JOIN US THIS YEAR FOR A FESTIVAL OF FIBRE AND DYES IN THE GLASGOW BOTANICS…
14 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2024 from 11 am to 4pm
Kibble Palace – Glasgow Botanical Garden – 730 Great Western Road Glasgow G12 (local street parking pay and display available –
IF YOU WANT TO GROW INDIGO AND WOAD WITH ME NEXT SPRING IN YOUR OWN SPACE … LOOK HERE
to find on google maps look HERE
GLASGOW DOORS OPEN DAYS BOOKINGS FOR FRESH LEAVES INDIGO FREE WORKSHOP AT 1PM ON 15TH SEPTEMBER
GLASGOW DOORS OPEN DAYS BOOKINGS FOR FRESH LEAVES INDIGO FREE WORKSHOP AT 2PM ON 15TH SEPTEMBER
In the middle of the Covid Pandemic, I started to grow Japanese Indigo in the Glasgow Botanical garden, two beds, 1000 seeds to see if I could make the blue dye in the center of Urban Glasgow.
It worked… two years later “Feeling Blue” 2023 the exhibition came live in the glorious Kibble palace of the Glasgow Botanical garden. A local festival of fiber and colour organised by Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw textile artist and Indigo grower in Urban Glasgow. During two full days some glorious pieces of Indigo dyed fabric are exhibited together with some items lent by dyers. Some slow textile techniques are demonstrated by volunteers and we rub Fresh Indigo leaves onto small section of silk. On Sunday Rosie Bristow, demonstrates how to transform Flax into Linen yarn and all of this comes together in a desire to share with the local community a free of cost small festival.
Grateful for The Glasgow Botanical garden for sharing the space to grow and the space to exhibit, to the Glasgow Doors Open days to share the information, to many volunteers to share time… and to you glorious visitors to come in to enjoy.
This year we will be :
- Opened from 11 to 4pm both days.
- Be free of charge but a donation towards the garden upkeep would be appreciated.
- Demonstrate Indigo vat Shibori on the Saturday together with some spinning of wool
- Demonstrate Flax processing and Fresh leaves Indigo rubbing (need to book a space) on the sunday.
- During the week end we will dye some scottish wool fleece with natural dyes from the garden towards the making of a banner for FIBRESHED SCOTLAND a conservation organisation we are a member of.
- Laura will make a Woad vat with the Woad from the garden… and more.
- Exhibit some Indigo dyed pieces work of local dyers and the artist Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw including pieces dyed using different forms of Indigo from around the world.
- Visit the dye garden on Sunday afternoon as part of Glasgow Doors Open days (book a free space soon).
- Do some fresh leaves dyeing to sponsor the garden planting next year by booking a space below… (Pre-bookings only see below )
- Sell seeds of Woad plants for you to grow at home
We cant wait to see you there…
And if you want to yourself try your hand at growing Japanese Indigo … read my blog here and make sure you book a course at my next year 6 months online class :
READ HERE ABOUT THE INDIGO PLOT
Feeling Blue is a yearly exhibition we are already planning 2025
I hope you will enjoy it.
Betty x
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