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5 Different Mordants in Eco Printing

In several previous blogs you have been able to see and read more about the different results in natural dyes when using different mordants.In this blog I want to show you the results in reference to eco printing. The natural juices and tannins present in the leaves leave different prints on fabric and paper when using different mordants. Looking deeper into this will also help understand the effect the mordants have visually on our natural dyes.First; we will look at the way leaves are…

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Eco-Printing With Rust & Vinegar

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…

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Linda Menard-Harrington
Jamie Young - Natural Dye Educator on Instagram: "Comment PRINT & I’ll send you a ✨free✨ botanical printing tutorial as well as a special discount code for my online, self-paced botanical printing course. 🌿

Q: How does this work?
A: Plants are laid on top of damp, pretreated fabric. The fabric and plants are tightly rolled onto a pipe or dowel then bundled with string or fabric. The bundle is placed over water and steamed to transfer the natural dyes from the plants to the fabric. ✨

Q: Don’t the prints just wash away?
A: If the fabric is properly pretreated with the correct mordants, the dyes will be bound to the fabric and will withstand wash & wear. Each dye plant contains a unique mixture of phytochemicals that have varying levels of colorfastness. The rate at which prints slowly fad Botanical Fabric Prints, Eco Printing Tutorial, Printing Crafts, Plant Prints, Bazaar Crafts, Botanical Dyeing, Natural Dyeing, Bloom Where You Are Planted, Jamie Young

Botanical Fabric Prints

Jamie Young - Natural Dye Educator on Instagram: "Comment PRINT & I’ll send you a ✨free✨ botanical printing tutorial as well as a special discount code for my online, self-paced botanical printing course. 🌿 Q: How does this work? A: Plants are laid on top of damp, pretreated fabric. The fabric and plants are tightly rolled onto a pipe or dowel then bundled with string or fabric. The bundle is placed over water and steamed to transfer the natural dyes from the plants to the fabric. ✨ Q…

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Sophie Amalie