How to Mordant Cotton Fabric with Aluminum Acetate for light and wash-fast colors in Eco Printing and Natural Dyeing
Eco printing has so many questions since it is such an interesting art form. I'll share my Eco Printing Tips & tricks with you from my many experimentations
Are you interested in exploring natural plant dyes and the eco-print technique? Or perhaps you are already a seasoned eco-printer but would like to learn more about dyeing on paper? This ebook provides an in-depth guide to each step of the process. There are illustrated pages about different categories of leaves, with specific plant names to help you choose good leaves to eco-print with right away. You will learn about different paper types and the options of preparing them with metal and soy mordants, or adding iron and dye blankets on top. It also covers different options for bundling and cooking, some pointers for improving pale prints, and suggestions for how to use your beautiful eco-printed paper. At the end is a recipe section with step by step instructions for 4 special projects, including discharge printing. This ebook is a beautifully illustrated, 84 page PDF document that is available for download immediately after purchasing.
What are the best plants for eco printing? Here is a free list of leaves and flowers that make great eco prints on paper and fabric.
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…
DIY of Predyeing with madder root and print with botanicals to produce such unexpected beautiful results. Using leaves with high tannins give great results
Find out which are the best plants for eco printing. FREE printable list of 30 leaves and flowers for eco printing.
[responsivevoice_button] Way back in 2016, when I had just begun selling clothes under the label Gumnut Magic, I had a lot of interest from other natural dyers about my eco-print technique. Back th…
Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.
Using the amazing shapes found in nature and a new way of eco printing, capture intricate details. Resist Method of Eco Printing allows many possibilities
Eco printing is the process of transferring color directly from a flower or plant to a piece of cloth. It's a simple and fun natural dye technique that gives truly stunning results. In this post, I will show you how to eco print with flowers.
Top 10 tips for eco printing on paper. Get bright and lasting eco prints by applying these simple steps in the process of printing.
DIY Iron Mordant Recipe for Natural Dyeing and Eco Printing. Learn how to make an Iron and Copper Mordant for Plant Dyeing and Eco Dyeing.
How to make your first Eco Print a success!
See how various different Eco Printing methods affect the outcome. Understand what creates the mysterious results.
I’ve just released my new ebook all about eco-printing so I thought this might be a good time to write a quick post about the leaf that started it all for me, eucalyptus! I first learned about eco-printing in my natural dyes and weaving class in college over ten years ago. I saw an example of eucalyptus leaves printed on silk and I was shocked to see they printed a beautiful orange. It took me many years and lots of twists and turns before I finally got a chance to try the method myself and when
In this blog I want to show you the results of different mordants with different leaves.
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.
Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.
Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.
See how various different Eco Printing methods affect the outcome. Understand what creates the mysterious results.
Learn the basic techniques use to make your own beautiful eco-prints. Follow along to see how to print on paper and turn your art into inexpensive decor.
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.
Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.
Super easy way to start eco printing with paper. See amazing results without hardly any expenditure. Step by step tutorial
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…
Printing with leaves can be done in many different ways. Each variation of the process results in a difference in print. In this post I am showing my samples and talking about what I learned in the process. Mordanting the fabric, soaking the leaves, steaming, using iron blanket or iron water — see my clearest prints.
Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.
Eco-Printing With Rust & Vinegar: Eco-printing is a method of bundling leaves and other plants in fabric, and steaming the bundle(s) to print their natural pigments onto the fabric. You can buy kits and special chemicals to do this, but you can also try it out with household materi…
Discover which are the best mordants for eco printing on fabric. Free list of leaves and flowers to use in combination with mordants.
Hey creative mamas! Have you ever thought that it was possible to get your kids right into nature through a fun crafty activity? Eco print with natural dyes will do just that. It's totally safe,
If it wasn't amazing enough to get Eco prints from Nature; see how much magic happens when you combine them; Indigo & Eco Printing Magic
Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.
Super easy way to start eco printing with paper. See amazing results without hardly any expenditure. Step by step tutorial
Learn about Eco Printing on Paper in this step by step tutorial. Discover how to create unique eco dyed papers using leaves and flowers
