subversive stains by slow creations

Natural dyeing: slow, dynamic unpredictable processes, with serenidipity as a key word for sustainable fashion solutions and art Thank you for finding me! Please also have a look at slowcreations.tumblr.com (my main visual blog)

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I led a workshop recently and after the participants went home, I dyed with the waste they had left. This is the result! 

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Recent natural dyeing.

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Recent natural dyeing. 

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Recent natural dyeing with berries and iron. 

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Recent natural dyeing with waste plus copper.

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After my workshop in Berlin this July, someone forgot his/her bundle experiment. This is the result after soaking overnight.

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How to turn waste into treasure... an example of dyeing materials.

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Blue berries, red onion skins and rust on silk.

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Red onion skins, rust and pomegranate seeds on silk.

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So much looking forward to Berlin next week! 10-11 July in Kreuzberg. Very welcome if you can! I´m doing a workshop in natural dyeing and also take photos of alternative fashion on the 11th. Arranger: the one and only Bybaba (http://bybabaoutlook.tumblr.com/) http://www.refashionrefood.org/participants-berlin-2015/#/petra-holmberg-slow-creations/

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A selection of experimental scraps from my natural dyeing adventures.

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Happened to grow rice on a sweater...

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Dyeing material for natural dyeing.

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A few examples from my natural dyeing project at The Wardrobe in Borås, Sweden spring 2015. 

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Acovado pits on silk

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Upcoming natural dyeing event!

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This is a no filter image of a habotai silk scarf dyed with rose petals, pomegranate rinds and rusty things plus soaked in red cabbage (solar dye). My plan is to launch a series of these scarfs this year. Handmade in Hornstull, Stockholm.