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A few snaps from The Living Dress at Museum Day in August at Portland Basin Museum in Ashton. We added more summery tones to our Spring Dress using chamomile, madder, and over dying with indigo.

All the fabrics have been naturally dyed, and printed here in Greater Manchester, with many of the flowers grown right here in Mossley. It was also fun to be joined by The Milltown Cloggies too!

📸 Dominic Simpson

#TheLivingDress #Cabasa #PortlandBasinMuseum #naturaldyes #indigo #madder @intameside @aceagrams @weareinnovateuk @tnlcommunityfund @greatermcr

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A few snaps from The Living Dress at Museum Day in August at Portland Basin Museum in Ashton. We added more summery tones to our Spring Dress using chamomile, madder, and over dying with indigo. All the fabrics have been naturally dyed, and printed here in Greater Manchester, with many of the flowers grown right here in Mossley. It was also fun to be joined by The Milltown Cloggies too! 📸 Dominic Simpson #TheLivingDress #Cabasa #PortlandBasinMuseum #naturaldyes #indigo #madder @intameside @aceagrams @weareinnovateuk @tnlcommunityfund @greatermcr

5 days ago

1/9

Fancy learning how to felt a seascape? This Thursday 5th September ahead of The Vale's celebration event, ‘Carnival Flow; a celebration of water’, Emily will be teaching this calming textile technique, transforming wool, silk and other fabrics into a beautiful textural seascape 🌊

There is also a short film screening afterwards on water power and protecting our waterways.

Details below:

Time: 6pm – 7pm at The Vale here in Mossley.

Price: Donations welcome. Please book in advance (link in our stories) or visit @the_vale_mossley

#GlobalGrooves #TheValeMossley #WaterPower #Felting #Learn #Workshop #Film #Screening #ReclaimRivertame

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Fancy learning how to felt a seascape? This Thursday 5th September ahead of The Vale's celebration event, ‘Carnival Flow; a celebration of water’, Emily will be teaching this calming textile technique, transforming wool, silk and other fabrics into a beautiful textural seascape 🌊 There is also a short film screening afterwards on water power and protecting our waterways. Details below: Time: 6pm – 7pm at The Vale here in Mossley. Price: Donations welcome. Please book in advance (link in our stories) or visit @the_vale_mossley #GlobalGrooves #TheValeMossley #WaterPower #Felting #Learn #Workshop #Film #Screening #ReclaimRivertame

1 week ago

2/9

Happy Manchester Pride weekend! ♥️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

📸 Lightpool Festival

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Happy Manchester Pride weekend! ♥️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 📸 Lightpool Festival

2 weeks ago

3/9

Join us tomorrow Thursday 22nd August at Portland Basin Museum 11am - 3pm in Ashton-under-Lyne. Our 5m tall sculpture and dress will be on display as part of Museum Day at Portland Basin Museum.

We’ve transformed our spring dress into a summer one with help from the wonderful women Tameside, here’s some behind the scenes action.

We’ve run volunteer sessions at the museum in Ashton as well as here at The Vale in Mossley. We’ve been flower bashing to make prints (Hapazome), leaf rubbing through stencils, patchwork and embroidery, as well as dyeing with weld, indigo, madder, and chamomile to get our Living Dress summer ready.

All of plants and flowers for printing have been grown locally 🌱

#thelivingdressproject #cabasa #PortlandBasinMuseum #naturaldyeing #Hapazome #indigo #naturaldyes @intameside

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Join us tomorrow Thursday 22nd August at Portland Basin Museum 11am - 3pm in Ashton-under-Lyne. Our 5m tall sculpture and dress will be on display as part of Museum Day at Portland Basin Museum. We’ve transformed our spring dress into a summer one with help from the wonderful women Tameside, here’s some behind the scenes action. We’ve run volunteer sessions at the museum in Ashton as well as here at The Vale in Mossley. We’ve been flower bashing to make prints (Hapazome), leaf rubbing through stencils, patchwork and embroidery, as well as dyeing with weld, indigo, madder, and chamomile to get our Living Dress summer ready. All of plants and flowers for printing have been grown locally 🌱 #thelivingdressproject #cabasa #PortlandBasinMuseum #naturaldyeing #Hapazome #indigo #naturaldyes @intameside

3 weeks ago

4/9

Volunteers needed next week! Come and be part of our next installation of The Living Dress*. We’re looking for volunteers to come into our studio in Mossley and help us make more textiles using natural dyes and processes which will form part of a giant dress, including:

> Flower bashing to make prints
> Embroidery
> Patchworking

When: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th August | 10am – 5pm
Where: The Vale, Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL5 9JL

We’re installing our The Living Dress at Portland Basin Museum next week and we would love you to be part of finishing and adding to our summer dress.

Email hello@cabasacarnivalarts.com or send us a DM letting us know when you can make it.

*The Living Dress is a beautiful large-scale installation made of naturally dyed textiles using plants and flowers presented on a stunning 5m tall sculpture. The installation invites visitors to consider the rich connections between our natural environment and the garments we wear, imagining new forms of sustainable fashion.

Photo: Andrew Hayhurst

#Naturaldyes #Ecoprinting #Naturaldye #Hapazome

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Volunteers needed next week! Come and be part of our next installation of The Living Dress*. We’re looking for volunteers to come into our studio in Mossley and help us make more textiles using natural dyes and processes which will form part of a giant dress, including: > Flower bashing to make prints > Embroidery > Patchworking When: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th August | 10am – 5pm Where: The Vale, Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL5 9JL We’re installing our The Living Dress at Portland Basin Museum next week and we would love you to be part of finishing and adding to our summer dress. Email [email protected] or send us a DM letting us know when you can make it. *The Living Dress is a beautiful large-scale installation made of naturally dyed textiles using plants and flowers presented on a stunning 5m tall sculpture. The installation invites visitors to consider the rich connections between our natural environment and the garments we wear, imagining new forms of sustainable fashion. Photo: Andrew Hayhurst #Naturaldyes #Ecoprinting #Naturaldye #Hapazome

4 weeks ago

5/9

Natural dyeing in full swing over here. We are loving exploring natural dyes and processes and how we can adapt them to our work, as well as growing our own dye plants. Here are some snaps of our latest adventures 🌱 🌸 Any questions, whack them below and we’ll do our best to answer 👇

#TheLivingDress #Indigo #NaturalDyes #Cabasa #Mossley

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Natural dyeing in full swing over here. We are loving exploring natural dyes and processes and how we can adapt them to our work, as well as growing our own dye plants. Here are some snaps of our latest adventures 🌱 🌸 Any questions, whack them below and we’ll do our best to answer 👇 #TheLivingDress #Indigo #NaturalDyes #Cabasa #Mossley

1 month ago

6/9

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Free workshop next week! We’re excited to be installing our Living Dress at Portland Basin Museum in Ashton as part of Museum Day later this August. In the run up, we’re running a special workshop aimed at women in Tameside next Monday 12th August at Portland Basin in Ashton-Under-Lyne. We’ll be making more beautiful fabric to add to our Summer Living Dress, exploring lots of techniques using plants and flowers. There are 2 different time slots, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm. These workshops are free and suitable for ages 12+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult). Read here for more info and please sign up in advance In the link in our bio or in our stories 👉 @cabasacarnivalarts The Living Dress is a beautiful large-scale installation made of naturally dyed textiles using plants and flowers presented on a stunning 5m tall sculpture. The installation invites everyone to consider the rich connections between our natural environment, the garments we wear, and the people who make them, and imagining new forms of sustainable fashion. Photos: Alan Hamer, Andrew Hayhurst, Dan Jones @intameside

1 month ago

7/9

We’re excited to be at @chorleyflowershow tomorrow (Saturday 27th July) 🦋

We’re be bringing a whole host of fluttery butterfly goodness! Come and become a butterfly 10am – 5pm over the day with our Small Is Beautiful experience, where you can try on our silk wings. See if you can spot our giant butterfly wings over the day too 👀

#ChorleyFlowerShow #Chorley #Cabasa #OutdoorArts @chorleycouncil

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We’re excited to be at @chorleyflowershow tomorrow (Saturday 27th July) 🦋 We’re be bringing a whole host of fluttery butterfly goodness! Come and become a butterfly 10am – 5pm over the day with our Small Is Beautiful experience, where you can try on our silk wings. See if you can spot our giant butterfly wings over the day too 👀 #ChorleyFlowerShow #Chorley #Cabasa #OutdoorArts @chorleycouncil

2 months ago

8/9

Happy 10th birthday to our giant butterflies! 🦋

They have been to many a parade and event, and still looking as fabulous as ever (if we do say so ourselves).

Forming part of our Great Garden Carnival, their 10 year anniversary also coincides with RHS Tatton Flower show’s 25th Year this week! Here’s a Thursday throwback to that amazing time at the show we had back in 2014, when summers had sunshine. @rhstatton_showteam

All of our butterflies are available to hire too if you fancy this fabulous flutter at your event. 🦋

#Cabasa #RHSTattonFlowerShow #CarnivalArts #Silk #Butterflies #GiantButterflies #Carnival #GreatGardenCarnival @the_rhs

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Happy 10th birthday to our giant butterflies! 🦋 They have been to many a parade and event, and still looking as fabulous as ever (if we do say so ourselves). Forming part of our Great Garden Carnival, their 10 year anniversary also coincides with RHS Tatton Flower show’s 25th Year this week! Here’s a Thursday throwback to that amazing time at the show we had back in 2014, when summers had sunshine. @rhstatton_showteam All of our butterflies are available to hire too if you fancy this fabulous flutter at your event. 🦋 #Cabasa #RHSTattonFlowerShow #CarnivalArts #Silk #Butterflies #GiantButterflies #Carnival #GreatGardenCarnival @the_rhs

2 months ago