Get an introduction to indigo dyeing for a day
A day of discovery with Pauline
Learn about indigo dyeing
Your dyed creation
âŹ140
per personThe workshop in detail
Discover dyeing techniques with Pauline the weaver!Â
In her incredible workshop, she will explain in detail how plant dyeing works. There's an infinite range of colours you can obtain from metals and plants. This time, you will be focusing on indigo, for a beautiful intense blue!Â
First, you will start by prepping your piece of fabric. Shibori is a technique that Pauline often uses. She will show you the different stipes with knotting and folding for a personalised final result.Â
Afterwards, you will get the dye bath ready where you will be soaking the fabrics. You may need to repeat this several times depending on how deep you want the colour to be.Â
As you unfold the rinsed fabric, you will reveal a pattern of your own creation.Â
After gently drying it, you will leave with your dyed piece and new skills in this fascinating area!Â
Workshop location
The workshop is easily accessible by public transport.
Additional information
Language of the workshop
Français
Practical information
Don't forget to bring your lunch!Â
Meet Pauline
Woollens
Having trained at La Cambre in textiles, Pauline is an artisan weaver with a passion for working with wool. From the sheep to the final creation, she's an expert at every stage, from shearing, sorting, and carding, to spinning, weaving, and dyeing, etc.Â
And she wants to share all of it with you in this workshop! Her final study year project, Blackwool, ended up turning into a lifetime project. And the concept behind it? Promoting the wool from Brussels sheep by running workshops for children and adults!Â
Combining education, her love of the local area and her passion for textiles, she has since devoted herself full time to this project. Her work showcases the local wool and modernises the craft! She gets her wool from David, a shepherd with a flock of brown sheep in Brussels, as well as from Belgian and French individuals who own sheep and want the wool to be used for something worthwhile.Â
Once shorn, the wool is sent to spinning mills near Namur and in Bordeaux. She can't wait to welcome you to her Ali Baba's cave of delights! What with all the looms, the cushions, the old spinning wheels and the natural wool, a journey of discovery awaits you!
3 comments
Cathrine B
7/28/2023
Merci Pauline pour ton accompagnement dans l'apprentissage de la teinture à l'indigo. J'ai beaucoup appris grùce à ton grand savoir dans ce domaine et ta patience. C'est assez excitant de voir qu'on peu déjà produire quelques oeuvres personnelles (bien modestes) à l'issue d'une seule journée. Il me reste à approfondir la technique! J'ai aussi apprécié ta passion pour ton métier lié par ailleurs au travail de la laine. Une chouette journée dans un atelier plein de couleurs.
Veronique d
7/22/2023
TrÚs chouette atelier, animatrice sympa et passionnée qui m'a appris plein de choses intéressantes. Avec un peu de patience et de bonne humeur, on obtient des jolis résultats ! Je recommande vivement !
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Laurence I
1/26/2024
Un atelier trĂšs sympa. Bonne ambiance, on se plonge dans le "travail" et on ressort avec un souvenir concret. Je conseille