Call for Participants – Training School on Dyeing with Natural Dyes
EuroWeb Training School:
Dyeing with Natural Dyes
Porto (PT), 8th – 11th April 2024
We kindly invite you to register for the training school on dyeing using natural dyes, organized by EuroWeb. We want you to experience dyeing your textiles, learning from historical sources and understanding the savoir-faire behind the production of dyed fabrics.
The training school, lasting four days, will take place between the 8th and the 11th of April 2024, in Porto, Portugal, at the Saber Fazer Workshop.
A maximum of 8 participants will be accepted for the school, which is designed for postgraduate or advanced students interested in textile dyeing techniques, conservators, curators who may occasionally need to work with dyed textiles. Participants should be members of the COST Action CA 19131 and have an e-COST account.
The training school will be divided into 4 sections:
INTRODUCTION
What are natural colourants?
The fibers
Historical dyeing
Introduction to the dyeing technique, mordanting
MORDANT DYES
Dyeing with yellow and red – Weld, Madder, Cochineal & others
VAT DYES & DIRECT DYES
Dyeing with blue – Indigo and Woad
Purple dyes – Orchil
WRITTEN SOURCES
Preparing a swatch book to keep the samples safe and stable.
Eligibility
Trainees eligible to be reimbursed:
• shall be engaged in an official research programme as a PhD Student or postdoctoral fellow or can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution, organisation or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing research.
• shall be COST Full Members / COST Cooperating Member.
• Action MC Observer from NNC.
Travel costs and daily allowances (incl. accommodation, meals etc.) will be covered for 6 participants.
Expenses will be covered first and foremost for PhD students, ECI (Early Career Investigators) and researchers from ITC (Inclusiveness Target Countries).
Deadline for applications
Applications must be submitted by 19th of February 2024 via email to:
Paula Nabais – p.nabais@fct.unl.pt
Applications must include one paragraph on the applicant’s background and motivation in participating, and a CV.
EuroWeb Training School:
Dyeing with Natural Dyes
Porto (PT), 8th – 11th April 2024
We kindly invite you to register for the training school on dyeing using natural dyes, organized by EuroWeb. We want you to experience dyeing your textiles, learning from historical sources and understanding the savoir-faire behind the production of dyed fabrics.
The training school, lasting four days, will take place between the 8th and the 11th of April 2024, in Porto, Portugal, at the Saber Fazer Workshop.
A maximum of 8 participants will be accepted for the school, which is designed for postgraduate or advanced students interested in textile dyeing techniques, conservators, curators who may occasionally need to work with dyed textiles. Participants should be members of the COST Action CA 19131 and have an e-COST account.
The training school will be divided into 4 sections:
INTRODUCTION
What are natural colourants?
The fibers
Historical dyeing
Introduction to the dyeing technique, mordanting
MORDANT DYES
Dyeing with yellow and red – Weld, Madder, Cochineal & others
VAT DYES & DIRECT DYES
Dyeing with blue – Indigo and Woad
Purple dyes – Orchil
WRITTEN SOURCES
Preparing a swatch book to keep the samples safe and stable.
Eligibility
Trainees eligible to be reimbursed:
• shall be engaged in an official research programme as a PhD Student or postdoctoral fellow or can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution, organisation or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing research.
• shall be COST Full Members / COST Cooperating Member.
• Action MC Observer from NNC.
Travel costs and daily allowances (incl. accommodation, meals etc.) will be covered for 6 participants.
Expenses will be covered first and foremost for PhD students, ECI (Early Career Investigators) and researchers from ITC (Inclusiveness Target Countries).
Deadline for applications
Applications must be submitted by 19th of February 2024 via email to:
Paula Nabais – p.nabais@fct.unl.pt
Applications must include one paragraph on the applicant’s background and motivation in participating, and a CV.