Navigate Complexity with Confidence

Learn Michel Garcia's method for observing, testing, deciding, and building reliable practice in natural dyeing.

Experimentation Framework

Understand the interactions of fibers, tannins, enzymes, and more to enhance your dyeing results through deliberate experimentation.

Developing Judgment

Focus on developing judgment rather than memorizing procedures to improve your natural dyeing skills.

About the Course

Join Michel Garcia in Tutorial #10 as he shares his toolbox and method for natural dyeing. Dive into the multi-layered system of plant dyeing, learn to navigate complexity, and develop your judgment in fiber preparation, tool selection, and experimentation.

Meet Michel Garcia

Discover Michel's innovative approach to natural dyeing as he shares his method, original techniques, and continuous exploration in the course. Get ready to unlock the secrets of plant colors with a master educator.

Curriculum

9 Chapters · 33 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction to the Toolbox Tutorial

    1. Introduction Free preview
  2. 2

    Materials for download

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      Michel Garcia's textes for download EN

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      Textes for download FR

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      Textes for download IT

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      Textes for download ES

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      Textes for download DE

  3. 3

    Scouring: A New Perspective

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      Optical brighteners: how to detect them

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      Attempting to Remove Optical Brighteners

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      Attempting to Remove Optical Brighteners Text

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      About optical brighteners. Text

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      Using Enzyme-Containing Products for Scouring

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      Enzymes and Scouring: Text

  4. 4

    Ginger Enzymes in Fiber Preparation

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      Ginger Enzymes in Fiber Preparation

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      Ginger and Enzymes: A Living System for Opening Fibres. Text

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    👉 Safflower: Traditional Chinese Methods Revisited

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      Chinese Approach, Yellow Juice, and Enzymatic Fibre Preparation

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      Yellow Juice and Enzymatic Fibre Preparation.Text

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      Dyeing with Safflower

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      Safflower II – Alkaline Extraction, Neutralisation, and Dyeing

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      Safflower continued

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      Safflower continued Text

  6. 6

    Madder Red on Silk: Achieving Stable and Balanced Results

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      Silk Prepared with Ginger Enzymes, Cold Mordanting, and Preparation for Madder

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      Silk Prepared with Ginger Enzymes Text

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      Madder Dyeing After Mordanting

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      Madder Dyeing After Mordanting. Text

  7. 7

    Pineapple Enzymes in Fiber Preparation

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      Pineapple Enzymes in Fiber Preparation. Video

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      Pineapple Enzymes in Fiber Preparation. Text

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    Pomegranate Skins as a Source of Tannins

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      Pomegranate Peel as a Toolbox

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      Pomegranate Peel as a Toolbox, Video

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    Aluminum Acetate: A Universal Mordant for All Natural Fibers

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      Aluminum Acetate: A Universal Mordant for All Natural Fibers. Video

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      Aluminum Acetate: A Universal Mordant for Natural Fibers. Text

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      Recipes

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      Logwood Dyeing on Previously Mordanted Wool. Video

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      Logwood Dyeing on Previously Mordanted Wool. Text

Student Testimonials

See What Our Students Have to Say

“I immediately applied several techniques from this tutorial — especially the work with aluminium acetate and fiber preparation. The results were clearer, stronger, and more reliable than before.”
Olena S

Munich, Germany

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“I’ve worked with natural dyes for years, but I was often stuck when something didn’t work. Tutorial #10 gave me tools to diagnose problems instead of repeating recipes. It’s the most useful course I’ve taken so far.”
Anna V

Paris, France

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