April 2nd and April 3rd: Plant Dye Bandanas with Time for Change Week
Time for Change Week is an OSU Signature Event with the purpose of raising awareness for topics relating to sustainability on campus. The Living Art and Ecology Lab hosted two bandana dyeing workshops as part of this year’s festivities. During this event, students used resist techniques to dye bandanas with two historically significant dye plants: indigo and madder root. Enjoy some photos of the student work below!
Bandana reveals from the indigo vat
Madder root dye bath and a madder bandana over-dyed with indigo
Two madder bandanas: one treated with alum and acorn-based tannin solution; another with alum alone
Thank you to Time for Change organizers for including the LAE LAB in this years events!