Workshop 27 September 2025
PLANT-BASED DYEING AND CREATING FLAX PAPER
In this workshop, we will make a dye bath from weld (Reseda luteola). We will use this dye bath to colour the fibre and pulp we make from flax. We will also use hemp cellulose for possible blending. To make flax paper, we remove the imperfections from the flax, cut it into small pieces, put it in the Hollander (the pulp grinding machine) and use the dye bath to colour the pulp. You can scoop paper in A6, A5 and A4 sizes. The end result is paper in various shades. The paper must dry in a press for several days before it is sent to you.
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Workshop 18 October 2025
PROCESSING FLAX AND MAKING PAPER
In this workshop, we will process organic flax (grown by the stewards of the linen project) into fibres by means of breaking, scutching and hackling. We will then pick the last imperfections out of the flax, cut it into small pieces and put it in the Hollander (the pulp machine). The paper can be made in different sizes: A6, A5 and A4. The paper must dry for several days in a press, after which it will be atlier sent to you.
Both workshops
time 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
cost €100 (including materials)
number of participants max. 6 people
to participate, send an email to loes@loesschepens.nl
location Loes Schepens atelier, Weimarstraat 56, The Hague
language Dutch (but never a problem for understanding the process and helpful participants)