Dyeing Workshop

The week before Christmas, we (the onLand Team) had the pleasure to hold a workshop @Elisava Design School. It was about dyeing, and we really had a lot of fun!
Here's a link to a journal we made to resume the four-days workshop. Enjoy it!

More about washing and care labels

In this very useful page you can find info about garment washing and care.
Among the many pages, you can find:
-English-Español label translator
-The symbols for care instructions in hi-res graphics
-The Care Labeling Rule. It's a USA law, but really helpful as a reference for the DOs and DONTs in the care labeling

And much more.

Garment dyeing / Tintado en prenda

We've been talking about garment dyeing, and this is the video illustrating the process.
Tintado en prenda: pelicula que ilustra el proceso.
Thanks, Stone Island!

Some dyeing techniques

• Batik: A resist-dyeing process in which portions of a
fabric are coated with wax.


• Tie-and-dye: tying portions of the fabric (or garment) will
avoid the color to penetrate

• Reserve dyeing: One component of a blend or
combination fabric is left undyed, by the use of dyes that
have affinity for the fiber to be colored but not for the
fiber to be reserved.

• Cross Dyeing: A method of dyeing blend or combination
fabrics to two or more shades by the use of dyes with
different affinities for the different fibers.

Hiroyuki Shindo, Cube, 1996; linen, sisal; weaving, folding, dyeing; 5.5 by 6 by 5.6 inches. 
Photo: Leonard Nones, courtesy of LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, N.Y.