Plant Dyes – Textile Museum St. Gallen

In the context of the exhibiton furor floralis we offer our workshop “Plant Dyes” at the Textilmuseum St. Gallen. (For further information about the exibition see below.)

Plant Dyes:
Plant dyed fibers are surprisingly colourful and bright. With the right precautions they are a true and sustainable alternative to industrial and synthetic techniques.

Some ingredients are found in every kitchen, others can be cultivated quite easily. Anna & Juan are going to show you the basics of plant dyes. During this workshop you will dye your own yarn or piece of silk (approx. 175 x 35 cm).

Duration total:
6 hours

Direction:
Anna & Juan

Languages:
English and German

Level:
no previous knowledge required

Number of participants:
max. 10

Included:
Material (wool or piece of silk), soft drink, printed instructions, giveaway

Exhibition furor floralis:

Flower mania! Whether a flamboyant sea of flowers, a wild mass of tendrils or tenderly scattered blossoms; whether arranged as decorative posies or as stylised geometric ornaments: floral motifs have dominated textile designs from the Middle Ages to the present. With its garden of glorious flowerpatterned textiles, the “furor floralis” exhibition reveals the intriguing parallels between textile design and horticulture. The lavish arrangement from the museum’s own collection is complemented by selected costumes and textiles from a private collection as well as garden plans from the landscape architecture archives in Rapperswil.

26. August 2015 – 17. January 2016, Textilmuseum St. Gallen