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Complex Cloth 
The “complex cloth” is a cloth layered through the application of many procedures. This challenging and rewarding three-day workshop takes the artisan who has worked with individual techniques into the higher realms of patterning and textural calculus. The workshop opens by surveying the creative potential of a variety of methods. This overview includes culturally diverse samples from all over the world. The class will then dive into the hands-on use of mineral dyes such as iron oxide and tannic acid; the combination of dyes and discharge agents; the burn-out technique of devoré; surface design techniques such as blockprint and silkscreen; and finally manipulative techniques such as shibori. Students will focus on how techniques may be used in combination to achieve special effects rather then explore individual techniques in detail. Techniques used in class are carefully selected to give the student the opportunity to apply a range of processes in a relatively short time. Students will finish the course with a sample book showcasing a variety of techniques and will work a bit of textile magic: transforming a silk scarf into a complex cloth. Natalie Grambow is also teaching Phototransfer for Textiles and Works on Canvas Natalie Grambow Natalie Grambow has an extensive background in design, teaching, and textile arts. An accredited Interior Designer, she spent many years in Ottawa working within the architectural design field and teaching Design Theory. Natalie’s first deep exploration of textiles began during her Visual Arts/Photography studies at the University of Ottawa when she experimented with non-silver techniques of transferring photographic imagery onto cloth. She subsequently studied at the École d’Impression Textile à Montréal and later travelled to Asia and Latin America where she spent six months learning to weave with local Mayan weavers in Guatemala. Shortly after completing the Textile Arts program at Capilano College in 2001, she was awarded the BC Craft Association’s Award of Excellence. Natalie has developed a line of naturally dyed and printed fabrics and has been commissioned by such clients as the city of North Vancouver (to present an artist’s vision of North Vancouver on fabric).
© Maiwa Handprints Ltd. 2008.
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