(1/3) #DHA45 CfP launched! Dyes in History & Archaeology (DHA) 45 conference will take place at helsinki.fi on 28 – 30.10.2026. More inform or to download CfP, visit www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc....

(1/4) New podcast episode & blog post out now! Episode & post feat Liisi Jääts abt exhibition “The Colours of Our Clothes: The Local and The Global” at Estonian National Museum. Episode & blog post can be found at colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem....

(1/3) 📣 Thrilled to announce book launch for “Natural dyes for education & colour experimentation” on 16.02.2026 at 13:00 CET/14:00 EEST. 📖 More information or to register for the book launch, visit: colour4crafts.eu/2026/01/19/n....

(1/3) New podcast episode & blog post out now! Episode feat Juuso Laitila on analytical chemistry of dyeing. Blog post by Otto Seppänen on chemical modification of natural dyes. Episode & blog post can be found at colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem....

(1/3) 📣 Excited to announce publication of @Colour4CRAFTS & University of Lapland book “Natural dyes for education & colour experimentation” in open access. 📖 More information or to download the book visit: colour4crafts.eu/2026/01/19/n....

(1/3) @colour4crafts.bsky.social will take part in 2 #CRAFTOUR conferences this month at the University of Antwerp & the @europarl.europa.eu on the revitalisation of craft ecosystems. For more information, visit: colour4crafts.eu/2026/01/05/c...

(1/2) Due to overwhelming interest, #Colour4CRAFTS & the Textile Institute have extended the deadline for the International Student Textile Design Competition, “Colour for Tomorrow” to 10.12.2025. Updated submission info & timetable on #Colour4CRAFTS website: colour4crafts.eu/2025/03/28/s....

(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....

(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...

(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...

(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....

(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....

(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…

(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...

(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…

(1/2) New podcast episode & blog post out now. Episode feat Ana Nuuntinen & Laura Seppälä on futures studies, futures research & the futures cone. The episode & blog post can be found at colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem.... Image: Members of #Colour4CRAFTS team mindmapping. Photo by Ana Nuutinen.

(1/3) Another colour4crafts.bsky.social‬ publication by Bintan Titisari & pammi2025.bsky.social on “A Systematic Review of Natural Colourants & Trend Forecasting Practices for the Textile & Fashion Industry”. Combines art, craft & design education & future studies via literature review...

(1/3) New colour4crafts.bsky.social‬ publications. “Dyes in History & Archaeology special issue feat 2 articles, guested edited by debthedyer.bsky.social. 1st led by Liis Luhamaa (“Rotting for Red: Archival, Experimental & Analytical Research on Estonian Traditions of Decomposing Alder Buckthorn...

(1/3) #Colour4CRAFTS is excited to host alchemy workshop on 18.07.2025 led by Ana Nuutinen, Laura Seppälä, Päivi Fernstrom, & Riikka Räisänen. Held in-person at Alkio-opisto in Korpilahti, FI. More info or to register, visit: www.varjarikilta.fi/varjaripaivat/.

(1/3) New podcast episode & blog post out now. Episode feat Ana Nuuntinen, Päivi Fernström, Pammi Sinha & Bintan Titisari on importance of art, craft & design education. Post by Päivi & Laura Seppälä on natural dyeing in higher education & craft practices. For access colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem...

(1/3) Thrilled abt @Colour4CRAFTS exhibition, “Nature’s Cornucopia: Ancient Sources, New Technologies”, opening today w/ School of Design @universityleeds. Exhibit feat our researchers Chris Carr, Muriel Rigout, debthedyer.bsky.social, Peter Broadbent, Pammi Sinha & Bintan Titisari…

(1/4) Excited to announce new blog post & podcast episode are now available! Jan.’s podcast ep. feats instructor Jenni-Liisa Yliniva & students discussing experimental learning & textile design using natural dyes & colouration practices in @Colour4CRAFTS course “Experimental Textile Expression”…

@colour4crafts.bsky.social is now live with our online public seminar "Textile Dyes for Tomorrow". You can join here: youtube.com/live/7RC588G...

Join us this morning (11:00 EEST/10:00 CET) for the @colour4crafts.bsky.social online public seminar "Textile Dyes for Tomorrow: How Does the Past Inform the Future?" More info & access link can be found here: colour4crafts.eu/2024/10/09/c.... We look forward to seeing you there!

Part C 🧵 (1/4) 2024 proved fruitful for our nature & science, future & stretching teams as highlights incl achieving natural colours w/ no colour changes in PH neutral & low temp fabric laundering process, producing colour palette for digital textile printing w/ red, yellow, green, blue & black ...

Part B 🧵 (1/4) 2024 highlights for our arts & crafts team showcases meaningful ways our teams have worked together to produce & disseminate innovative research, incl presentations at international confs in Manchester, Paris & Sydney, interviewing craft sciences teachers & programme leaders at ...

Part A 🧵 (1/4): For our history & tradition research group, 2024 highlights incl archival & textile discoveries (finding dye recipes in Estonian archives adding knowledge of strong red colours, Stockholm manuscripts IDing movement of indigo in Baltic area & ethnographic textiles w/ delicate...

(1/3) @Colour4CRAFTS will host public online seminar, “Textile Dyes for Tomorrow: How Does the Past Inform the Future?”, just 1 wk from today (14.01.2025), live from the Estonian National Museum, 11-13:00 EEST/10-12:00 CET. For more info, check out poster attached or visit...

(1/5) A 🧵: Happy New Year everyone! Excited abt 2025 & also reflecting on @Colour4CRAFTS 2024 highlights, which we will share this week. In 2024 #Colour4CRAFTS has: published 5 publications; delivered 14 papers/lectures; produced 12 conf. posters; provided 4 courses; 2 BA & 1 MA completions; ...

(1/3) Just in time for the holidays! 2 new blog posts & podcast ep. uploaded, feat. 2 #Colour4CRAFTS PhD researchers: Laura Virta (Imagining textile colour futures) & Saara Tahvanainen (Wonderful world of bio-based colorants through the eyes of a craft scientist) via colour4crafts.eu/menu/engagem...

(1/3) @Colour4CRAFTS cordially invites you to join us for an online public seminar, “Textiles Dyes for Tomorrow”, in Jan 2025. More info found here: colour4crafts.eu/2024/10/09/c....

(1/3) @Colour4CRAFTS researcher Laura Seppälä was recipient of “Best Presentation Award” at the recent “Natural Dyes in Textile” conf. for her paper on “Natural Dyes: A Global Perspective on Commercial Solutions and Industry Players”. Congrats to Laura!

(1/4) Welcome to the #Colour4CRAFTS BlueSky profile! We look forward to connecting with new followers, researchers, craft enthusiasts, and more. Colour4CRAFTS (Colour for Combining, Re-engineering, Applying, Futuring, Transforming, Stretching) is a research consortium of 6 institutions, funded by...