Botanical printing combines historical methods used in natural dyeing with contact print techniques, and each piece is unique. When only natural pigments and fibers are used, it’s known as Eco-printing. The images and colors come from natural plant pigments and minerals from the earth, resulting in stunning plant portr
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Gorgeous Pacific Grove (Monterey, CA) was the site of the nuno felting and eco printing January 2013 workshops given by Irit Dulman and Vilte Kazlauskaite who came all the way from Israel and Lithuania respectively. These two amazing ladies hooked up several years ago and have created magic, not only singularly, but together as well. Their work is stunning and absolutely breathtaking. I wanted to take the four day dress course where Vilte was teaching how to make a nuno felted seamless dress followed by Irit instructing how to eco print it. The class was full but lucky me was able to arrange two days of one on one private workshops with each of the ladies. Of course the time zoomed by but they were both incredible teachers and I ate up everything they had to say. In my two days with them, we didn't actually make a dress but I got enough information to go home and try it...and boy did I ever (future posts). Because of the time and scheduling constraints, I actually met with Irit to do eco dyeing before felting with Vilte. Given this I came prepared with some of my own felted pieces along with some wool and silk yardage. Here we are folding the fabric and making our bundles with fresh eucalyptus leaves. Irit is preparing the dye bath by cutting leaves and stems of eucalyptus. She then used the garden hose to fill the pot with water and threw in about a cup of vinegar. This is cincerea eucalyptus which produces beautiful reds. We simmered the dye bath for about an hour before we added our bundles. The incomparable, talented and beautiful Irit Dulman. Irit taking the bundles out of the dye pot. We only had time to leave the in for a few hours but time is your friend and the longer they can stay in, the better. The bundles are initially held in place with rubber bands and then tightly wrapped with string. Wool takes to the eco printing so beautifully. In my one day with Vilte, I learned how to manipulating silk fabric. Shibori techniques on silk fabric Me and Vilte Vilte is amazing, gorgeous, talented and so bright.
Take a stroll with Elizabeth McTear through her colorful, magical dye garden.
Drawing over the top of eco-printed paper is a lovely project to do with all the samples that accumulate. It can be a meditative process, and can also inspire new ways of drawing. Even if you don…
I'm really not that good blogger and I not write so much. It is not that I don't have what to write about. I do. But sometimes thing are happening to fast and I can not keep up. Until I find the time and the mood to write the events which I want to write about seem so far away. But this time I decide to do it anyway. So this will a serialized post about my visit to the Netherlands. Since I was invited to teach at FeltFull, I knew this will be my opportunity which I don't want to miss, to meat some dear FB friends. Friends that I never met in reality but our virtual friendship is very important to me and I really wanted to use this opportunity to change this virtual relationship to reality. My first meeting was with Fabienne Dorsman-Ray and Ingrid Garrod. Very drear friends which our relationship goes far back to the days I just began using FB. Ingrid was very nice and offered to come to pick me up from the airport. We decided of a place to meet. I was a bit late but immediately recognize Ingrid from far waiting for me. She took me in her car to Fab place and we spend there 24 unforgettable hours until I had to travel to Friesland. We talk a lot, laughed a lot, ate a lot (the best Pancakes Peter made for us) and drank a lot of coffee. Here are some pictures of an happy day to remember. We are opening the bundles Fab prepared for my visit. I very much hope we will meat again. Ingrid took all our pictures so unfortunately she is not in the pictures.
Botanical printing combines historical methods used in natural dyeing with contact print techniques, and each piece is unique. When only natural pigments and fibers are used, it’s known as Eco-printing. The images and colors come from natural plant pigments and minerals from the earth, resulting in stunning plant portr
Introductory notes: The search for hidden colours, forms and textures is for me the lure of eco dyeing and eco printing, and a form of art. Eco dyeing and eco printing are essentially direct contac…
i could be doing any one [or more] of a number of things # tidying up the carpark #looking for my contact lens #dancing with my imaginary friend #trying to work out how many leaves i need to gather if i want to stitch a dress the size of my shadow #planting tomatoes #waiting for a butterfly to land on my nose the author of the most amusing suggestion [you'll need to be a follower of this blog to participate] will receive a present. you have until Monday August 1 to dream something up and write it below
Summer is in full swing in my garden, so that means I'm eco printing on paper all the leaves and flowers I can lay my hands on.
Slowly, I am adding more work to my etsy shop Here are some photos:
Sustainable Dye Supplies, Color Rooted in Nature
Our Fashion and Textiles team of two, Charlotte and Philippa, spent a recent Saturday natural dyeing, re-colouring samples and offcuts from their combined fabric collections. Philippa Grogan details their day of dyeing experiments.
Actually these are ecoprints on silk, but they have developed a wonderfully watery quality. It also reminds me of some of Turner's later works, which reminds me of this exhibition at Tate Liverpool; I'm desperate to see it.
In a previous blog I described my journey in ink making. Ink making is all about the connection of tannin rich materials with iron and a thickener, and it felt like the right time to further discover the different combinations of iron and tannins and what this means in eco printing. This blog does not describe the workings of an 'iron blanket' or ferrous sulfate carrier, you can find information about that here. This blog is meant to show different options when working with eco printing, and hop
Eco-printing on paper is a fun and easy way to introduce children to the wonders of natural dyeing or to get started with it yourself. Here’s a tutorial for one particular method, using autumn leav…
Ecoprint with Flowers on Paper. Learn about flower printing with the eco printing process using rust water and without.
much as i enjoy wandering i also love being back in my studio pottering about, stoking the fire and of course opening up bundles at the risk of boring y'all with too frequent references to my new book i just wanted to make sure that those of you who had already bought it knew there is now a lucky dip involved [i'd mention it on the Blurb site if i could] i wrote this book for those of you who don't have a chance to attend classes as well as those who just like a refresher or to read about the process in different words and of course there's the field i haven't discussed in print before, ++ dyeing paper ++
I have been a bit late in the game for natural dyeing this year. Here in Finland beginning of June is definitely the best time for natural dyeing, thats when you get the best colours. I did some na…
Lately I see a lot of hybrid techniques with involved eco print with synthetics dyes. I guess there is need to more variations of colours and more bright colours which is not easy to achieve with eco print. I am not judging anyone and do not pretend to tell the world what is right or wrong. I can only choose my own way and I choose to practise and investigating natural dyes and the possible combination with prints from plants. I'm writing this post to tell and show the results that could achieved with only natural ingredients. The last two years I practice natural dyeing in its classical approach. Experimenting with the classic dyes such as Madder, Weld, Indigo, Cochineal, Walnuts, etc... The process involved mordant with alum or iron (depending on the kind of shade I want to get) as a first step and than dye the fabric in solid colour. After I got some confidence with the dyeing process I wanted to combine my eco print skills with more bright colour as a background. This are two of my first attempts from two years ago. Irit Dulman Irit Dulman The more and more I experiment with the technique, strange and unexpected results start to appear. Now I can look at this period of experimenting in a positive point of view but it was not easy, it's involved a lot of frustration. I fell and got up and fell again. I checked all possibilities. Printing first and than mordant and dye and the other way around. each way gave different results. The unexpected surprises was the reactions between the mordant, dyes and the prints the prints. For example, a very bright deep blue print instead of the usual gray-blue from tannin-iron reaction. One day I got a very very unexpected result. The colour of the background in some part of the plant simply disappeared or in dyeing terms, the plants discharge the colour of the background. Irit Dulman Irit Dulman As I progressed through, these results came again and again and I realise that there is something more to explore with was not in my plan in the beginning. I decided to took it to my classes even if the technique was still raw and I did not fully understand what is going on. It was AMAZING. So much more possibilities came up during the classes. Colours variation blending with background shade and over-dye which the leaves and discharge prints. I want to share some of those results by chooseing those who reflect the most this new discoveries. Lidija Lazovic Schönig - The Netherlands ws Ludmila Maddalena - Uruguay ws Annamette Andersen - Norway ws Daniela Henriqson - Uruguay ws Corrie Koenen- The Netherlands ws Konni Sswat - The Netherlands ws Elisa Suarez - Argentina ws Martine Lemmens - The Netherlands ws Annie Leynen - The Netherlands ws Irit Dulman
Hat Eco Print, warm winter accessory. Felt women hat. Original and warm winter hat. Hat Eco Print is the perfect original accessory for the winter. This hat is made of warm fabric. With this hat you will be fashionable, original and unique. So warm and arty! Made with love only from natural materials. Sizes: Head circumference - 58 - 61 cm ( 23 - 24 inches) Real colors may slightly differ from their appearance on your display, as it depends on your monitor settings Care instructions: hand wash without bleaching agents.
Natural dyeing experiments always seem to surprise, sometimes they're underwhelming and sometimes they're fantastic. This week's experiment falls in the latter category. I love it when that happens. After noticing a proliferation of common tansy on our roadsides I did a little research to see what uses this plant might have. I read that a bright yellow dye can be coaxed from it so I plucked an armful of this lovely and aromatic weed to put in the dye pot. After simmering the plant, stem and all, for about 2 hours in water a bright yellow dye emerged (as shown in Monday's post) that held on well to my alum-mordanted wool, cotton floss, and silk organza. (and made a lovely yellow circle on my countertop too...ahem) I love the results so much I've already made another batch of dye. I'm not sure how long the tansy stays around and you gotta make hay while the sun shines, right? While looking at examples of tansy-dyeing online I found some wonderful results on Brambleberries in the Rain and noticed that she had also made dye with... black beans! (some of you knew what that blue was, you clever souls you!) I had black beans in the cupboard and couldn't resist trying it out. I followed Brambleberries' directions, using the soaking water from the beans for my dye. The results... ...utterly fantastic. What I love most of all is that because only the soaking water is used, I was still able to make the beans for dinner the next day. No waste and I almost always have this dyestuff on hand. Since I had plenty of dye from each, I did a mixed jar to make this green that I also love. Isn't that just the perfect palette of summer in a bowl? I did a bit of wet-felting with the wool last night and while the yellow held its color nicely, the green and blue faded quite a bit. I suspect though, that I didn't mordant the wool quite as well as I had with the yellow so I'll be trying another round soon, just to see. Good thing we like beans around here... Have a great day, everyone.
A few weeks ago I made a bundle of cotton gauze using leftovers from the garden; sage leaves, onion skins and a piece of old copper pipe.
Eco printing is magical, especially on protein fibres like wool. It takes colour and design well but there are few things to kepp in mind
Feast or famine: I haven’t posted for a while, so today you’re getting a long photo-heavy post! All the garments featured are upcycled, bought from charity shops or auctions. With most …
This free natural dyeing tutorial with turmeric is the perfect gateway into natural dyeing. You will learn how to make and use a mordant, how to prepare the dye, and cure the wool. This crafting activity is beginner and kid-friendly.
Using Coreopsis blooms and varying mordants to produce a beautiful Coreopsis dye for yarn and fibre.
Upcycle wool blankets from bygone years into fantastic Eco Prints with this detailed tutorial. See how beautiful these vintage blankets can become!
13 Things to make with Eco Printed Papers. See what fun things you can create with dyed paper: journals, greeting cards and many more ideas
Today, Emma Riley shares a tutorial on dying wool using natural dyes and the sun. It’s a super summer craft to enjoy with the kids… they’ll be amazed at the beautiful colors they can create using nature. Emma designs beautiful ceramic art. I discovered her work a few months ago and am literally smitten. I […]
Our Fashion and Textiles team of two, Charlotte and Philippa, spent a recent Saturday natural dyeing, re-colouring samples and offcuts from their combined fabric collections. Philippa Grogan details their day of dyeing experiments.
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(Or your second) Eco printing has been the rage for the past few years. The term minted by eco print guru India Flint has evolved at the speed of light. With it, it renewed the interest in all things concerning natural dyeing. Surely the quest for eco-friendly, sustainable, and home-made goods has been a contribution to the rapid increase of eco-printers around the globe. I think that the race of life has left many of us tired and in need to reconnect to nature. Foraging leav
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I have been doing some fermentation dyeing, using the technique of Anne Rieger. I love her technique and the results are worth the time waiting for the fermentation to happen. In the image above, the left side shows the results of mango leaves and right of yellow onion skins. The top was only in an acid bath and going more to the bottom each time a bit longer in the alkaline bath. I get a completely different result with the mango leaves than when I use immersion dyeing. Maybe, I haven't let them ferment long enough. I need to do some more experiments with them. Although, I love the browns that I got. Why I love this technique so much: - I find it the most environmentally friendly and purest way of natural dyeing that I have come accross sofar. - There are absolutely no mordants used - No need for an external energy source other than the warmth of the sun to warm up the baths. - There is also very little water needed - the colour holds well and nearly no dye runs when rinsing. - The dye plants can dye for a long time as the fermentation keeps going - I like to help in keeping a very old tradition alive Why I don't always use this: - sometimes materials need to be dyed fast and I can't wait for months to have them. That is when I go back to immersion dyeing - I sometimes still use dye stuffs coming from other places, in extracts or powders. I find that the fermentation works best with whole plants and the most sustainable is to use local plants, fresh from the garden. - It is very time consuming as the dye baths need to be checked every day for pH for best results. - I also like the results obtained with eco prints, even there are some metal mordants used, but only metal oxides and this provides different possibilities. So, I keep going with several methods, depending on my needs. I will show more results from my dyeing experiments soon.
Take a stroll with Elizabeth McTear through her colorful, magical dye garden.
An interview with designer and natural dye extrodinaire, Graham Keegan. Walking into Graham Keegan’s LA design space in Silver Lake, I am overwhelmed by the idea of simplicity. Natural light pours in from the front wall of windows and brilliantly reflects off of the remaining three. It smells of plants – some dried and cracked, some alive […]
*Please note that all images are property of Nelly Kouzmina and cannot be used without written consent from the artist. I use variety of techniques in my dyeing projects, experimenting with mordants, dyes and plants to achieve new effects. My collection reflects local flora and some exotic plants. Each piece is unique as unique every leaf and every flower. It is a reminder of a season, place where flora grew up and precious moments of being. *Personal collection may be created by request using your own garden treasures, or travel findings. New collection of scarves called "Trenton Glory" is available in Trenton State Museum store http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/dos_museum_collection.html. Scarves represent the prints of leaves grown in the city of Trenton. Collection of scarves is now available at Trenton City Museum boutique http://ellarslie.org/about/. They all have botanical prints of leaves and flowers collected at the Cadwalader Park at Ellarslie Mansion, home of museum. This glorious park was designed by landscape architect - Frederick Law Olmsted New collection of accessories is available at West Windsor Art Center, NJ https://westwindsorarts.org/ Collections 2018 Silk scarves with botanical print. Hand painted. Local flora prints. 8" x 72", 14" x 60". Challis (Merino wool open woven fabric) wrap 22" x 90". Hand panted and printed with variety of local leaves. Fragment. 2017 Prints of Dogwood flowers on Silk. 8" x 72". Silk Habotai. Japanese Maple. Silk Habotai. 8" x 72" Shades of Purple - prints of Ginko leaves Common weed. Silk Habotai. 8" x 72 Silk Habotai. Young Fern and Lilly of the Valley printed on Silk Habotai. 8" x 72". Forsythia Flowers prints on Silk. Silk Habotai. 8" x 72" Rose leaves prints. Silk Habotai. 8" x 72" Eucalyptus and Rose leaves. Silk Habotai. Pachysandra print. 8" x 72" Silk Habotai. Prints of Japanese Maple leaves. 8" x 72" Silk Habotai. Forsythia flower prints. Silk Habotai. 8"x 72" Pachysandra prints. Silk Habotai. 22.5" x 22.5" Variety of Eucalyptus prints on hand painted background. New for spring. Sky blue hand painted silk scarf with Eucalyptus prints. 8" x 72" Wool Challis. 22" x 90" Wool Challis. 22" x 90" Silk Habotai. 22" x 90" Silk Habotai. 22" x 90" 2016 Garden Collection. Silk. "Sunset and Fire" Large Silk Satin wrap with botanical print and hand painted background. 22" x 90" No longer available. Large silk Satin wrap ~ 22" x 90" with botanical print and hand painted background. "Sunset" "Spring" Aqua blue silk Habotai with eucalyptus prints. 8" x 72' Available in Red Tulip Gallery, New Hope, PA http://www.redtulipcrafts.com/ "Last Autumn Memories". New collection of silk scarves. Silk Habotai. Hand hemmed. 8" x 72". Shades from Golden Yellow to Celladon Green Available in Red Tulip Gallery, New Hope, PA http://www.redtulipcrafts.com/ Happy colors. Ginko leaves on Silk Habotai. 8" x " 72. No longer available. Light purple silk scarf with parley prints. A must have to complete an elegant dressing. 8" x 72". No longer available. I picked up Ginko leaves from big old tree on State Street in Trenton. They were deliciously yellow with elegant shape. Scarf is part of my collection called "Trenton Glory" now. Habotai Silk. 8" x 72". "Russian Sage". Silk Habotai. Scarf. 8" x 72" No longer available. Amsterdam resident. "October". Collection "Trenton Glory" Silk scarf. 8" x 72". Available in Trenton State Museum Boutique, NJ. Silk Habotai Scarf with Eucalyptus print. Geometrical and elegant design. No longer available. 8" x 72" "Christmas". Habotai Silk. Holly Tree prints. Scarf. 8 " x 72" No longer available. World traveler. Holiday Collection. Silk Habotai. Scarf. 8 " x 72" Soft Tan to Vanilla cream with Burning Bush leaves prints. Silk Habotai. Scarf. 8" x 72". Romantic.. Reserved. "Sunset". Silk Habotai. Scarf. 8" x 72". No longer available. North Jersey resident. "Acacia" Silk scarf. 8" x 72". No longer available. Silk Habotai. Scarf 8" x 72" No longer available. Japanese Plum leaves print on Habotai Silk. Scarf 8" x 72". No longer available. Multi-color silk scarf with botanical prints. 8" x 72". No longer available. Large silk wrap with eucalyptus and chestnut prints. No longer available. NYC resident. Grape leaves print with water color effect. Habotai silk. 8" x 72". No longer available. Sumac print on Habotai silk. 8" x 72". No longer available. Eucalyptus, Japanese Plum leaves print. Habotai silk. 8" x 72" No longer available. Japanese Plum leaves. Water color effect. Habotai Silk. Scarf 8" x 72". No longer available. Fern. Habotai Silk. Scarf 8" x 72" No longer available. Contact print on Habotai Silk. Scarf 8" x 60". No longer available. Contact printing on Silk. Scarf. Silk Habotai. 8" x 72". Variety of leaves print - Acacia, Maple, Plum, Oak. Wool . Hand made felt, Hand woven Alpaca, Wool Challis, Jersey. Hand woven Alpaca Wrap with Eucalyptus print. Fine Wool Challis with Eucalyptus print and hand painted background. 24" x 80" No longer available. NJ resident Nuno felt Cape coat with eco-print. Hand made, seamless. Merino wool, Habotai Silk. Eucalyptus leaves print. OOAK. Size M/L. Make a fashion statement! Eco print on cashmere sweater. No longer available. Tinctoria. Hand made nuno felt cloth with eucalyptus prints. 24.5" x 39.5" Chair throw. Soft, light, cozy. A pillow to match. Eco prints/ dyes Nuno felt (on the right)/ super fine open weave silk, merino wool, dyed with Eucalyptus leaves Wool Gauze (on the left), dyed with oak leave and Eucalyptus there plenty of huge oak trees near my house, trees are leaf less now, whatever I can find is a treasure to me.. Silver dollar Eucalyptus are sold in local Trader Joe's, I am so happy to have this store close by. Eucalyptus leaves print on nuno felt scarf. Open weave silk, Merino wool. Sold. Eco print on super soft wool Challis. Scarf. From workshop with Polly Stirling (Australia), July 7--10, 2013 Hand made felt. My favorite. Eco printed with Eucalyptus, Japanese Maple and Plum leaves. "Catalina". Nuno felt, eco print. Merino wool, Habotai silk. Print dyed with Eucalyptus, Japanese Maple, Plum, Oak leaves and Maple seeds. No longer available. West Windsor resident. "Acacia". Habotai Silk scarf. Botanical print. 54" x 8". No longer available.
