2. F ACES, F ABRICS AND F OODS FOOTSTEPS OF DISCOVERY OCTOBER 4 TH – 25 TH 2015 21 DAYS - OCEANIA NAUTICA K.A. Beattie 2015

4. Ken Beattie Horticulture Education Manager, Canadian Wildlife Federation 20 yrs+ enrichment lecturer 25 yrs on camera television Award winning International TV documentary series Associated with IUCN, Royal Horticultural Society, Flora & Fauna International K.A. Beattie 2015

5. How are we doing so far? I am worried abut the exams! K.A. Beattie 2015

6. The Earth’s Garden Series Footsteps of Discovery October 4 th – 25 th 2015 21 days - Oceania Nautica  Mythological Plants  Fables, Folklore and Fact  Pharaohs Plants and Perfume  Regional Medicinal Plants  Faces, Fabrics and Foods  Plants of Ill Repute  T HE F RANKINCENSE T RAIL – A NTIQUITY ’ S L ASTING G IFT  S PICES OF THE N EAR E AST K.A. Beattie 2015

7. Under international copyright laws, please do not record or photograph this presentation At the end of today’s presentation I have special cards so that you may access the information online K.A. Beattie 2015

9. What’s Ahead For Today  Overview of the dye industry  Indigo traditions  Madder, Annnato, Lac  Dark colours  Body Art  Turmeric  Henna  Bird of Paradise K.A. Beattie 2015

10. Dyes Since 6000 BCE, humans have been finding ways to color textiles Before textiles were woven, people wore animal hides softened with alum (from rocks) or tannic acid (from oak trees) Dyes are different from pigments (used in paint) in that the dye molecules chemically bond to the textile rather than just coat it K.A. Beattie 2015

11. Mordants Fabrics are soaked in liquid dye, sometimes with a mordant acts as a chemical glue sticks dye to fabric Alum & tannic acid of the first mordants along with urine, vinegar & other substances K.A. Beattie 2015