==== Class 4 : BIO DYES & BIOFABRICS ====
==== KOMBUCHA ====
* yeast and fermentation
* water
* tea
* sugar
* vinegar
* Mother scoby online
* saucepan
* hallway
* metering glass
* ph control
* thermometer
* cooking hob
* plastic bin
* fabric
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=== Assignment Project Description ===
**//The students can work in group, identifying tasks and splitting them, as long as they all proof they are able to carry out each task. They can choose to:
Produce at least one natural dye, modifying it’s colour and mordanting it in different ways to dye at least 2 different categories of fibers.
Explore dyeing with bacteria of different fibers and bacteria.//**
grow kombucha in a container to make leather
=== Inspirations & References ===
[[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-31/kombucha-tea-scientists-designer-work-to-make-clothing-textile/7674892|
Kombucha clothing: Scientists, designers work to make fermented tea into a textile]]
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==1/Measure quantities of tea and sugar ==
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==2/ gather the ingredients==
6g tea and 600 ml sugar
mix with the amount of hot water needed to fill the container
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==3/Sanitize the container==
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==4/Wait until the temperature drops to 25 degrees Celsius==
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==5/plunge the scooby into the container==
taking care to keep the starter liquid and pour it into the container at about 25 degrees Celsius.
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==6/Calculate the ph of the water ==
Add vinegar if you want to acidify your bath.
3 PH is good and plays an important role in protecting the SCOBY from microbial invaders.
[[https://www.kombuchakamp.com/ph-kombucha-alkaline-acid-balance|ExternalKombucha Defense Mechanisms]]
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==7/kombucha temperature follow-up ==
the bath temperature is variable and below 25 degrees Celsius
==8/a thick opaque layer forms on the top ==
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==9/ A new layer is formed to replace the previous one==
By moving the film with a stick, I altered its growth. The film was immersed in the bath but no longer remained on the surface.
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==== Improvements and Challenges ====
I will cut in 3 the stump of kombucha to make it grow in 2 other trays, the heat produced should make it possible to warm up some degrees the whole and allow a better growth to reach a thickness of 60 mm.
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[[fabricademy2017:students:julie.taris:class4-bio-dyes-biofrabrics:bio-dyes|Bio dyes]]
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[[fabricademy2017:students:julie.taris:class4-bio-dyes-biofrabrics:leather-fruit|Leather fruit]]