Dyers Chamomile & Indigo Dye Samples

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Sustainable

Traditional

Silk mordanted with aluminium potassium sulfate @15% WOF (weight of fibre), dyed with Dyers Chamomile @ 100% WOF, over dyed with Indigo. Cotton mordanted with – Oak gall powder @12% WOF and alum @15% WOF. Dyed with Dyers Chamomile @100% WOF, over dyed with Indigo

Material

Fiber

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Natural Dyeing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Sample Making Other

Qualities

2D Colourful Opaque Textured / tactile Other

Colour

Yellow Green

Sample Information

Date of Creation

February, 2023

Process & Production

Other mordanted fabric:
Cellulose – Two step mordanted with oak gall powder @12%WOF and alum @ 15% WOF
Protein – Alum @ 15%
Dyed with Dyers Chamomile @100% WOF (weight of fibre)
Ferrous sulfate post modification @ 2% WOF

Credits

Craft Maker

Chloe Scadding

Library Contributor

Chloe Scadding UWTSD

Photographer

Chloe Scadding

Practitioner

Chloe Scadding

As a craftsperson working with plant dyes, I have a particular interest in exploring how we can aid better connection, understanding and appreciation of our natural world through the use of traditional crafts.

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