Basic class
Animal fibers and mordants
Want to know what leaf and flower transfer printing is? This course will guide you step-by-step into the fascinating world of pad printing, from collecting leaves, pretreatment, and understanding mordants, to completing a pad printing artwork and establishing a complete foundation of concepts.
You will learn
- The basic principles of flower and leaf transfer dyeing
- How to choose suitable leaves for pad printing
- Animal fiber processing methods
- Washing and post-treatment: Making your artwork wearable, usable, and preservable.
Suitable for
- People who are new to floral and leaf transfer printing
- How to choose suitable leaves for pad printing
Basic 1
Animal fibers and mordants
Course Highlights:
By simply using leaves and mordant, and combining composition exercises such as leaf shape, direction, proportion, white space, and layering, you can create floral and leaf transfer dyeing works with your own style.
Completed work:
4 wool scarves
- 1 item without Overdyed
- 1 item with Overdyed
- One green and one brown strip
- Number of class days: 2 consecutive days
- Limited to a maximum of three to four people.
- Accommodation: Please contact if you have any accommodation needs.
- Items to bring: Just come to class happy
- Class time: Approximately 8 hours per day
- Date: Undetermined (make an appointment in advance)
- Further Reading ↗
Cost: 12,000 NTD
(Includes venue, equipment, consumables, materials,)
Basic 2
Application of dyeing materials and mordants
Course Highlights:
認識動物纖維的媒染方式與植物顯色變化，進一步學習不同染材與媒染劑的搭配，探索更多色調與層次變化。課程同時結合葉形、方向、比例、留白與畫面層次等構圖設計，引導學員從基礎技法延伸至創意表現，完成具有個人風格的花葉移印染作品。
Completed work:
4 wool scarves
- One each of the four color schemes: yellow, red, blue, and purple.
- Number of class days: 2 consecutive days
- Limited to a maximum of three to four people.
- Accommodation: Please contact if you have any accommodation needs.
- Items to bring: Just come to class happy
- Class time: Approximately 8 hours per day
- Date: Undetermined (make an appointment in advance)
- Further Reading ↗
