Saturday, 14 February 2015

Leaf Printing

Woolen blanket
vinegar spray
eucalypt leaves soaked in "iron water"
roll and tie the whole lot tightly
(ie "bundle")
boil in iron water
... voila ...

techniques from India Flint and the Printing Nature facebook group.






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8 comments:

  1. Unknown15 February 2015 at 23:19

    very nice .... I love eucalyptus .. and wool and silk

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    1. epocktextiles16 February 2015 at 12:29

      Thanks Wendi, I should also have mentioned instruction and inspiration from Elizabeth Bunsen (http://www.elizabethbunsen.typepad.com/) as a big contribution to my plant/textile journey

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  2. Anonymous16 February 2015 at 02:41

    This is lovely. I wonder what is iron water please?

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    1. epocktextiles16 February 2015 at 12:30

      very easy - boil up some old rusty pieces of iron, and you have it. A search of "eco printing" will lead you further

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  3. karen21 February 2015 at 07:53

    you've got some fabulous results here Jane. Have you started embroidering them yet?

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  4. Betty Eilat21 February 2015 at 15:32

    Beautiful post! So nice to see how you give credit...

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