Dyeing of textile materials with natural pigments

The thesis explores dyeing textiles usingnatural materials and examines this process in a cultural,ecological,andartistic context.It explores its potentialfor contemporarypedagogical practice, particularly the possibilities, limitations, and diversity of techniques which can be brought to art education. The theoretical part first maps historical and cultural traditions, presents the basic specifics of the craft, the materials used, and the technological processes. It also focuses on contemporaryartists working with natural dyes and the phenomena that appear in their work. The practical part describes the methodologyof the author's own work, compiledon the basis of professional literature andexperimental verification.It defines the necessarymaterials, preparatory steps,and dyeing procedures and techniques used. It presents the resultingartifacts and their reflection. There are presented two projects implementedat an elementaryart school and a kindergarten. These projects seek to combine the principles of natural dyeing with art education and show how natural dyes can be used to develop children's creativity, environmental sensitivity,and visual literacy. The aim is to contribute to the development and deeper anchoring of natural dyes and textile processes in art education and to offer their...