Tatakizome // Hammer-Dyeing

Dates: Saturday 25th May
Time: 10am-1pm
Place: Outside space
Age: 16+
Cost: Free, donations appreciated

Tatakizome or “hammer - dyeing” is the most direct way to transfer colour from within plants straight on to fabric. In this session you can create a fabric panel, or maybe two, using flowers and leaves sourced from our immediate surroundings. 

Please note that materials and tools will be provided and that the workshop involves using mild to moderate force to hammer the dye in. 

This workshop is weather dependent so may be postponed. 

Your Tutor

Deborah Gray

Eco Creative Cluster Lead Artist Deborah Gray

Deborah is a textile artist based in Oban. Recent work examines the links between land(scape), the natural materials (fibre, plants) which grow there, and the work created from those materials, reflecting elements of the land(scape) in the created works. Techniques include spinning, natural dyeing, knitting, ecoprinting and stitch, with photographic documentation. Deborah teaches spinning, natural dyeing and knitting techniques in Oban and at international textile festivals.

Deborah’s current project as Lead Practitioner for the Eco Creative Cluster project at The Rockfield Centre since January 2021 aims to develop a dye garden and deliver natural dyeing workshops.

Her previous work includes;

Artist-in-Residence at The Icelandic Textile Centre, Blönduós, NorthWest Iceland in 2018 and 2019

Participant in ArtMap Argyll Open Studios 2019, 2020, 2021

Exhibitions:

Of the land: Icelandic wool (2019): Blönduós; Rockfield Centre, Oban; Shetland Museum and Archive

Land, sea and sky (2020): Rockfield Centre, Oban

Colours of the land: natural dyeing (August 2021) Rockfield Centre, Oban

Deborah produces original ecoprinted scarves and cards, as well as a variety of items in upcycled textiles, using eco-printing, natural dyeing and a vintage hand-cranked sewing machine. These are marketed under the brand name Maisie’s Emporium.

To find out more about Deborah’s work and practice visit her website www.deborahgraytextiles.co.uk or www.maisiesemporium.co.uk