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*Rug Making and Pottery Workshops
conducted by Louise Purcell

*Rainbow organic dyeing tutorial - scroll down page

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 Rug Making Workshops



UPCOMING  RUG WORKSHOPS
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➙  Carcoar Rug Making workshops 3rd September 2011
* 22nd October, 2011

(completed- thank you to everyone who attended. I had a lovely day!)

Coming soon - Next workshop  at Carcoar will be in Autumn 2012.
Date to be determined.

Please contact me if  you have a suggestion for dates.
Dont forget that I also conduct small group workshops at my home in Mandurama. (you and 2 friends)
Please contact me about arranging a suitable date.

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Come for a one day workshop where you get to make
your own Woollen Rug to take home.

You choose the colours you would like  to make your rug from in advance.
Fibre dyeing demonstrations throughout the day
(also applicable to alpaca fleece and other fibre)

All materials are provided
along with a fun-filled day of tuition
at Carcoar School of Arts.
Cost: $85.00

Organic Wool/Dye Option -  Cost: $100.00
(Great for making a baby's rug)


Looms are available for purchase
at the end of the workshop
(at a special price for workshop participants for $25.00)

Why not get some friends together
and make it a great day out
or come for a weekend in Carcoar.


Contact Louise
Email:  info@carcoarpottery.com    Phone: 02 63674155


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Or get yourself and 2 friends  together and come to
Louise's house at the neighbouring village of Mandurama
 for a small  group rug workshop.
You set the date and let me know! info@carcoarpottery.com
 Cost is $85 per person  and all materials are provided.





RAINBOW  DYEING
with Organic Wool and Dyes
Yellow, Red & Blue Dyes

Organic Wool dyed with Greener Shades Organic Dyes
See Organic Dyeing Kit on Humming Alpaca Page also

VIRTUAL TUTORIAL
 150g of Organic Wool     Wet Wool with tepid water   Wring water out & put aside
        

½g of each colour into separate jars        Add a dash of boiling water to each jar
   

Stir vigorously to dissolve dyes


Add  150ml of water to each jar               Then add  15ml of vinegar to each jar     


Spiral ½ wool into container


Pour ½  of the contents from each jar into separate segments
(Overlapping at edges is desireable)
Lightly push down on the coloured wool with a gloved hand to make sure the wool is saturated with dye. (You don't want too much free liquid)


Spiral remaining half of undyed wool on top of the coloured wool


Pour remaining dye onto the wool making sure you put the yellow dye in the same position as earlier and the same with the red and blue.
Push down lightly on the wool to make sure the dye has penetrated all of the wool.
(Do not stir or rotate wool  or you will blend the colours too much
and you will end up with muddy brown wool.)




Cover container with  plastic bag         Place in microwave leaving a small air gap
 

Cook on high for 5 minutes
Remove from microwave and with rubber gloves check if the water in the bottom of the container has cleared.  Do this by pushing down on wool  at the inside edge
Be careful as the wool and water are hot.



Return to the microwave and cook on high for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave and check once more to see if the water has cleared.
Once it is clear, leave the container with bag loosely over it to cool.
I usually leave it until the next morning.


When cool, rinse with cool water a few times and then  spin dry for a minute or so.
Remove from washing machine and place in a sunny spot to dry.



I hope you enjoyed seeing  my virtual tutorial of how to rainbow dye

Organic Wool and Dye Kits are available for $10
150g  organic wool  (6 metres in length)
1.5g of Greener Shades Dyes
- Red Yellow and Blue
 (based on ratio 1:1 Depth of Shade)
Postage  - $6.60 Australia Wide

Also available are Ashford Rainbow Dye Kits
10g each of Yellow, Blue  & Scarlet - $21 - RRP $24.95
Postage - $6.60 Australia Wide


Contact Louise 

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 POTTERY WORKSHOPS
Interested in primitive firings 
Get in touch with your creative side.
Raku and Pit Firings in a rural setting at Mandurama. ... so beautiful.
 


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