditional processes of block printing with natural dyes that dates back to some of our earliest recorded histories - thank you Pliny!
I’m excited to share the years of process refinement that I’ve made as a result of working through countless mistakes. I’ve learned a lot of lessons the hard way and I’m happy to show you the paths around the numerous obstacles inherent to block printing with natural dyes!
All fabrics and materials are provided.