Eco printing

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

(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 leaves and the…

Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.

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…

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

Sustainability and zero waste initiatives are super important, so I tried a natural dyeing technique using avocado, onions, red cabbage and blackberry food scraps. This DIY is so easy on natural fabric like linen and cotton, and made dyeing my reuseable sustainable face masks really fun. Try this fun project at home with your kids to teach them about eco-friendly practices and staying safe. Click to find out how to naturally dye your DIY face coverings, and to see how mine turned out!

We are in the middle of a pretty intense heat wave over here in the Midwest, and boy is ever it hot hot hot. The humidity level reached the point of unbearable since this past week and that means our outdoor adventuring has sort of come to a halt until things cool off a bit. That being…

Red prints with Eucalyptus

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…

Learn how to create a beautiful custom design on silk, or cotton fabric, with this amazing eco printing technique. #nature #craftideas #fabric #leaves ##printdesign #eco #ecofriendly