Known in several terms is a technique where plants, leaves, flowers, and other floral leaves their shapes, colors and marks on fabric. Eco- dyed or print cloth is made by the bundling plant material with cloth then binding it and applying heat by steaming which transfers the color from plants to the fabric.
The process of dyeing the fabric is fun and gives a magical effect on the fabric. These causes one to wonder what secrets are held inside the plants that surround us which we so often hardly take notice of. The Following direction are deliberated to give a starting point to your own exploration.
Plants will give some color, but only certain plants or flowers combined with various adjuncts will render long lasting colors. Eco printing is an opportunity to work with these plants in their last whoopee, to walk the woods or your garden and see things differently. Pick up a few leaves from reground, arrange them on fabric, roll into a bundle, then steam. The heat transfers the pigments and images onto the fabric, creating. an ethereal design, an explosion of color and pattern.
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