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We are a new international nonprofit organized to research natural dyes and pigments, share information and educate the public about the history of this rich tradition and the use of these natural materials.

Past Natural Dye Events

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Past Events This past information includes contacts to organizers who may offer other opportunities for natural dyers or information about future events.

July 30, 2005 Santa Cruz, California USA
Lecture, Working with Navajo (& Other) Weavers
An Anthropologist's Reflections

August 12-14, 2005 - Colour Festival in Litti, Finland - Varipaletti Project

August 23 - 28, 2005 Haslev, Denmark
12th International Fungi and Fiber Symposium

September 1 - 7, 2005 City of Kuching, in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia
World Eco-Fiber and Textile (W.E.F.T) Forum

September 8, 2005 San Luis Obispo, California USA
Ann Hedlund - Lecture, Navajo Weaving - Past and Present

September 12, 2005 Japan World Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan
Lecture on Natural Dyes - Global Theater in the Civic Pavilion, Seto Area

15th - 17th of September 2005 Izmir, Turkey
"Visions in Textiles - From tradition to textile art/design of tomorrow"
13th annual European Textile Network Conference & General Assembly

24th - 27th September 2005 - 5th Intl. Textile Art Symposium in Tbilisi, Georgia

October 1 & 2, 2005 Taos New Mexico, USA
Taos Wool Festival - Kit Carson Park

7-9 Octobre, 2005 Lauris, Provence, France
Les Rencountres de la Couleur Végétale - Forum 2005

October 14 - 29, 2005 Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
Maiwa Textile Symposium Pattern & Place
Pre symposium workshops Sep 23 - Oct 9 Post Symposium workshop Nov 5 - Nov 20

October 21 - 23, 2005 - Triangle Lake, Oregon, USA
NDI Northwest Chapter Organizing Retreat

October 21-23, 2005 Decorah, Iowa, USA
Conference on Norwegian Woven Textiles

November 2 - 5, 2005 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dyes in History and Archaeology: 24th Annual Conference

November 6 - 12, 2006 Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, India
UNESCO International Symposium/Workshop on Natural Dyes

June 20 -25, 2004
The Society of Korean Natural Dyeing
15th Exhibition of International Natural Dyeing at Daegu Korea

September 6-10, 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador
International Congress of Indigo and other Natural Colorants.

October 6-9, 2004 Oakland, California, USA
Ninth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America

November 4-6, 2004 Montpellier, France
Dyes in History and Archaeology

November 12-15 2004 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA USA
Mushroom Dye Workshop by Andreya von Waldenfels-Marks

November 30 - December 5, 2004
The 3rd Natural Dyeing Biennale in Aichi, Japan

Saturday 29th January 2005 10.30 - 3.30 pm
Feltmaking Workshop in London, UK

March 1 - 12, 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
(im) Material Beauty
Mackenzie Frère MFA Thesis Exhibition - Reception February 28

May 14 - 17, 2005 Tokyo, Japan
6th International Shibori Symposium

June 2 - 5, 2005, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Uncovering The Surface - 13th International Surface Design Conference

June 7-15, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The World Batik Conference

June 21- 25, 2005 Okinawa, Japan
2nd Natural Dyes and Pigments Conference

Author or two recent books, Dr. Hedlund will talk about current trends in Navajo weaving and the varied impacts that weaving has had on Navajo people's lives and identities. She will reflect on working with Navajo weavers for the past thirty years--in the field, on exhibitions, and in a variety of other collab- orative capacities. She explores the creative processes as Navajo weavers describe them. Hedlund is director of the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Co-Sponsored by Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild, Ashtl'o Weavers Guild, and the Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz.
For more information, see http://www.santacruzhandweavers.org/.

We are collecting and sharing know-how about natural dyes. Project is running 1 October 2004 to 31 March 2005, and a main target is to set up a Colour Center (Varikeskus) here in Finland, including colour museum, dye house, colour library, showroom, etc.

A Colour Centre is being planned to be established in Iitti, the services of which will include a Colour Museum, Colour Library, Colour Café and a product shop. In addition, the Colour Centre will comprise a dye house, which will provide services for professionals, persons interested in the matter, and groups that need premises for courses. The EU-funded Väripaletti - Colour Palette Project (in operation from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2005) was launched in order to establish the Colour Centre, and during this preliminary assessment project now in progress, a cooperation basis will be created for the International Dye Project, which will begin in the spring.

The objective is to bring together people who are interested in the history and different use of colours, and the parties operating with dyeing and dyes extracted from natural materials. In addition, the operating possibilities of an international cooperation network will be explored, for example, with the help of a joint sales organization.

Our group is going to organize Colour festival here in Litti, Finland at August 12-14 2005. Now we are collecting contacts from EN countries, we are trying to build up also international colour project! We are looking for EU projects in action, funded by operating groups, as well as private operators, for cooperative partners in a Finnish, EU-funded International Dye Project.

We are hoping to inspire the following parties to participate in the cooperation link:

- the collectors of natural dye plants
- the cultivators of dye plants
- the producers of the materials to be dyed
- dyers
- designers
- handicraftsmen and artists making the products
- marketing personnel

The project operations

The purpose of the international preliminary assessment project (1.10.2004 &endash; 31.3.2005) is to find the cooperative partners, to make the project plans and to draw up the cooperation contracts with the operators and operating groups of the EU-countries, interested in the matter.

After the preliminary project, an international project will be launched (for the period of 1 April 2005 &endash; 28 February 2006), which will emphasize the charting and continued handling of the natural dyes, and the international development of the dyeing methods. In addition, the intention is to increase the awareness of the various possibilities of usage of the natural materials and to develop the product design and marketing.

Funding

All the cooperative partners will arrange their own funding. The International Dye Project will be responsible for seminars, events, training etc. organized in Finland, and the cooperative partners of the corresponding activities in their own country. Similarly, the parties will provide for their own traveling expenses arising from the journeys to joint meetings.

Everyone interested in the cooperation is warmly welcome to join the activities!

Here is the more information in 2 files provided by the project in Dec 04 in Adobe pdf format
The Colour Palette (Väripaletti) - INTERNATIONAL COLOUR PROJECT
This is are 2 more file in RTF format inviting participation we received Feb 15, 2005
Wanted.rtf - Prelinary Assessment.rtf
NDI has made a web page of some of the information on the project for those with slow Internet access.

Varipaletti office:
Riitta Liski +358 50 409 7551
Kris-Tiina Valolahti +358 50 409 7552
Päivi Hutri +358 40 727 5501

mail: toimisto@varipaletti.net
http://www.varipaletti.net (under construction)

The 12th International Fungi and Fibre symposium will be arranged at Haslev Udvidede Højskole from August 23 to August 28, 2005. The site is located in Haslev a small town 70 km south of Copenhagen. Haslev is accessible by train from Copenhagen Airport. The symposium is organized by the Danish Mycological Society which in 2005 is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Complete information, including a registration form & fees may be found on the web at http://theochem.ki.ku.dk/~pgs/fungifibre/fungifibre.html

Preliminary list of planned activities at the conference

Workshops

• Dyeing of wool, silk and fabric using fungi from the nordic countries ( Cortinarius semisanguineus, C.sanguineus, C.malicorius, Hapalopilus rutilans, Tapinella atrotomentosa, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Ichnoderma benzoinum, Sarcodon imbricatus, Telephora palmata, Pisolithus arrhizus). Experiments with varying pH, and using different mordants
• Paper making, making of pigment and painting
• Tablet weaving
• Tapestry weaving
• Felt techniques
• Broomstick Crochet
• Drawing
• Old scandinavian viking ribbon technique
• Demonstration and determination of fungi, use of microscopes, and preservations of fresh fungi for later use.

Lectures

• Dyeing with lichens
• History and activities of the Danish Mycological Society
• Chemical aspects of dyeing with fungi.
• The Danish "Højskole" history.

Exhibitions

• Exhibition of textiles dyed with fungi
• Exhibition of local fungi.

Excursions

• Excursion by bus
• Excursions for collecting fungi

INTRODUCTION The W.E.F.T. FORUM was first started in 1999 at the International Ikat Weaving Forum held in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The second in the Biennial series was held in 2001 featuring BASKETRY with a Natural Dye Workshop over 3-days. In 2003, the theme was "HAND PAINTED, PRINTED AND DECORATED TEXTILES".

In 2005, the W.E.F.T. Forum is held in conjunction with the 2nd International Delphic Games (the arts equivalent of the Olympic Games). This event will bring together international delegates to exchange the latest information gathered through latest research, work and experiences on the subject of "Revitalizing Endangered Traditions".

Over 300 delegates, weavers, craft-artisans, scholars, collectors and gallery-owners from over 25 countries are expected to participate in the W.E.F.T FORUM 2005. It is anticipated that over 1000 participants will be taking part in the II Delphic Games in Kuching, Malaysia.

OBJECTIVES The Objectives of the Forum are:

• To promote, share and acquire knowledge on the use of natural fibers and dyes.
• To Conserve and encourage the use of natural, sustainable material in the creation of arts and crafts.
• To network amongst natural-material producers and the craftspeople through the establishment of an information database.
• To develop a marketing network e.g. trade in raw materials, dye stuff etc.
• To encourage and coordinate research and study into the traditional use of natural fiber and dyes in all forms of textile weaving, basketry, mat-weaving, plaiting etc.
• To promote the development of World-Eco Fiber and Textile Art.

Color Information brochure in pdf format 1 meg (adobe acrobat) pdf Entry Form

Edric Ong, President of MDA, shows his naturally dyed designs recently in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

Edric Ong (President)
Malaysian Delphic Association & Society Atelier Sarawak
26, Main Bazaar, 93000 Kuching Sarawak Malaysia
Tel: 60-82-420042 Fax: 60-82-420043 email: eoarchi@tm.net.my
http://www.2nddelphicgames.com/weft.htm

Ann Lane Hedlund directs the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies, located in the Arizona State Museum on the campus of the University of Arizona, Tucson. She also serves as a curator of ethnology and professor of anthropology at the University. As a cultural anthropologist, she has conducted fieldwork among Navajo weavers since the mid-1970s. The author of many publications, she has also curated museum exhibitions throughout the country. She edited Joe Ben Wheat's major book, Blanket Weaving in the Southwest, published by the University of Arizona Press in 2003. Her latest book is Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth Century: Kin, Community, and Collectors.

For information, contact Roberta Foster at 805-549-9471 http://www.centralcoastweavers.org/

A lecture about natural dyeing and the environment will be held at the Global Theater on September 12. A dyeing workshop will be held in Okazaki (1 hour from the Expo) on September 13. (Additional information available in August.) These are in conjuction with the Natural Dye Exhibit at the Expo.

http://www.gem.hi-ho.ne.jp/shikari/engbien.htm

General textile conference with some natural dye related workshops & tours. Complete schedule and program at http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211ae.htm A juried textile exhibition of 114 artists from 31 countries will also be held http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211be.htm

Main Web Page http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211e.htm

A general symposium of contemporary and traditional textiles. While there is no specific mention of natural dyes, very likely they will be included. Workshops continue through 14 October. Registration deadline 10 September.

Textile Art Centre, 23 Amagheleba Street[Former Davitashvilist] GEO-0105, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel +995 32 99 94 03 Fax +995 32 23 01 47

http://www.geotexart.org/ - Download an Adobe PDF file of the program

Immerse yourself in the more than 400 years of wool tradition as New Mexico, Colorado and Texas breeders and fiber artists celebrate the 22nd year of the Taos Wool Festival on October 1 & 2. Join us in Kit Carson Park for two days of family fun ~ a look at traditional and contemporary fiber artistry, an opportunity to get up close and personal with sheep, goats, rabbits, alpacas and llamas, and an invitation for kids to try their hand at a fiber project.

While not limited to natural dyes many artists in the festival sell and exhibit naturally dyed yarns and weavings.

http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/taoswoolfestival.html email : info@taoswoolfestival.org
P.O. Box 2754, Taos, New Mexico 87529  Voice Mail: 888-909-WOOL  (9665)

7 Oct. Colloque: Colorants Naturels : un réseau de compétences pour une faisabilité industrielle. Introduction: Dominque Cardon. Developpement de productions végétale alternatives: Laurent Candelier et Pauline Guinot. Travail Collectif FCN. Visite du Jardin Conservatoire régional de plantes tinctoriales par Michel Garcia. Le Blue Maya - une source d'inspiration pourl'obtention de pigments naturels nano structurés par Gérard Vilarem. Intere des matieres colorantes d'origine naturelle dans les produits cosmétiques? Serge Grizzo et Martine Seu-Salerno. Discussion-synthese animée par Catherine Vieillescazes.

8 Oct. Conférence au Château: Avec Ignacio del Rio, fabricant de couleurs naturelles au Mexique et spécialiste du rouge de cochenille, qui nous permettra de découvrir un aspect dynamique du renouveau des couleurs naturelles en Amérique Latine. Défilé de mode "la couleur végétale hier et aujourd'hui" Costumes anciens en partenariat avec le Palais du Roure.

9 Oct Marché Couleurs Végétales Cet évènement se déroule dans le vieux village, sur laplace et dans la cour du château. C'est une initiative unique en Europe : plus de 30 standde diverses régions de France et de plusieurs pays.

Click to download an Adobe PDF file of the full program in French

More information will be posted when NDI has translated it.

Filiere Colorants Naturels, 2 rue henri Barbusse, 13241 Marseille cédex 01, France
Tél : 06 09 92 72 00 Courriel : assoc.FCN@wanadoo.fr
http://www.filiere-colorants-naturels.com/

This a weekend retreat to organize the first local chapter of NDI. Check out the website for the retreat conference grounds: http://www.trianglelake.com to view the great spot we've found.

Friday: 5:00 -- arrive and sign in, Dinner is at 7:00. Evening: Get acquainted, mordant pots going. We will provide mordants.

Saturday: Breakfast: 8:00 9:30: we fire up the dye pots. Everyone tells about her/his dye and what successes/failures you've had, what your favorite mordant with this dye, what dye helpers you use for what colors, and other tricks. Bring samples, if you have them. Everyone can sample in your pot or not. We will provide washed white wool, white roving, and a few sample size yarn skeins. If you want to use your own wool, please have it wound into one-oz. skeins (or less) so we can count easily for weight purposes.

Lunch at 12:30. Afternoon: More of same.

Evening: Dinner at 6:00. Keynote speaker, L.K. Meeker on the history of natural dyes.

Sunday morning: Breakfast, 8:00. 9:00, organization meeting for NW Chapter, NDI.

Lunch, 12:30 (Box lunches available)

Cost for retreat, (Including food) board and room, T-shirt: $150. NDI members: $145
$10 nonrefundable deposit is due by one month before event. Balance due about 15 days before event.

Word Doc registration form

Contact: Diane Bentley-Baker 4800 Barger Drive, #15, Eugene, 97402 USA
Email: dbbgypsymom@yahoo.com

This is a general textile conference, but several of the sessions relate to natural dyes Karen Diadick Casselman will speak on "Gender and Persistence: Women's Dyeing in Northern Europe." Keynote speaker Ellen Kjellmo from Bod, Norway, will include a discussion of natural dyes in her presentation on north Norwegian coastal textile traditions, titled "The Never-Idle Hands. A complete conference program can be found on the Vesterheim Museum website. See NDI's workshop listings for info on a post confererence "Anyone Can Dye Workshop" by Karen Diadick Casselman

For more information, contact Vesterheim Museum, 563-382-9681
523 W. Water St., PO Box 379, Decorah IA 52101-0379
email: Vesterheim@vesterheim.org
http://vesterheim.org/events/Textile_conference.php

This is more than a month of lectures and workshops on many different aspects of textile. We have listed her only those events directly related to natural dyes. Visit the Maiwa webpage to see the other events and for details of registration and accommodation. A list of natural dyes workshops at the symposium can be found on our workshops page.

Lectures

Oct 17 - 7 pm Travels in Pursuit of Indigo Jenny Balfour Paul
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

Indigo has an exotic history. The world's oldest and only natural blue dye, its use has been surrounded by intrigue and mystery, and indigo dye use is still considered by many to be a type of alchemy. Jenny Balfour Paul has spent two decades studying this unusual topic in all its aspects. Her research has led to numerous exploratory trips to remote places where traditional indigo practices continue to this day. Along the roads travelled in her research, she has harvested a rich collection of tales, legends, superstitions, and anecdotes. This talk is a must for the dyer (Jenny's understanding is unmatched) but also for the adventurer who longs for tales of travel and the search for knowledge. This talk will be accompanied by a collection of slides. Jenny Balfour Paul will bring an exhibition of sample textiles from her collection (not for sale).

Oct 18 - 7 pm The Magical Kingdom of Bhutan: Textiles and Other Treasures Jenny Balfour Paul
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

The kingdom of Bhutan is nestled in the eastern Himalayas just north of India. Although beautiful and dramatic, Bhutan's isolation and hesitant attitude toward tourism has meant that it is rarely visited. For many years the borders have been closed. When they re-opened, Jenny Balfour Paul went there. On her visit she stayed as a guest of a village of weavers: perfect accommodation for a textile expert. Jenny will recount the process of indigenous supplementary weft weaving which includes the famous "Kushuthara."

Natural dye use in the area features symplocos, tumeric, indigo, and wild madder. Lac collection is also practiced&emdash;an extraordinary process where colour is extracted from the lac insect. Jenny will introduce the audience to the Brockpa. The Brockpa are nomadic people, herding both yaks and the zho (a cow-yak cross). The Brockpa still maintain traditional felt costume and the custom of spinning wool while they walk. This talk will be accompanied by a collection of slides. Jenny Balfour Paul will bring an exhibition of sample textiles from her collection (not for sale).

Oct 25 - 7 pm Muds of the Bogolanfini Michele Wipplinger
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

The mud cloth of Mali is a popular textile showing a maze of geometric pathways or stylized animal motifs. Although it has made its way into the global tourist market, rarely does the viewer know of its importance among the Malians. The Bamana artists who create traditional Bogolanfini mud cloth imbue it with ancient spiritual symbolism. Accordingly, their cloths represent the social structure of their community, and are central to women's rites of passage. For the Bamana hunters facing the dangers of the wilderness, the cloth has protective powers. The cloth is laden with bold symbolic patterns and a range of natural colours that also serve to define the wearer.

The journey of the Bogolanfini cloth begins at the hand loom where the raw cloth is woven from cotton fibres. It is then immersed in tannin-rich plant infusions, covered with mineral pigments from river mud, and steeped for months. Each artist uses an assortment of tools to lay down these intricate and purposeful geometric patterns that are unique to their cultural experience. Join Michele Wipplinger as she details the production of these spiritual cloths through a stunning collection of slides. There will be works on display and some pieces will be for sale.

Maiwa Handprints Ltd.
#6 &endash; 1666 Johnston Street, Granville Island Vancouver, BC
Canada V6H 3S2

Phone 604 669 3939 Fax 604 669 0609 Email: maiwa@maiwa.com
http://www.maiwa.com

http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/dha/dha24.html

Registration Form in Adobe PDF format which includes conference fees and specific activities.
It also includes an invitation for papers due by August 5, 2005 and requirements for abstracts.

Sponsor: UNESCO, Section for Arts, Crafts and Design
Contact: Ms. Dr. Dominique Cardon - cardon.dominique@wanadoo.fr
Le Vert, F-30460 Lasalle, France Tel/Fax: +33/466852484
Introductory information in Word format
New (Oct 05) Brochure English - Brochure French - Application English - Fiche_d'inscription

The Crafts Council of India has been nominated by UNESCO as the organizing agency of International Natural Dye Symposium/Workshop. Dr. Dominique Cardon is the International Coordinator. The programme of the Natural Dye Symposium/Workshop will be organized by Craft Council of India.

Preparation for an International Symposium on Natural Dyes

The section for Arts, Crafts and Design of the UNESCO is organizing an Intl. Symposium/workshop on Natural Dyes for November 2006 in Hyderabad, India. This Symposium will bring together about 350 master craftspersons, researchers and specialists in natural dyes and crafts promoters from the five continents. The aim of the Symposium is to attain outcomes based on the diversity of experiences and respectful of the variety of natural, social and cultural environment of the concerned craftspeople.

The broad objectives are: to share experiences and ideas on the key problems and major prospects facing natural-dyed products in the international market; to promote joint efforts and technical cooperation programs among craftspeople, researchers and promoters in all stages of the dyeing process.

The Symposium will have specific objectives: to establish a database on existing natural plant dyes and traditional production processes; to stimulate research in new biological sources and technical possibilities in contemporary textile production and other related crafts sectors; to envisage the setting-up of a specific label for the recognition of environmentally friendly textiles.

The overall coordination of the Symposium is entrusted to Dr. Dominique Cardon/France, an internationally renowned specialist in natural dyes. Dominique Cardon asked for cooperation from all those who are interested in the subject for the following domains of research. For each region of the world, two simultaneous domains of research will be developed with the welcome collaboration of all the interested persons :

1. Bibliographical research: Books and articles concerning the use of natural dyes in each region of the world will be classified according to the categories suggested in the standard file format (Annex 1 of the symposium documents Word Doc Format). Brief comments on whether these sources are accessible, up-to-date, relevant and reliable will be useful.

2. Inventory of recent and current projects and experiences: This inventory should be as exhaustive as possible and improve awareness of the actual situation of the use of natural dyes in all countries in the different regions of the world. If they have been abandoned completely or if they are not used at all, this information is also useful. They will be the subject of brief reports and proposals concerning the choice of:

Projects and experiences will also be classified according to the categories set out in the standard files below. This inventory should be prepared, as far as possible, through consultation with craftspersons and associations that appear to be active in the natural dye field.

Click on the links below to open Equiry Forms to send to the UNESCO Symposium. These are in MS Word Doc format. There is also a link to a plain text format. Email your completed forms to Dr. Cardon's secretary, Nicole Dusserre, and if you wish, to NDI as well.
Dusserre@univ-lyon2.fr, conference@naturaldyes.org

Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that the conference will be open all, for example collectors, journalists or others, not just the categories listed below. She wrote: "I have not been able to think of an enquiry form that could correspond to the various situations but of course, these persons are welcome to register, to send their opinions and they will be included in the synthesis and in the address book of persons concerned by nautral dyes in the world. Moreover, we are planning roundtables or maybe sessions to give them opportunities to express their visions and advice for the promotion of natural dyes."

"Living treasures" and individuals or communities using dyeing techniques learned from a professional craftsworker or family member. Plain text
Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that this is for ALL, not just "Living Treasures"

Artists/designers using natural dyes. Plain text

Associations/NGOs promoting the conservation or reintroduction of the use of natural dyes.
Plain text

Individual farmers/cooperatives producing natural dyes. Plain text

Companies converting/marketing/using natural dyes. Plain text
(from small businesses to large industrial firms)

Scientific researchers working with natural dyes. Plain text
Anthropologists, ethnobotanists, historians, archaeologists, chemists, agronomists, economists, ecologists. Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that this includes all fields of scientific inquiry at all levels of study, including students.

Dyers/associations/NGOs/companies basing all or part of their publicity on natural dyes, but actually using them in only a small part of their production or not at all. (This info will be kept confidential) Plain text

3. Planning: The preparatory phase of the Symposium will include the following stages:

I. October 2004 - September 2005: Elaboration of Regional Studies on identified plants, dyeing techniques and common problems in Africa, Asia, Arab States, Europe and Latin America.

II. October - December 2005: Preparation of General Synthesis Report, Draft Agenda of the International Symposium and workshops programme

III. August 2005 : Symposium Working document elaborated in English, French and Spanish; Detailed programme and material organization prepared in cooperation with host country/institution.

IV. December 2005 : Selection of participants, speakers and workshop leaders.

4. Intellectual Preparation:

The overall coordination of the Symposium is entrusted to Dr. Dominique Cardon (France).
Contact : cardon.dominique@wanadoo.fr
Secretariat : Nicole Dusserre. Dusserre@univ-lyon2.fr

Preferably first contact Nicole Dusserre or the regional contacts. The regional contacts, studies and reports will be coordinated by the following specialists/institutions :

AFRICA : Mrs Jocelyne ETIENNE-NUGUE (France), contact : jocelyne.nugue@wanadoo.fr

ASIA : Mrs Vijaya Rajan, Crafts Council of INDIA, contact : craft@satyam.net.in
The six regions that are defined by the World Crafts Council for Asia are:

1. South Asia , 2. South East Asia , 3. West Asia,
4. Far East Asia, 5. South Pacific, 6. Central Asia

ARAB STATES : Ms Joan FISCHER (United Kingdom), contact : joan_fisher@hotmail.com

EUROPE and NORTHERN AMERICA: Dr Harald BOHMER (Germany), contact : hboehmer@hotmail.com ; boehmer@superonline.com

LATIN AMERICA : FUNDACION ASUR (Bolivia), contact : asur@/mara.scr.entelnet.bo
Web site in English, Español, Français, & Deutch http://www.bolivianet.com/asur/indexin.htm

Author or two recent books, Dr. Hedlund will talk about current trends in Navajo weaving and the varied impacts that weaving has had on Navajo people's lives and identities. She will reflect on working with Navajo weavers for the past thirty years--in the field, on exhibitions, and in a variety of other collab- orative capacities. She explores the creative processes as Navajo weavers describe them. Hedlund is director of the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Co-Sponsored by Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild, Ashtl'o Weavers Guild, and the Department of Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz.
For more information, see http://www.santacruzhandweavers.org/.

We are collecting and sharing know-how about natural dyes. Project is running 1 October 2004 to 31 March 2005, and a main target is to set up a Colour Center (Varikeskus) here in Finland, including colour museum, dye house, colour library, showroom, etc.

A Colour Centre is being planned to be established in Iitti, the services of which will include a Colour Museum, Colour Library, Colour Café and a product shop. In addition, the Colour Centre will comprise a dye house, which will provide services for professionals, persons interested in the matter, and groups that need premises for courses. The EU-funded Väripaletti - Colour Palette Project (in operation from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2005) was launched in order to establish the Colour Centre, and during this preliminary assessment project now in progress, a cooperation basis will be created for the International Dye Project, which will begin in the spring.

The objective is to bring together people who are interested in the history and different use of colours, and the parties operating with dyeing and dyes extracted from natural materials. In addition, the operating possibilities of an international cooperation network will be explored, for example, with the help of a joint sales organization.

Our group is going to organize Colour festival here in Litti, Finland at August 12-14 2005. Now we are collecting contacts from EN countries, we are trying to build up also international colour project! We are looking for EU projects in action, funded by operating groups, as well as private operators, for cooperative partners in a Finnish, EU-funded International Dye Project.

We are hoping to inspire the following parties to participate in the cooperation link:

- the collectors of natural dye plants
- the cultivators of dye plants
- the producers of the materials to be dyed
- dyers
- designers
- handicraftsmen and artists making the products
- marketing personnel

The project operations

The purpose of the international preliminary assessment project (1.10.2004 &endash; 31.3.2005) is to find the cooperative partners, to make the project plans and to draw up the cooperation contracts with the operators and operating groups of the EU-countries, interested in the matter.

After the preliminary project, an international project will be launched (for the period of 1 April 2005 &endash; 28 February 2006), which will emphasize the charting and continued handling of the natural dyes, and the international development of the dyeing methods. In addition, the intention is to increase the awareness of the various possibilities of usage of the natural materials and to develop the product design and marketing.

Funding

All the cooperative partners will arrange their own funding. The International Dye Project will be responsible for seminars, events, training etc. organized in Finland, and the cooperative partners of the corresponding activities in their own country. Similarly, the parties will provide for their own traveling expenses arising from the journeys to joint meetings.

Everyone interested in the cooperation is warmly welcome to join the activities!

Here is the more information in 2 files provided by the project in Dec 04 in Adobe pdf format
The Colour Palette (Väripaletti) - INTERNATIONAL COLOUR PROJECT
This is are 2 more file in RTF format inviting participation we received Feb 15, 2005
Wanted.rtf - Prelinary Assessment.rtf
NDI has made a web page of some of the information on the project for those with slow Internet access.

Varipaletti office:
Riitta Liski +358 50 409 7551
Kris-Tiina Valolahti +358 50 409 7552
Päivi Hutri +358 40 727 5501

mail: toimisto@varipaletti.net
http://www.varipaletti.net (under construction)

The 12th International Fungi and Fibre symposium will be arranged at Haslev Udvidede Højskole from August 23 to August 28, 2005. The site is located in Haslev a small town 70 km south of Copenhagen. Haslev is accessible by train from Copenhagen Airport. The symposium is organized by the Danish Mycological Society which in 2005 is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Complete information, including a registration form & fees may be found on the web at http://theochem.ki.ku.dk/~pgs/fungifibre/fungifibre.html

Preliminary list of planned activities at the conference

Workshops

• Dyeing of wool, silk and fabric using fungi from the nordic countries ( Cortinarius semisanguineus, C.sanguineus, C.malicorius, Hapalopilus rutilans, Tapinella atrotomentosa, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Ichnoderma benzoinum, Sarcodon imbricatus, Telephora palmata, Pisolithus arrhizus). Experiments with varying pH, and using different mordants
• Paper making, making of pigment and painting
• Tablet weaving
• Tapestry weaving
• Felt techniques
• Broomstick Crochet
• Drawing
• Old scandinavian viking ribbon technique
• Demonstration and determination of fungi, use of microscopes, and preservations of fresh fungi for later use.

Lectures

• Dyeing with lichens
• History and activities of the Danish Mycological Society
• Chemical aspects of dyeing with fungi.
• The Danish "Højskole" history.

Exhibitions

• Exhibition of textiles dyed with fungi
• Exhibition of local fungi.

Excursions

• Excursion by bus
• Excursions for collecting fungi

INTRODUCTION The W.E.F.T. FORUM was first started in 1999 at the International Ikat Weaving Forum held in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The second in the Biennial series was held in 2001 featuring BASKETRY with a Natural Dye Workshop over 3-days. In 2003, the theme was "HAND PAINTED, PRINTED AND DECORATED TEXTILES".

In 2005, the W.E.F.T. Forum is held in conjunction with the 2nd International Delphic Games (the arts equivalent of the Olympic Games). This event will bring together international delegates to exchange the latest information gathered through latest research, work and experiences on the subject of "Revitalizing Endangered Traditions".

Over 300 delegates, weavers, craft-artisans, scholars, collectors and gallery-owners from over 25 countries are expected to participate in the W.E.F.T FORUM 2005. It is anticipated that over 1000 participants will be taking part in the II Delphic Games in Kuching, Malaysia.

OBJECTIVES The Objectives of the Forum are:

• To promote, share and acquire knowledge on the use of natural fibers and dyes.
• To Conserve and encourage the use of natural, sustainable material in the creation of arts and crafts.
• To network amongst natural-material producers and the craftspeople through the establishment of an information database.
• To develop a marketing network e.g. trade in raw materials, dye stuff etc.
• To encourage and coordinate research and study into the traditional use of natural fiber and dyes in all forms of textile weaving, basketry, mat-weaving, plaiting etc.
• To promote the development of World-Eco Fiber and Textile Art.

Color Information brochure in pdf format 1 meg (adobe acrobat) pdf Entry Form

Edric Ong, President of MDA, shows his naturally dyed designs recently in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

Edric Ong (President)
Malaysian Delphic Association & Society Atelier Sarawak
26, Main Bazaar, 93000 Kuching Sarawak Malaysia
Tel: 60-82-420042 Fax: 60-82-420043 email: eoarchi@tm.net.my
http://www.2nddelphicgames.com/weft.htm

Ann Lane Hedlund directs the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies, located in the Arizona State Museum on the campus of the University of Arizona, Tucson. She also serves as a curator of ethnology and professor of anthropology at the University. As a cultural anthropologist, she has conducted fieldwork among Navajo weavers since the mid-1970s. The author of many publications, she has also curated museum exhibitions throughout the country. She edited Joe Ben Wheat's major book, Blanket Weaving in the Southwest, published by the University of Arizona Press in 2003. Her latest book is Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth Century: Kin, Community, and Collectors.

For information, contact Roberta Foster at 805-549-9471 http://www.centralcoastweavers.org/

A lecture about natural dyeing and the environment will be held at the Global Theater on September 12. A dyeing workshop will be held in Okazaki (1 hour from the Expo) on September 13. (Additional information available in August.) These are in conjuction with the Natural Dye Exhibit at the Expo.

http://www.gem.hi-ho.ne.jp/shikari/engbien.htm

General textile conference with some natural dye related workshops & tours. Complete schedule and program at http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211ae.htm A juried textile exhibition of 114 artists from 31 countries will also be held http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211be.htm

Main Web Page http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211e.htm

A general symposium of contemporary and traditional textiles. While there is no specific mention of natural dyes, very likely they will be included. Workshops continue through 14 October. Registration deadline 10 September.

Textile Art Centre, 23 Amagheleba Street[Former Davitashvilist] GEO-0105, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel +995 32 99 94 03 Fax +995 32 23 01 47

http://www.geotexart.org/ - Download an Adobe PDF file of the program

Immerse yourself in the more than 400 years of wool tradition as New Mexico, Colorado and Texas breeders and fiber artists celebrate the 22nd year of the Taos Wool Festival on October 1 & 2. Join us in Kit Carson Park for two days of family fun ~ a look at traditional and contemporary fiber artistry, an opportunity to get up close and personal with sheep, goats, rabbits, alpacas and llamas, and an invitation for kids to try their hand at a fiber project.

While not limited to natural dyes many artists in the festival sell and exhibit naturally dyed yarns and weavings.

http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/taoswoolfestival.html email : info@taoswoolfestival.org
P.O. Box 2754, Taos, New Mexico 87529  Voice Mail: 888-909-WOOL  (9665)

7 Oct. Colloque: Colorants Naturels : un réseau de compétences pour une faisabilité industrielle. Introduction: Dominque Cardon. Developpement de productions végétale alternatives: Laurent Candelier et Pauline Guinot. Travail Collectif FCN. Visite du Jardin Conservatoire régional de plantes tinctoriales par Michel Garcia. Le Blue Maya - une source d'inspiration pourl'obtention de pigments naturels nano structurés par Gérard Vilarem. Intere des matieres colorantes d'origine naturelle dans les produits cosmétiques? Serge Grizzo et Martine Seu-Salerno. Discussion-synthese animée par Catherine Vieillescazes.

8 Oct. Conférence au Château: Avec Ignacio del Rio, fabricant de couleurs naturelles au Mexique et spécialiste du rouge de cochenille, qui nous permettra de découvrir un aspect dynamique du renouveau des couleurs naturelles en Amérique Latine. Défilé de mode "la couleur végétale hier et aujourd'hui" Costumes anciens en partenariat avec le Palais du Roure.

9 Oct Marché Couleurs Végétales Cet évènement se déroule dans le vieux village, sur laplace et dans la cour du château. C'est une initiative unique en Europe : plus de 30 standde diverses régions de France et de plusieurs pays.

Click to download an Adobe PDF file of the full program in French

More information will be posted when NDI has translated it.

Filiere Colorants Naturels, 2 rue henri Barbusse, 13241 Marseille cédex 01, France
Tél : 06 09 92 72 00 Courriel : assoc.FCN@wanadoo.fr
http://www.filiere-colorants-naturels.com/

This a weekend retreat to organize the first local chapter of NDI. Check out the website for the retreat conference grounds: http://www.trianglelake.com to view the great spot we've found.

Friday: 5:00 -- arrive and sign in, Dinner is at 7:00. Evening: Get acquainted, mordant pots going. We will provide mordants.

Saturday: Breakfast: 8:00 9:30: we fire up the dye pots. Everyone tells about her/his dye and what successes/failures you've had, what your favorite mordant with this dye, what dye helpers you use for what colors, and other tricks. Bring samples, if you have them. Everyone can sample in your pot or not. We will provide washed white wool, white roving, and a few sample size yarn skeins. If you want to use your own wool, please have it wound into one-oz. skeins (or less) so we can count easily for weight purposes.

Lunch at 12:30. Afternoon: More of same.

Evening: Dinner at 6:00. Keynote speaker, L.K. Meeker on the history of natural dyes.

Sunday morning: Breakfast, 8:00. 9:00, organization meeting for NW Chapter, NDI.

Lunch, 12:30 (Box lunches available)

Cost for retreat, (Including food) board and room, T-shirt: $150. NDI members: $145
$10 nonrefundable deposit is due by one month before event. Balance due about 15 days before event.

Word Doc registration form

Contact: Diane Bentley-Baker 4800 Barger Drive, #15, Eugene, 97402 USA
Email: dbbgypsymom@yahoo.com

This is a general textile conference, but several of the sessions relate to natural dyes Karen Diadick Casselman will speak on "Gender and Persistence: Women's Dyeing in Northern Europe." Keynote speaker Ellen Kjellmo from Bod, Norway, will include a discussion of natural dyes in her presentation on north Norwegian coastal textile traditions, titled "The Never-Idle Hands. A complete conference program can be found on the Vesterheim Museum website. See NDI's workshop listings for info on a post confererence "Anyone Can Dye Workshop" by Karen Diadick Casselman

For more information, contact Vesterheim Museum, 563-382-9681
523 W. Water St., PO Box 379, Decorah IA 52101-0379
email: Vesterheim@vesterheim.org
http://vesterheim.org/events/Textile_conference.php

This is more than a month of lectures and workshops on many different aspects of textile. We have listed her only those events directly related to natural dyes. Visit the Maiwa webpage to see the other events and for details of registration and accommodation. A list of natural dyes workshops at the symposium can be found on our workshops page.

Lectures

Oct 17 - 7 pm Travels in Pursuit of Indigo Jenny Balfour Paul
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

Indigo has an exotic history. The world's oldest and only natural blue dye, its use has been surrounded by intrigue and mystery, and indigo dye use is still considered by many to be a type of alchemy. Jenny Balfour Paul has spent two decades studying this unusual topic in all its aspects. Her research has led to numerous exploratory trips to remote places where traditional indigo practices continue to this day. Along the roads travelled in her research, she has harvested a rich collection of tales, legends, superstitions, and anecdotes. This talk is a must for the dyer (Jenny's understanding is unmatched) but also for the adventurer who longs for tales of travel and the search for knowledge. This talk will be accompanied by a collection of slides. Jenny Balfour Paul will bring an exhibition of sample textiles from her collection (not for sale).

Oct 18 - 7 pm The Magical Kingdom of Bhutan: Textiles and Other Treasures Jenny Balfour Paul
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

The kingdom of Bhutan is nestled in the eastern Himalayas just north of India. Although beautiful and dramatic, Bhutan's isolation and hesitant attitude toward tourism has meant that it is rarely visited. For many years the borders have been closed. When they re-opened, Jenny Balfour Paul went there. On her visit she stayed as a guest of a village of weavers: perfect accommodation for a textile expert. Jenny will recount the process of indigenous supplementary weft weaving which includes the famous "Kushuthara."

Natural dye use in the area features symplocos, tumeric, indigo, and wild madder. Lac collection is also practiced&emdash;an extraordinary process where colour is extracted from the lac insect. Jenny will introduce the audience to the Brockpa. The Brockpa are nomadic people, herding both yaks and the zho (a cow-yak cross). The Brockpa still maintain traditional felt costume and the custom of spinning wool while they walk. This talk will be accompanied by a collection of slides. Jenny Balfour Paul will bring an exhibition of sample textiles from her collection (not for sale).

Oct 25 - 7 pm Muds of the Bogolanfini Michele Wipplinger
Vancouver Museum (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Auditorium) $15

The mud cloth of Mali is a popular textile showing a maze of geometric pathways or stylized animal motifs. Although it has made its way into the global tourist market, rarely does the viewer know of its importance among the Malians. The Bamana artists who create traditional Bogolanfini mud cloth imbue it with ancient spiritual symbolism. Accordingly, their cloths represent the social structure of their community, and are central to women's rites of passage. For the Bamana hunters facing the dangers of the wilderness, the cloth has protective powers. The cloth is laden with bold symbolic patterns and a range of natural colours that also serve to define the wearer.

The journey of the Bogolanfini cloth begins at the hand loom where the raw cloth is woven from cotton fibres. It is then immersed in tannin-rich plant infusions, covered with mineral pigments from river mud, and steeped for months. Each artist uses an assortment of tools to lay down these intricate and purposeful geometric patterns that are unique to their cultural experience. Join Michele Wipplinger as she details the production of these spiritual cloths through a stunning collection of slides. There will be works on display and some pieces will be for sale.

Maiwa Handprints Ltd.
#6 &endash; 1666 Johnston Street, Granville Island Vancouver, BC
Canada V6H 3S2

Phone 604 669 3939 Fax 604 669 0609 Email: maiwa@maiwa.com
http://www.maiwa.com

http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/dha/dha24.html

Registration Form in Adobe PDF format which includes conference fees and specific activities.
It also includes an invitation for papers due by August 5, 2005 and requirements for abstracts.

Sponsor: UNESCO, Section for Arts, Crafts and Design
Contact: Ms. Dr. Dominique Cardon - cardon.dominique@wanadoo.fr
Le Vert, F-30460 Lasalle, France Tel/Fax: +33/466852484
Introductory information in Word format
New (Oct 05) Brochure English - Brochure French - Application English - Fiche_d'inscription

The Crafts Council of India has been nominated by UNESCO as the organizing agency of International Natural Dye Symposium/Workshop. Dr. Dominique Cardon is the International Coordinator. The programme of the Natural Dye Symposium/Workshop will be organized by Craft Council of India.

Preparation for an International Symposium on Natural Dyes

The section for Arts, Crafts and Design of the UNESCO is organizing an Intl. Symposium/workshop on Natural Dyes for November 2006 in Hyderabad, India. This Symposium will bring together about 350 master craftspersons, researchers and specialists in natural dyes and crafts promoters from the five continents. The aim of the Symposium is to attain outcomes based on the diversity of experiences and respectful of the variety of natural, social and cultural environment of the concerned craftspeople.

The broad objectives are: to share experiences and ideas on the key problems and major prospects facing natural-dyed products in the international market; to promote joint efforts and technical cooperation programs among craftspeople, researchers and promoters in all stages of the dyeing process.

The Symposium will have specific objectives: to establish a database on existing natural plant dyes and traditional production processes; to stimulate research in new biological sources and technical possibilities in contemporary textile production and other related crafts sectors; to envisage the setting-up of a specific label for the recognition of environmentally friendly textiles.

The overall coordination of the Symposium is entrusted to Dr. Dominique Cardon/France, an internationally renowned specialist in natural dyes. Dominique Cardon asked for cooperation from all those who are interested in the subject for the following domains of research. For each region of the world, two simultaneous domains of research will be developed with the welcome collaboration of all the interested persons :

1. Bibliographical research: Books and articles concerning the use of natural dyes in each region of the world will be classified according to the categories suggested in the standard file format (Annex 1 of the symposium documents Word Doc Format). Brief comments on whether these sources are accessible, up-to-date, relevant and reliable will be useful.

2. Inventory of recent and current projects and experiences: This inventory should be as exhaustive as possible and improve awareness of the actual situation of the use of natural dyes in all countries in the different regions of the world. If they have been abandoned completely or if they are not used at all, this information is also useful. They will be the subject of brief reports and proposals concerning the choice of:

Projects and experiences will also be classified according to the categories set out in the standard files below. This inventory should be prepared, as far as possible, through consultation with craftspersons and associations that appear to be active in the natural dye field.

Click on the links below to open Equiry Forms to send to the UNESCO Symposium. These are in MS Word Doc format. There is also a link to a plain text format. Email your completed forms to Dr. Cardon's secretary, Nicole Dusserre, and if you wish, to NDI as well.
Dusserre@univ-lyon2.fr, conference@naturaldyes.org

Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that the conference will be open all, for example collectors, journalists or others, not just the categories listed below. She wrote: "I have not been able to think of an enquiry form that could correspond to the various situations but of course, these persons are welcome to register, to send their opinions and they will be included in the synthesis and in the address book of persons concerned by nautral dyes in the world. Moreover, we are planning roundtables or maybe sessions to give them opportunities to express their visions and advice for the promotion of natural dyes."

"Living treasures" and individuals or communities using dyeing techniques learned from a professional craftsworker or family member. Plain text
Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that this is for ALL, not just "Living Treasures"

Artists/designers using natural dyes. Plain text

Associations/NGOs promoting the conservation or reintroduction of the use of natural dyes.
Plain text

Individual farmers/cooperatives producing natural dyes. Plain text

Companies converting/marketing/using natural dyes. Plain text
(from small businesses to large industrial firms)

Scientific researchers working with natural dyes. Plain text
Anthropologists, ethnobotanists, historians, archaeologists, chemists, agronomists, economists, ecologists. Dr. Dominique Cardon has clarified that this includes all fields of scientific inquiry at all levels of study, including students.

Dyers/associations/NGOs/companies basing all or part of their publicity on natural dyes, but actually using them in only a small part of their production or not at all. (This info will be kept confidential) Plain text

3. Planning: The preparatory phase of the Symposium will include the following stages:

I. October 2004 - September 2005: Elaboration of Regional Studies on identified plants, dyeing techniques and common problems in Africa, Asia, Arab States, Europe and Latin America.

II. October - December 2005: Preparation of General Synthesis Report, Draft Agenda of the International Symposium and workshops programme

III. August 2005 : Symposium Working document elaborated in English, French and Spanish; Detailed programme and material organization prepared in cooperation with host country/institution.

IV. December 2005 : Selection of participants, speakers and workshop leaders.

4. Intellectual Preparation:

The overall coordination of the Symposium is entrusted to Dr. Dominique Cardon (France).
Contact : cardon.dominique@wanadoo.fr
Secretariat : Nicole Dusserre. Dusserre@univ-lyon2.fr

Preferably first contact Nicole Dusserre or the regional contacts. The regional contacts, studies and reports will be coordinated by the following specialists/institutions :

AFRICA : Mrs Jocelyne ETIENNE-NUGUE (France), contact : jocelyne.nugue@wanadoo.fr

ASIA : Mrs Vijaya Rajan, Crafts Council of INDIA, contact : craft@satyam.net.in
The six regions that are defined by the World Crafts Council for Asia are:

1. South Asia , 2. South East Asia , 3. West Asia,
4. Far East Asia, 5. South Pacific, 6. Central Asia

ARAB STATES : Ms Joan FISCHER (United Kingdom), contact : joan_fisher@hotmail.com

EUROPE and NORTHERN AMERICA: Dr Harald BOHMER (Germany), contact : hboehmer@hotmail.com ; boehmer@superonline.com

LATIN AMERICA : FUNDACION ASUR (Bolivia), contact : asur@/mara.scr.entelnet.bo
Web site in English, Español, Français, & Deutch http://www.bolivianet.com/asur/indexin.htm

July 30, 2005 Santa Cruz, California USA
Lecture, Working with Navajo (& Other) Weavers
An Anthropologist's Reflections

August 12-14, 2005 - Colour Festival in Litti, Finland - Varipaletti Project

August 23 - 28, 2005 Haslev, Denmark
12th International Fungi and Fiber Symposium

September 1 - 7, 2005 City of Kuching, in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia
World Eco-Fiber and Textile (W.E.F.T) Forum

September 8, 2005 San Luis Obispo, California USA
Ann Hedlund - Lecture, Navajo Weaving - Past and Present

September 12, 2005 Japan World Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan
Lecture on Natural Dyes - Global Theater in the Civic Pavilion, Seto Area

15th - 17th of September 2005 Izmir, Turkey
"Visions in Textiles - From tradition to textile art/design of tomorrow"
13th annual European Textile Network Conference & General Assembly

24th - 27th September 2005 - 5th Intl. Textile Art Symposium in Tbilisi, Georgia

October 1 & 2, 2005 Taos New Mexico, USA
Taos Wool Festival - Kit Carson Park

7-9 Octobre, 2005 Lauris, Provence, France
Les Rencountres de la Couleur Végétale - Forum 2005

October 14 - 29, 2005 Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
Maiwa Textile Symposium Pattern & Place
Pre symposium workshops Sep 23 - Oct 9 Post Symposium workshop Nov 5 - Nov 20

October 21 - 23, 2005 - Triangle Lake, Oregon, USA
NDI Northwest Chapter Organizing Retreat

October 21-23, 2005 Decorah, Iowa, USA
Conference on Norwegian Woven Textiles

November 2 - 5, 2005 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dyes in History and Archaeology: 24th Annual Conference

November 6 - 12, 2006 Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, India
UNESCO International Symposium/Workshop on Natural Dyes

June 20 -25, 2004
The Society of Korean Natural Dyeing
15th Exhibition of International Natural Dyeing at Daegu Korea

September 6-10, 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador
International Congress of Indigo and other Natural Colorants.

October 6-9, 2004 Oakland, California, USA
Ninth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America

November 4-6, 2004 Montpellier, France
Dyes in History and Archaeology

November 12-15 2004 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA USA
Mushroom Dye Workshop by Andreya von Waldenfels-Marks

November 30 - December 5, 2004
The 3rd Natural Dyeing Biennale in Aichi, Japan

Saturday 29th January 2005 10.30 - 3.30 pm
Feltmaking Workshop in London, UK

March 1 - 12, 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
(im) Material Beauty
Mackenzie Frère MFA Thesis Exhibition - Reception February 28

May 14 - 17, 2005 Tokyo, Japan
6th International Shibori Symposium

June 2 - 5, 2005, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Uncovering The Surface - 13th International Surface Design Conference

June 7-15, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The World Batik Conference

June 21- 25, 2005 Okinawa, Japan
2nd Natural Dyes and Pigments Conference

Catholic University of Daegu
Kumrak-dong, Kyungsan-si, Gyungsang buk-do, Korea
Phone: 82-253-763-3040. (Fax) 820253-766-5764.
Application Closing Date: June 1st, 2004
Contacts:
Ji-Hee Kim (President of SKND)
kimjh4300@empal.com
Hyon Son (Director of Foreign Affairs)
hson3040@hanmail.net
hson@ee.knu.ac.kr

San Salvador, El Salvador

Rationale
-It is important to share the national effort for reviving indigo industry in their technological, commercial, social and cultural aspects.
-Through the congress, information about natural colorants will be shared and at the same time this event might facilitate establishing important contacts with investors, artisans, investigators and traders.

Objectives
-Share experiences regarding natural colorants' marketing, extraction technology, dyeing and cultural reviving.
-Identify commercial opportunities by making important contacts with participants and speakers.

Registration fee: $150.00
Organization comittee: IICA, GTZ, CONCULTURA

Topics and activities

Presentations about the following main modules
-Natural colorants' markets.
-Uses for indigo and other natural colorants.
-Dyeing techniques.
-Business models for marketing.
-History and cultural value of natural colorants.
-Extraction and growing techniques.
Last day: field-trip to visit indigo farms, dyeing workshops, museums and historical places.

Pre-congress
-It is a natural colorants dyeing course.
-Dates: September 1-3, 2004.
-Limited vacancies.
-Cost to be informed in the future.

More information: carolina.rivas@iica.org.sv

Emphasis will be on the way the human activities (such as trade or war) influence the production, aesthetics, materials, etc. of textiles. Extensive program of papers & tours San Francsico Bay Area textile artists studios.

http://textilesociety.org/symposia_2004.htm

http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/dha/dha23.html

Organizers:
UMR 5175 - CNRS (CEFE) (Pr. Claude Andary), Montpellier, France
CIHAM - UMR 5648 CNRS (Dr. Dominique Cardon), Lyon, France
Association 'Couleur Garance' (Mr. Michel Garcia), Lauris, France
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (Dr. Jan Wouters), Bruxelles, Belgium
Agropolis International (Dr. Marc Puygrenier), Montpellier, France

http://www.aac.pref.aichi.jp/ (Japanese language)
http://www.gem.hi-ho.ne.jp/shikari/engbien.htm (English language)

Exhibition Concept : To promote the appreciation of natural dyeing and the continuation of natural dyeing traditions.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2004
Place: AICHI PREFECTUER MUSEUM, 8th floor E-F Galleries Hall
Address : 1-13-2, Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Telephone: (81)-(0)52-971-5511
Sponsor : Aichi Prefecture
Partnership: Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition

By Joanna Weller textile artist at Lewisham Arthouse 140 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6PD

Joanna will be running a feltmaking workshop looking at basic feltmaking, carding colours and experimenting with nuno felting, a technique that felts wool with fine muslin.

Cost of workshop: £30 including sandwich lunch, tea and coffee. All proceeds got to the charity, Action Aid. Enquiries to Joanna Weller 0208 693 5228

http://www.shibori.org

While not limited to natural dyes, this symposium includes many presentations and workshops that involve natural dye techniques. This event is organized by the World Shibori Network (WSN) and Tama Art University. It is hosted by Tama Art University. The co-chairs are Hiroko Watanabe and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada. $375.00 USD non-Asia residents $350.00 USD Asia residents $300 for registered WSN members.

http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference.asp

The conference will offer a keynote or featured lecture each day along with concurrent sessions where attendees may choose between lectures or one-hour demonstrations. Numerous exhibitions related to surface design will be held in the Kansas City area to coincide with the conference. In addition to the conference, the pre-conference and post-conference workshops will provide the opportunity to dive deep into specific topics for rich, hands-on experiences. While not limited to natural dyes, it includes the following natural dye workshops

http://www.massart.edu/batik/
Pre-conference workshops: June 7&endash;9, 2005
Conference sessions: June 10&endash;12, 2005
Post-conference workshops: June 13&endash;15, 2005

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mr. Kageo Miura, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto City University of Art

Japan has a long and revered history of textile innovation and production stretching back over a millennium. Wax resist &emdash; or rozome &emdash; first appeared in Japan as early as the seventh century and still appeals to modern artists today as a medium for creative expression. Mr. Kageo Miura will share his remarkable journey of over 60 years of work with Roque as encouragement for our own creativity.

Conference, Exposition and Tours. This follows the 1st conference held in Yamaguchi and Fukuoka, Japan on August 25-29, 2004. Conference planners include Satoshi USHIDA ( Mukogawa Women's University), Takako TERADA (Kwassui Women's College), Kazuki YAMAZAKI (Kusaki Laboratory), and Hisako SUMI (North Indigo Art Studio) The conference is presented in cooperation with nonprofit organization Earth Network http://earthnetwork.info The planners are inviting more presenters, exhibitors and workshop leaders to contact them about participating. Announcement2005.doc The original full programs are: Program Page 1 Program Page 2 Fees The Conference fees and travel information are shown here below the program.

Okinawa is a semitropical island of Japan located in the South China sea about 600 kilometers SW of the Japanese mainland and 600 kilometers NE of Taiwan. A map can be found on Expedia.com

Pre-conference Tour of Karan Studio Fully Booked
Ishigaki-Island Monday June 20
http://homepage3.nifty.com/karan/
We can pick and dye yearn and cloth with regional dye plants and weaving
- Melia azedarach var.subtripinnata
- Elaeocarpus sylvestris
- Garcinia subelliptica
- Morinda citrifolia
Fee is $10,000 yen, including lunch and cloth. We can arrive at Ishigaki-Island airport by discount ticket from Osaka (16,300 yen) and Haneda (17,700 yen), Chubu (16,800 yen-only ANA) on Sunday 19th June. And evening on 20th, after workshop, we can go to Okinawa from Ishigaki Airport (7,300 yen). Chubu Centrair Airport was opened on 17th February. This airport is easy to transit. This tour is fully booked. You may visit Karan Studios after the conference on June 26th There is Ishigaki style inn close Karan Studio. One nearby hotel rate is 6,000 yen including breakfast & supper.

Main Program
In the Okinawa Prefectural Museum http://w1.nirai.ne.jp/oki-muse/
1, Onaka-cho, Shuri, Naha-shi, 903-0823, Okinawa, Japan Telephone 81-98-886-4353
Exhibit (Traditional Work) June 14-26
Kazuki Yamazaki, Takako Terada, Yoshitomo Namikawa, Miho Fukaishi
June 21
Opening Ceremony and General Assembly
Plenary Lecture Dr. Dominique Cardon (France): Porphyrophora crimson dye insects
June 22
Plenary Lecture Ms. Karen Diadick Casselman (Canada):
. . Lichen Dyes Of Northern Europe And North America
Research (Oral) Presentations
Dr. Satoshi Ushida (Japan):
. . Properties of The Colorant Obtained From Sacatinta and its Behavior to Dyeing
Takako Terada (Japan): Dyeing with Reduced form of Sacatinta; Field work on Murex Purple
Practitioner's (Oral) Presentation
Di McPherson (Australia): The Creative Use of Dyes Extracted From Australian Native Plants
Kazuki Yamazaki (Japan): Katazome with Kusaki Pigments
Hisako Sumi and Keiji Sawada (Japan): Dyeing by Fermentation and Pigments

In Onna Village Museum
2451, Onna-son, Kunigashira-gun, 904-0492, Okinawa, Japan Telephone 81-98-982-5112
Exhibit (Contemporary work and Craft work) June 21-July 3
Guest Di McPherson(Australia), Kota Arimoto, Hisako Sumi , Keiko Obara, Masaaki Aoki, Shoko Yade
Workshop June 23
Ms. Karen Diadick Casselman (Canada): Lichen Dyes Of Northern Europe and North America
Takako Terada(Japan): Dyeing with Murex Purple
Excursion June 24 Course for visiting the farm of Strobilantes and Musa liukiuensis and the hand weaving studio by chartered bus. Musa liukiuensis is the true Japanese Fibre Banana, the ito-basho or thread banana from which the cloth basho was woven.
Okinawa has three types of indigo plant, Stolobilanthes, Polygonum and Indigofera are commercially used to dye. There are many kinds of regional dye plants and pigments and studios all over the Okinawa islands that one may visit. 24th June is Memorial ( prayer of The War) day for Okinawa people. Almost all government offices are closed.
Book Fair & Flea Market June 24 Book, Craft, Dyestuff, Fabric, Organic T-shirts
Demonstration with discussions June 25
Dr. Dominique Cardon(France): Dyeing with Insects
3 Workshops June 25
Syoko Yade (Japan): Traditional Paste-resist Dye Technique with Natural Pigments.
Mixed session of dyeing: Dyeing by regional dye plants in Okinawa with all members
Yoshitomo Namikawa
- making pigments from fresh leaves of strobilantes and Indigofera
- Traditional dyeing Technique Noribiki(tutugaki)

Main Contact ndpc@amber.plala.or.jp Tel & Fax 81-134-25-1470
NDPC, 2-3-9, Matsugae, Otaru-shi, 047-0022, Japan
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Submitted by Hisako Sumi - North Indigo Art Studio http://indigo.june-bride.com/

Travel These are just examples that NDI has found to give you an idea of fares. These quotes are from Expedia.com as of Feb 12-15, based on exchange rates of Feb 16. Current conversion from US dollars to your currency can be found at http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u Your travel agent or your own research may provide better fares. Often flying to intermediate hub cities which have many flights to your country can save a great deal. There are few international flights directly to Okinawa so fly first to Tokyo or Osaka, Japan or Taipei, Taiwan. All fares are round trip unless indicated.

Japan & Taiwan to Okinawa Osaka to Okinawa is $558 via JAL or $601 via Nippon Airways. Tokyo to Okinawa is $672 via JAL . Taipei to Okinawa is $304 (Taiwan $9,582) on China Airlines (UK £161, 233 Euro, Canadian $374, 3,395 Mexican Peso, 785 Brazil Real, 991 Peruvian Nuevo Sol, 13,314 Indian Rupee, Australian $388, 1,760 Egyptian Pound, 23,317 Kenyan Shilling, Hong Kong $2,371, Pakistani Rupee 18,048, 11,701 Thai Bhat, 2,819,600 Indonesian Rupiah, Singapore $498).

Special Fares to Okinowa: Hisako Sumi reports that it is possible to book flights from Tokyo or Osaka to Okinawa for about $305 RT (This is about same price as flights RT from Taipei on China Air listed above with the corresponding currency conversions as shown) if purchased 3 weeks in advance, non refundable. These fares are called "Bargain fare" and can be purchased at http://www.jal.co.jp/en/ Fare one way from Tokyo to or from Okinowa traveling 10th-20th June is $119.26 (Must be purchased 8th-17th April) or $185.51 traveling 21, 22, 23 June and 27-30 June (purchased 2 months - 21 days in advance). Cheaper fares are available from Osaka. July is more expensive.

Japan AirPass and "Welcome to Japan Fare" Michiyo Shibuya also has found that ANA and JAL offers two special fares for travel within Japan to international travelers to Japan. This is particularly attractive if you wish to visit other parts of Japan during your visit. These must be purchased before you travel to Japan and in some cases, 60 days in advance. The "Welcome to Japan Fare" is offered to travelers arriving on all international flights to Japan. They may book up to 5 flights within Japan on JAL or ANA at a cost of about 13,200 Yen ($126 US) per segment. This reduces the round trip to Okinowa about 26,400 Yen ($252 US). One must reserve the first segment outside Japan, (at a travel agent or JAL ticket outlet) and the other 4 segments may be changed as you travel through Japan. Japan AirPass is offered only to travelers flying to Japan on JAL group airlines "Star Alliance" which includes JAL, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Spaniar, Thai, United Airlines, US Airways, and VARIG. With rules like the "Welcome to Japan Fare" this is only 11,100 Yen ($106 US) per segment, reducing the round trip to Okinowa to 22,200 Yen ($212 US). Details of these fares and date restrictions can be found through your travel agent or at http://www.japanair.com/e/travelplan/yokoso_japan.php or other JAL websites http://www.anaskyweb.com/us/e/travelservice/reservations/special/visit.html or http://www.anaskyweb.com/us/e/travelservice/reservations/special/airpass.htm.

Asia Seoul, Korea to Tokyo is $601 (616,626 Won) via Asiana. Tokyo from Jakarta, Indonesia via China Air is $1,511 (14,014,525 Rupiah). Hong Kong to Taipei is $462 (HK $ 3,603 ) via Cathy Pacific. Singapore to Tokyo is $515 (Singapore $844) via United. Bangkok to Taipei is $734 (28,252 Thai Baht ) on Cathy Pacific. Air India from Bombay to Tokyo is $930 (40,731 I. Rupee ) or Bombay to Taipei is $835 (36,570 I. Rupee). Calcutta to Tokyo is $1,235 (54,089 Rupee) via Malaysia Airlines. Karachi to Taipei is $1,063 (63,110 P. Rupee) via Cathy Pacific and Thai Air

Australia Sydney to Toyko via Quantas is $2,085 (Australian $2,663 ). But Gulf Air Sydney to Singapore is $737 (Australian $941). and Singapore to Tokyo on United is $515 (Australian $658). for a total of $1,252 (Australian $1,599) saving $833 (Australian $1,064). You can also fly Sydney to Taipei on China Airlines for $1,417 (Australian $1,810).

Africa & Mideast $2, 204 (Egyptian £12,761) roundtrip Cairo to Tokyo via Emirates, Nippon Airways & EqyptAir. Fare roundtrip from Nairobi, Kenya to Tokyo via Emirates is $1,631 (125,098 Kenyan shilling) . We expect that there is are intermediate hub cities that one could fly to from Africa that would provide savings from these relatively higher fares.

Europe Fare is $1,295 (£684 ) via Emirates Osaka from London or $1,319 (£697) via KLM. Fare is $1,313 (£694) London to Tokyo via KLM, or $1,377 (£728) via Swiss Air. Paris, France to Tokyo is $2,776 (2,132 Euro) via KLM. There are often sales on flights to the west coast of the US which might lower the total fare considerably.

North America Fares via JAL are $495 to Osaka and Tokyo from Los Angles & Las Vegas, or $635 from Chicago, $1,196 from New York via United. Tokyo from New York is$1,177 on American or $1,180 on Northwest. Toronto, Canada to Tokyo is$1,331 (Canadian $1,638) via Continental. Mexico City to Tokyo via United is $1,187 (13,255 Pesos). But Mexico City to Los Angeles via Aviacsa is $383 (4,277 Pesos) and $495 (5,528 Peso) to Tokyo via JAL for a total of $878 (9,805 Pesos) for a saving of $309 (3,451 Pesos).

It would appear that best prices are from the US West coast - consider finding cheap flights in the US via Southwest Airlines to Los Angeles or Las Vegas (usually under $300 RT). For some reason, flights from San Francisco, Oakland or Seattle seems much more expensive ($1,000+).

South America Lima, Peru to Tokyo is $1,937 (6,313 Nuevo Sol) via Delta. But Lima to Los Angeles is $706 (2,301 Nuevo Sol) via Copa and to Tokyo is $495 (1,613 Nuevo Sol) via United for a total of $1,201 (3,914 Nuevo Sol) for a saving of $736 (2,399 Nuevo Sol). Sao Paulo, Brazil to Tokyo is $1,975 (5,102 Real) via United. But Sao Paulo to Los Angeles is $1,093 (2,824 Real) via Copa and $495 (1,279 Real) Tokyo via JAL for a total of $1,588 (4,103 Real) saving $387 (1,000 Real) .

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