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Colour4CRAFTS

@colour4crafts.bsky.social

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@HorizonEU consortium project at @helsinkiuni, combining historical textile, craft & dyeing practices w/ new tech applications for bio-based dyes; funded by EU-Horizon (no. 101094809).

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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 5d

(3/3) #HorizonEU #universityofhelsinki #helsinki_chemistry #textilehistory #biobaseddyes #crafteducation #sustainability #biocolourants #craftscience #naturalcolours #meaningsofcolour

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 5d

(2/3) 📸 Images: winning poster; announcement of DHA 45 by Riikka Räisänen. debthedyer.bsky.social pammi2025.bsky.social universityofleeds.bsky.social museovirasto.fi

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 5d

(1/3) Colour4CRAFTS.bsky.social was represented at the 44th “Dyes in History & Archaeology” conf last month. For a summary of the event, including the exciting announcement of DHA 45 in Helsinki, please visit the Colour4CRAFTS website, found here: colour4crafts.eu/2025/10/20/c....

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 12d

(3/3) #HorizonEU #universityofhelsinki #helsinki_chemistry #textilehistory #biobaseddyes #crafteducation #sustainability #biocolourants #craftscience #naturalcolours #meaningsofcolour

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 12d

(2/3) past & present.🌿 🎨 Ends mid-Nov. More info & programme at: colour4crafts.eu/2025/10/13/c.... debthedyer.bsky.social pammi2025.bsky.social universityofleeds.bsky.social museovirasto.fi

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 12d

(1/3) 📣 Excited to announce new limited webinar series, “Textile Dyes of the Past & Future: Sharing the Colour4CRAFTS Experience”. @Colour4CRAFTS members will exchange knowledge, share experimental research methods 🧪 & discuss collaborative research experiences on topics & aspects of textile dyes...

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 15d

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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 15d

(1/3) Excited to host 2 events at Knit + Stitch Show! 🪡🧵 Team members will share their knowledge abt bio-based dyes, current trends, & heritage practices, & the beauty of natural colourants like madder & logwood. 🌿 More info (& discount code) or to register here: colour4crafts.eu/2025/10/10/c...

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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 24d

(2/3) Exhibition image. Colour swatches (indigo carmine-curcumin), photo by Muriel Rigout. “Leaves” eco-printed pattern on cotton by debthedyer.bsky.social, photo by Bintan Titisari.
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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 24d

(1/3) Excited to launch #Colour4CRAFTS “Nature’s Cornucopia” digital exhibition, feat contributions from AO Textiles, Eirini Boukla, Elizabeth Edward, & team members debthedyer.bsky.social, Muriel Rigout, @bintantitisari, & more. View exhibition here: colour4crafts.eu/natures-corn....

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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 26d

(2/3) Images: Indigo pigment (from the Erdmann collection). Long coat dyes with indigo. Pot used for pot blue dyeing; photo by Andres Teiss. debthedyer.bsky.social pammi2025.bsky.social universityofleeds.bsky.social museovirasto.fi

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · 26d

(1/3) New podcast episode & blog post out now! Episode feat Riina Rammo, Liis Luhamaa & Debbie Bamford on traditional textile & dyeing practices. Blog post by Riina, Liis, Krista Wright & Kerttu Palginõmm on history of indigo blue dyes in Estonia. Both found here: colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem....

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Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Sep 11

(2/3) More info & competition brief at colour4crafts.eu/2025/03/28/s.... debthedyer.bsky.social pammi2025.bsky.social universityofleeds.bsky.social museovirasto.fi

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Sep 11

(1/3) #Colour4CRAFTS & the Textile Institute are excited to launch the International Student Textile Design Competition, “Colour for Tomorrow”. Competition seeks imaginative and innovatively creative textile designs focusing on & using natural colourants. Submission deadline: 30.11.2025…

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Sep 3

(3/3) #HorizonEU #universityofhelsinki #helsinki_chemistry #textilehistory #biobaseddyes #sustainability #scientificresearch #biocolourants #craftscience #naturalcolours #meaningsofcolour

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Sep 3

(2/3) Photo provided by Ana Nuutinen. They presented research results & discussed future research ideas. debthedyer.bsky.social pammi2025.bsky.social universityofleeds.bsky.social museovirasto.fi

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Sep 3

(1/3) BioColour researchers, Gisela Umbuzeiro (University of Campinas, Brasilia) & Harold Freeman (North Carolina State University) met @Colour4CRAFTS team members Riikka Räisänen, Ana Nuutinen, Laura Seppälä, & Jenni-Liisa Yliniva at the University of Lapland...

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Aug 26

(2/3) …(postdoctoral researcher) & Roswitha Poikonen (summer trainee) set up bio-dyed materials containing 3D printed chemical structures of dye compounds, as well as pictures of dye sources & colourful array of bottled extracts. Photos by Riikka Räisänen.

Colour4CRAFTS @colour4crafts.bsky.social · Aug 26

(1/3) Members of the #Colour4CRAFTS team from helsinki.fi participated in the Turku Night of Arts (Turun Taiteiden yö) on 14.08.2025 & contributed materials to the exhibition stand sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry - Finland local section. Prof. Riikka Räisänen, Juuso Laitila…

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