Dyeing Paper With Natural Colour
With Jacqui Symons From Slow Lane Studio
Two Online Sessions on 30th January and 6th February 2025 4-6pm GMT
Join live or watch the recordings (Recordings of the live sessions will be available for two months).
Aimed at beginners and natural dyers who would like to introduce paper into their work, Jacqui will demonstrate how to best mordant papers to achieve strong colours, how to prepare and make dye baths for dyeing paper and how to achieve flat and uniform results on sheets of paper. She will highlight the differences between dyeing paper and dyeing fabric, discuss the best papers to dye with natural colour and also talk about materials and equipment used in paper-dyeing.
The first session will cover basic techniques including dye bath and paper preparation whilst the second session will look at how best to dye larger pieces and achieve concentrated colour. Participants will be encouraged to try some practical techniques between the first and second classes as there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the second session.
The sessions are structured so that you can watch and learn the different approaches and techniques as Jacqui demonstrates them rather than as a follow-along workshop. This allows you to take notes and ask questions during the sessions and then watch the recorded classes back if required at a later date.
Learning Outcomes
In this demonstration, attendees will be introduced to the basic techniques of how to dye paper with natural colour and will be shown the best methods to achieve good results. Attendees will finish with the necessary knowledge to start dyeing paper in their own studios and at home.
Students will be provided with: A PDF Resource.
About Slow Lane Studio
Slow Lane Studio forages, cultivates and uses plants to create colour for textiles, paper, printmaking and pigments.
Created from a desire to be more environmentally-aware, buy and consume fewer products and generate less waste, Jacqui Symons began exploring natural colour and dyes in 2018. She researched and developed the use of plant-based pigments for oil-based printmaking inks and from there expanded into making her own watercolours, pastels, inks, screenprinting pastes and dry powdered pigments from plant sources.
In 2019, Jacqui trained under Jenny Dean to learn about the use of natural dyes with textiles and yarns, drawing on Jenny’s 40 years of experience in this field to develop further knowledge and understanding of this increasingly relevant and respected industry.
Jacqui created Slow Lane Studio to provide resources, information, practical advice and workshops focusing on natural dyeing, plant-based pigments and plant-based artist colours. Alongside working on creative projects and commissions, she is developing a pigment garden and a plant pigment library as a reference and resource for other artists.
