Another Field Trip

Sunday February 10, 2008

My friend, Karina, organised another Friday Tour – this time to visit a workshop specialising in a traditional German handcraft called Blaudrucker. Essentially, the artisan creates a resist pattern by stamping a toxic paste of chemicals onto fabric then, on an annual schedule, dips the finished fabrics into a tank of indigo dye until the desired shade of blue is achieved.

Additionally, they create less expensive fabrics by stamping fabric paints onto cotton or linen items and this is what they taught us to do after our lecture and tour. Each of us chose an item to decorate – small potpourri bags, shopping bags or napkins – and we were given free rein to use any of their stamps in our own designs.

Since Hannah was off school for her winter break, I brought her along and we both decorated cotton napkins. She took to it quickly and had her napkin finished quickly then spent the rest of the time scampering after the resident cat – a squat, fat, comical creature constantly seeking a tactile experience.

To see more pictures, click on Photo Albums on the right and select Blaudruckerei Folprecht.

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