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R. Gervásio Lobato 47,
Lisboa, Lisboa 1350-151 Portugal

January 2019

Workshop de Indigo e Shibori

Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 10:00 - 17:00
Artlier- Cursos Artes, R. Gervásio Lobato 47,
Lisboa, Lisboa 1350-151 Portugal
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€60

The Workshop aims to teach the origin and historical context of Indigo as its indispensable preparation. In its usual state, the indigo is not tingible, and therefore needs a chemical alteration. What makes this process "a true alchemy of colors." We will use natural pigments such as Indigofera tinctoria from Tamil (India). We will approach a selection of recipes created since the eighteenth century, when the dye industry used only natural pigments before being threatened by the synthetic. After preparing…

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