Antonia Dretaki & Venetia Galanaki_Natural Dyeing Workshop

Antonia Dretaki & Venetia Galanaki _ Natural Dyes Workshop

Type of seminar: Laboratory - Practical

Participant level: Beginners

Teaching hours: July 15-16 | 15:00-20:00

Natural Dyeing

Nature stores an amazingly beautiful color palette that can be used to create magical fabrics. During this workshop, you will be introduced to various techniques and plants used for extracting color, such as onion skins, avocado pits, and medlar leaves.

Through this traditional practice, we can become aware of the origin of the fabric that surrounds us and create unique pieces that reflect the landscape. All the plants used in this workshop are either collected or purchased from local farmers, and the fabric used is either recycled or organic.

We will try three to four different plants and flowers, creating a variety of colors using modifiers. You will dye samples of different fabrics and colors.

A guide with detailed information about the dyeing process will be provided.

THE TEACHERS

Βενετία Γαλανάκη

Weaving and Natural Dyeing

Η Βενετία Γαλανάκη γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα και ζει στη Σητεία. Αγαπά τα νήματα και όλες τις τέχνες τους, και ενδιαφέρεται για αργές, παραδοσιακές και φιλικές προς το περιβάλλον πρακτικές.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, μπορείτε να βρείτε τη δουλειά της στο Instagram και στο Facebook.

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Antonia Dretaki
Printmaking, Bookbinding, and Natural Dyes

Antonia Dretaki grew up and lives in Sitia. She has been involved in various arts from a young age, with a focus in recent years on printmaking, bookbinding, and the use of natural dyes on fabric and paper. Her sources of inspiration include the landscape and nature, as well as the peaceful way of life that rural areas offer.

For more information, you can visit her Instagram page: antoniadre