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  • Aboubakar Fofana Artist-in-Residence

    on April 5, 2022

    Botanical Colors is pleased to announce that we are hosting Aboubakar Fofana for a month-long 2022 artist-in-residency here in Seattle! Aboubakar will be teaching classes of West African traditional dyeing and stitching techniques as well as hosting a community indigo dip, farm talk and a public trunk show of his goods. “Born in Mali and […]

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  • Video From Live FEEDBACK FRIDAY: (All Things Indigo) With Britt Boles of Seaspell Fiber

    by Amy DuFault on December 21, 2021

    Our last FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with “indigo doula,” yes, that’s what we all call her, Britt Boles, founder of Seaspell Fiber and the super popular Indigo Pigment Extraction Methods group on Facebook. Britt shared lots of exciting and helpful information on the nuances of growing/vatting homegrown pigment vs commercial pigment and showcased her recycled plastic […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Indigo & Oak (+Stony Creek Colors!)

    by Amy DuFault on November 23, 2021

    Last week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY we had Molly Roškar of Indigo & Oak and Sarah Bellos from Stony Creek Colors. Molly talked about color on a medium we don’t always consider, wood. She addressed the way natural dye and different finishes become lenses through which we can see and interact with this particular fiber. A […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Takayuki Ishii of Awonoyoh

    by Amy DuFault on August 21, 2021

    This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY we had Takayuki Ishii of Awonoyoh. Takayuki Ishii is an indigo dye artisan who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He currently owns a workshop in the mountainous area of Kanagawa Prefecture, where he runs an indigo dyeing company using traditional techniques and materials. Takayuki talked about the tradition of […]

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  • How To Dye With Marigold Flowers

    on July 6, 2021

    Ever wondered how to dye with marigold flowers? The humble marigold makes a beautiful and easy color that captures summer even when the weather is cold and gray. They brighten flower borders and are a companion plant in organic gardening. Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is native to Central America. The Aztecs used it as a flavoring […]

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  • How To Dye With Marigold Flowers

    by Amy DuFault on July 6, 2021

    Ever wondered how to dye with marigold flowers? The humble marigold makes a beautiful and easy color that captures summer even when the weather is cold and gray. They brighten flower borders and are a companion plant in organic gardening. Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is native to Central America. The Aztecs used it as a flavoring […]

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  • Fabric with concentric shapes in blue and white For National Tie-Dye Day, Resist With An Indigo Vat

    by Amy DuFault on April 27, 2021

    There’s a holiday for everything so all hail National Tie-Dye Day! According to Vox, did you know that historians’ knowledge of early techniques similar to tie-dye is limited by the fact that textiles decay faster than most other artistic mediums? This means surviving samples aren’t easy to come by. “‘Some of the earliest examples come […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Katrina Rodabaugh

    by Amy DuFault on April 25, 2021

    This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with artist, natural dyer and writer Katrina Rodabaugh who is just launching her third book Make, Thrift, Mend. Watch the recording here: Katrina gave inspiring insight into her path as an artist and natural dyer, how life becomes part of the process, (and how mendingoften represents that), ways we can […]

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  • Construction Techniques with Aboubakar Fofana: Create a Pair of Stripcloth Trousers Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Indigo Master Dyer Aboubakar Fofana

    by Amy DuFault on April 2, 2021

    This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with indigo master dyer and multidisciplinary artist Aboubakar Fofana. Aboubakar is based in Mali and France and updated us on his latest projects including cotton cultivation in Mali. He also talked about his indigo farm, exhibits and the workshops he is teaching with Botanical Colors this spring and summer. Watch […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Ethnographic Fiber + Dyes with LaChaun Moore

    by Amy DuFault on March 28, 2021

    This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with LaChaun Moore on Ethnographic Fiber + Dyes From Black & Indigenous Farmers. Watch the video recording here: Some links from the presentation: Gist Yarn & Fiber’s Weave podcast, co-hosted by LaChaun Moore LaChaun’s articles from the Tishman Environment & Design Center Kathy and Amy who were interviewed on that […]

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