Woad Yeast Vat on Cellulose Fibres

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Sustainable

Traditional

Un mordanted cotton and linen dyed with fresh woad leaves using a yeast and sugar indigo vat. Collected and dyed near Velez Blanco, southern Spain.

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

Purple Lilac Grey

Sample Information

Date of Creation

April, 2023

Process & Production

Jenny Dean Yeast vat recipe: 300g of fresh woad, steeped in 7 ltrs of boiling water for 1 hr. Cooled to 50C by end of hour. Added 2 tbs of sodium carbonate and mixture of 3 tbs of sugar, 2 tbs of yeast (allowed to froth whilst leaves steeped). First immersion/dip for 1 hour, successive dips 10-20mins x 3. Kept temperature at 50C and leaves in vat whilst dyeing.

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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