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Textile Workshops
Natural Dyeing en Provençal · Silk + Rice Paste Resist ·
Gentle on Environment
Workshop registration will be open to general audience. This is an early announcement for the friends of WSN.
View full information on our website
Week One (5-day):
"Silk & Natural Dyeing". Explore thoroughly the secret of silk fiber and the way in which a wide variety of effects and colors can be achieved with natural dyes. Yoshiko will cover selective removal of sericin from silk fabric using itajime and arashi shibori methods; effective combination of different types of fibers and fabrics, from organza to Gunma silk to wool to polyester; and application of kaiki shibu (persimmon tannin). Michel will cover varying mordants and effective natural dye application methods.
All methods are gentle to humans and
environment.
INSTRUCTORS: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada & Michel Garcia
COST: £750 €850 (shared room @ Masseria della Zingara). Go to Package Details
DATES: 15-19 June, 2010
Week Two (5-day): "Natural
Dye Block Printing Provencal + Rice Paste Resist Printing Japonaise".
Michel will introduce a traditional block printing process practiced in Provence, France for multicolor cotton prints including natural indigo blue. Yoshiko will cover katazome process; how
to design and cut shibugami (persimmon tannin stencil paper); how to
make rice paste resist that washes away in plain
water; how to combine with natural dyeing on fabric and washi (handmade paper). All methods are gentle to humans and
environment.
INSTRUCTORS: Michel Garcia & Yoshiko
Iwamoto Wada
COST: £750 €850 (shared room @ Masseria della Zingara). Go to Package Details
DATES: 22-26 June, 2010
THE INSTRUCTORS.
Michel Garcia is a natural dye expert and founder of Couleur Garance and Botanical Garden of Dye Plants in Lauris, France. Recently he led workshops for the ISS'08 in Paris. You can read a review of his class below. Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada is an expert on Japanese resist-dye techniques including shibori and has authored definitive books on the subject. She is President of the World Shibori Network.
Review of Michel Garcia's Provençal workshop, FiberArts 2008
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About Puglia, Masseria della Zingara
Masseria della Zingara plays host to a variety of special interest holidays with a particular emphasis on textiles - the first love of its owners. "The
House of the Gypsy" is an important building often noted on area maps and has recently been restored to a high level of specification. Built in the late 17th / early 18th c., it sits on 20 acres of private land set principally to olives, almonds, figs and cherries and yet is conveniently adjacent to the village of Triggianello. Located in Puglia, in the heel of Italy, the Masseria is just 7
kilometres from the coast. Thanks to Jan King of London
(Creative Exhibition Ltd, Twisted Thread) who has made this textile holiday possible at her "House of the Gypsy."
Puglia is the garden of Italy -- an area of
baroque towns filled with white-washed trullos, beaches, orchards, sun, and is
rightly famed for both its food and wine.
www.masseriadellazingara.com
Italia Magazine Nov09, 5-page feature on Masseria w pics & interviews (pdf file)
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 Itinerary
Activities @ Masseria della Zingara (MdZ)
Week One workshop, 15-19 June 2010
Arrive on Monday, 14th
Students Welcome Dinner (included)
15-18, TUE WED THUR FRI
Class from XX:00 to XX:00. Time to explore and relax on own. Stay @ MdZ.
19, SAT - Class from XX:00 to XX:00. Depart for airport or next destination.
[2-Course Students continue to stay at MdZ through 19 & 20]
Week Two workshop, 22-26 June 2010
Arrive on Monday, 21st
Students Welcome Dinner (included)
22-25, TUE WED THUR FRIi
Class from XX:00 to XX:00. Time to explore and relax on own. Stay @ MdZ.
26, SAT - Class from XX:00 to XX:00. Depart for airport or next destination.
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Cost & Package Details
WORKSHOP
1-week course, shared room (twin beds) : £750 €850
1-week course, single room (twin) : £850 €950
BOTH courses SPECIAL RATE, shared room : £1400 €1500 (incl. Leo Party)
AVAILABLE OPT-INS (all are welcome)
Leo Welcome Meal & Wine, Saturday 19 (25EU)
Leo Farewell Lunch, Monday 21 (pay on own)
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Textile 1-Course Fee includes workshop fee, 5 nts accommodations @ Masseria della Zingara, daily breakfast, some meals, Student Welcome Dinner, airport pick-up/drop-off, transportation to visit local village, an evening outing, and more. Visit website for full Package Details
Textile 2-Course Special Fee includes the same as 1-Course Fee (see above), AND continuous stay at Masseria della Zingara (including 19,20 - no extra charge)
ACCOMMODATION
MASSERIA DELLA ZINGARA www.masseriadellazingara.com
EXTRA NIGHTS preceding or following the WORKSHOP COURSE(S) can be arranged at Masseria Cesarina (5 minutes by car, 10min bicycle, 15min walk from della
Zingara). It has eight en-suite bedrooms with bidets & spacious showers.
The farmhouse has been immaculately renovated and tastefully furnished
retaining the character of the building. This B&B
is very comfortable and features a very nice pool. DAILY RATE, w breakfast: €40/person
(shared room, twins) or €50 (single room). www.masseria-cesarina.com
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Contact
Email inquiries to either Jan King jan@twistedthread.com
or Yoshiko Wada yoshiko@yoshikowada.com
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