PhiladelphiaWeekly.com – 6.24.11
BLUEREDYELLOW Natural Dye House: What’s old is new
Recently established local dye house BLUEREDYELLOW held a great dye workshop this past Thursday at Art in the Age, where their red, blue, and yellow-dyed garments have recently been picked up (as well as necklaces and scents). Elissa Meyers and Mira Adornetto, the affable pair behind the brand, showcased their processes for creating hand-dyed garments using natural, locally grown pigments and ancient dying techniques. After, the sizable crowd was led through the process of dyeing kerchiefs (supplied) using a five gallon fermented indigo vat, some gloves, and a bag of rubber bands. Find out more after the jump.
Lemme tell ya, I tie-dyed something once back at a YMCA day camp, and I wasn’t nearly as taken with the process, nor end result as I was dyeing with BLUEREDYELLOW. Dyeing with fermented indigo (a living thing!) is a heck of a lot different than doing it with Rit Dye, that’s for sure. The pair grows their own marigolds, madder root, and of course indigo, in a South Philly plot, and sources their cotton from Deer Lake, PA. On top of that, they place their used-up dye materials into precious bottles and string them for jewelry(!). Check them out either at Art in the Age at 116 N 3rd Street, or on their website.
—
PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, 6.24.11
