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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION ON NATURAL DYES & WORLD ECO-FIBER AND TEXTILE FORUM

27 September- 1 October 2012
KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

ISEND-WEFT 2012 will provide a platform for discussing the crucial issues facing the cultural and economic revival of natural dyes and colorants, and to present the success stories of practitioners and the continuing efforts many are making to convert , recycle, re-use waste plant material to usable dyes, crafts, textiles and fashion.

ISEND-WEFT 2012 will last for five days, featuring lectures, posters, films, dyeing demonstrations, a market of natural dyes and pigments and products using them, specially curated exhibitions and a Gala International Fashion Show.

We shall also organize post forum tours to weaving and craft centers including a special tour to the Iban weaving longhouse of Rumah Garie to witness the traditional “Ngar’ mordanting ceremony.


ISEND PAPER PRESENTERS

  1. Debanjali Banerjee (India): Responsive Wet Processing of Red Natural Floral Dyes
  2. Dr Rakesh Kumar ( India): Forest Research Institute Dehradun India
  3. Dr Nazlina Shaari(Malaysia): Dyeing cotton and silk with Metroxylon Sagu waste.
  4. Sophia Papadaki (Greece): Effect of extraction methods of natural colorants on dyeability of chemical pulp.
  5. Katerzyna Schmidt(Poland): Future potential and Development of Medicinal Dyeing plants
  6. Hisako Sumi(Japan): Japanese Red and Blue
  7. Dr Sarunya Kasembunyakorn(Thailand): Color Wastewater treatment with tannin extracted from cassava leaves.
  8. Lena Berglin/Jeanette Scharring(Sweden): An experience of working with natural dye and high technological weaving in Sweden.
  9. Luciana Marrone (Argentina): Natural Dyes from the Atlantic Coast of Argentina.
  10. Gabriela Nirino( Argentina): Corn husk: Its valorization as textile raw material and dyeing possibilities.
  11. Francoise Raffi (Chile): Traditional natural dyes of Chile.
  12. Sandy Hefferman (New Zealand): Color Solutions.
  13. Dr Dominique Cardon(France): Immortalising the colours of Nature: the art and expertise of ancient industrial dyers in XVIIIth century France
  14. Anne Sayette (France): New Directions in Natural Dyes For Cosmetics
  15. Joye(Taiwan): Indigo Eco-Agro resorts.
  16. Hsiu Lien (Taiwan): DIY Indigo Workshop
  17. Dr. Kim Ji-Hee (Korea): Korean Fermentation Dyes
  18. Monoleena Banerjee(India): Journey of Marigold- Trash to Treasure
  19. Liz Williamson (Australia): Shadows of the wardrobe: repair and reuse, unused to valued.
  20. Ruby Ghuznavi (Bangladesh) & Dr Supanee Chayaputra (Thailand): The Natural Dye Network of World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific.

WEFT FORUM PAPER PRESENTERS

  1. Manjari Nirula (India): Marketing strategies for natural dyed textiles and fibercrafts in India-the Kamala shop.
  2. Reita Rahim (Malaysia): Sustaining Orang Asli Fiber crafts- the OA model
  3. Datin Valerie Mashman(Malaysia): Penan Basketry
  4. Kumudini (Bangladesh): Empowering women embroiderers in Bangladesh.
  5. Aparupa Ghosh (India): Hand-crafted & Natural-dyed Indian Folk Art & Textiles
  6. Edric Ong/ Bangie Embol (Malaysia): Marriage of Two Iban Ikat Textiles
  7. Lesley Pullen ( Britain): Textiles carved in relief on the stone sculptures of the Singasari period
  8. Dr Achmad Sopandi (Indonesia): Songket heritage of Srivijaya empire.
  9. Stephen O’Neil (USA): The Art and Materials of Traditional Southern California Native Basketry
  10. Olivia Batchelder(USA): Landscape motifs on simple shape contemporary clothing
  11. Dr Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov (Russia): Reviving Kaitag Textile Art
  12. Helena Pollard ( Cambodia): Reviving Cambodian Threads
  13. Susan Fell McLean(Australia): Gondwana Color
  14. Prof Wan Yuh-Yao: Weaving Nature-Contemporary Indigenous Textiles and Fiber Art of Taiwan.
  15. Noorjehan Bilgrami (Pakistan): Ralli from the desert sands of Sindh – Cloth... used and reused till threadbare.
  16. Bina Rao (India): Organic cotton and Khadi- Tradition to Trends
  17. Keiko Mizuno (Japan): Japanese Boro-Ranru textiles
  18. Victoria Vijayakumar (India): Aranya Naturals: Empowering the Challenged
  19. Naoko Matsuyama (Japan): Sarasa: New use for old textiles and the India/Thai/Japan connection.
  20. Dr. June Ngo (Malaysia): Soluble Powdered Natural Dyes of Psychotria Viridiflora Zoll. ex. Miq. Leaves for Textile Printing

POSTER PRESENTERS

  1. Paivi Hintsanen (Finland): Sweet Rubbish Dyes (Poster)
  2. Yoshiko Sasaki (Japan): Scientific Identification for Protoberberines as Natural yellow dyes in historical textiles. (Poster)
  3. Kamaldeep Kaur(India): Standardization of dye materials and processes of selected shades-red, black and yellow.
  4. Togo Yokiko (Japan): Mordant Dyeing with ‘Yunohana’ in Beppu city
  5. Abayomi Adetuyi(Nigeria): Legendary Motifs of Decorative African textiles
  6. Prof. Younsook Shin (Korea):Valorization of Banana Peel Wastes by Reuse in Indigo Dyeing
  7. Prof. Younsook Shin (Korea): Functional and Dyeing Properties of Natural Colorants Extracted from Marine Algae

NATURAL DYE/ WEAVING/BASKETRY WORKSHOPS

  1. Homare Yamashita (Japan): Weaving and dyeing
  2. Jiro Saida (Japan): Yuzen-zome- brush dyeing with gradation on silk.
  3. Luciana Marrone( Argentina): Dyeing with cochineal
  4. Bangie Embol( Malaysia): Dyeing with ‘engkudu ‘morinder citrifolia/ rattan basketry of ‘topi tunjang’/sky-pointer hats.
  5. Nancy Ngali (Malaysia): Dyeing with ‘tarum’ marsdenia tinctoria indigo.
  6. Hsiu Lien (Taiwan): Indigo dyeing ( hands-on DIY shibori)
  7. Tang Wen Chun (Taiwan): Indigo batik and ‘katazome’ stenciling.
  8. Kim Ji Hee (Korea): Safflower dyeing
  9. Jabbhar Bhai (India): Natural dye wood block printing
  10. Mazzar Khan (India): Kalamkari- natural dye painting of Gujarat
  11. Chinthaka Ratnayake (Sri Lanka): Dyeing with coconut husk and catappa leaves
  12. Ibu Ngot/Ibu Majenah (Malaysia): Pandanus plaiting ( tikar bergerang)
  13. Sarawak Federation of Women’s Institutes: Re-cycled paper basketry
  14. Dr Achmad Sopandi (Indonesia): Painting with hematite colours
  15. Michael Lim (Malaysia): Natural Dye batik painting
  16. Orang Asli Artist (Malaysia): Orang Asli pandanus crafts of Carey Island
  17. Stid Chareonpoeme (Thailand): Lac dyeing on Thai silk
  18. Victoria Vijayakumar (India): Dyeing with tea-waste.

CURATED EXHIBITIONS

  1. Marie Tseng: Sumba and Iban Ikat Textiles ( Venue: Textile Museum Sarawak)

INTERNATIONAL GALA FASHION SHOW (29TH SEPT)
DESIGNERS:

  1. Weavers Studio (India)
  2. Olivia Batchelder (USA)
  3. Creative Bee ( India)
  4. Taiwanese designers
  5. Susan Fell McLean (Australia)
  6. Japanese designer
  7. Edric Ong (Malaysia)
  8. Anggun (Malaysia)
  9. UNIMAS (Malaysia)
  10. Galeri Seri Endon (Malaysia)
  11. Alfonso Guino-O (Philippines)
  12. Chinthaka Ratnayake ( Sri Lanka)
  13. Kamphun ( Thailand)
  14. Korean Fashion Center designer
  15. Ruby Ghuznavi ( Bangladesh)
  16. Winnie Wong ( Malaysia)
  17. Asif Shaikh (India)
  18. Noorjehan Bilgrami (Pakistan)
  19. Noorjehan Bilgrami (Pakistan)
  20. Chen Wan Lee (Taiwan)
  21. Kraftangan Malaysia

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