online
Start Date:
14.10.2025
Start Time:
16:00
End Date:
14.10.2025
A new lecture series “Textile Dyes of the Past and Future: sharing the Colour4CRAFTS Experience” begins, initiated by the EU Horizon project Colour4CRAFTS.
First Webinar on October 14th, 16:00
Riina Rammo (Associate professor of Archaeology, Tartu University, Colour4CRAFTS) Liis Luhamaa (Textile specialist, Tartu University, Colour4CRAFTS)
“The Dye-World of the Past: Estonian Archaeological and Historical Textiles” (online)
In the first part of the lecture, Riina Rammo provides an overview of Estonian archaeological textile finds and the dyes used in them. The discussion begins with the Viking Age (800–1050), as the earliest finds date from this period, and continues up to the 17th century.
In the second part, Liis Luhamaa introduces the world of natural dyes and textile dyeing techniques based on written records and historical textiles from the 18th to 20th centuries. The talk will cover both local dyes and those that arrived from distant lands and found use here.
Liis Luhamaa, University of Tartu, Textile Specialist. Liis Luhamaa is a craft specialist and practical dyer with a background in biology and environmental technology. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree from the Department of Native Crafts at the Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu. She is also engaged with the topic of Estonian traditional costumes and conducts research on historical clothing. She is member of the EU Horizon project Colour4CRAFTS team.
Riina Rammo, University of Tartu, Associate Professor. Riina Rammo is an archaeologist working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Tartu. Her primary research interest lies in archaeological textiles, with a particular focus on technology, clothing, and issues related to preservation. She is the leader of Colour4CRAFTS University of Tartu team.
The webinar series brings together EU Horizon project Colour4CRAFTS members and important guests to discuss and share their knowledge on textile dyes of the past and future. The series is brought together by the University of Tartu and Viljandi Culture Academy in collaboration with the Estonian Academy of Arts.
EU Horizon project Colour4CRAFTS combines a multidisciplinary team of experts from research institutes and R&D companies to carry out studies of bio-based textile colouration in traditional historic perspective and in combination with cutting-edge technologies of colourants biosynthesis and waterless applications techniques. Colour4CRAFTS members are the University of Helsinki, University of Lapland, University of Tartu, KIK-IRPA, University of Leeds and PILI Bio.