Get an introduction to indigo dyeing for a day

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A day of discovery with Pauline

Learn about indigo dyeing

Your dyed creation

€140

per person

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Privatise the workshop

The workshop in detail

15 years min.

2 to 6 participants

Up to 10 people for a privatization

Discover dyeing techniques with Pauline the weaver!

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!

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.

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.

As you unfold the rinsed fabric, you will reveal a pattern of your own creation.

After gently drying it, you will leave with your dyed piece and new skills in this fascinating area!

Workshop location

The workshop is easily accessible by public transport.

This place is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Additional information

Language of the workshop

Français

Practical information

Don't forget to bring your lunch!

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.

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!

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.

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!

Meet Pauline

3 comments

Laurence I

1/26/2024

Un atelier très sympa. Bonne ambiance, on se plonge dans le "travail" et on ressort avec un souvenir concret. Je conseille

Cathrine B

7/28/2023

Merci Pauline pour ton accompagnement dans l'apprentissage de la teinture à l'indigo. J'ai beaucoup appris grâce 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

Très 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 !