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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Eco Printing



 The piece below is my favorite fabric - cotton and silk - it has a substantial but soft hand and takes the print and color so beautifully! 

I've become totally obsessed with eco printing/dyeing.  I have learned a lot from my experience these past few weeks - there is no better learning than doing.  Last week, I used onion skins, red cabbage, leaves and copper pipes.  Here are some of the results:
 I used many varieties of fabric - all silk/wool or with some silk content as that is my fabric of choice and the results are quite varied.  I used chiffon, gauze, habotai, etamine, silk mix of something that I picked up at the bazaar in Amsterdam for a song - shiny on one side and it was so inexpensive that I couldn't quite believe that it was silk - but it dyed so beautifully with maple leaves.  





I'm in awe of nature and the color she produces.  I've looked everywhere for a source of eucalyptus and put out a desperate call to FB friends and alas, a kind friend is sending me some and  I have ordered more varieties since I want to make some of those lovely reddish prints; I have learned that in order to achieve that, lots depend on many conditions - variety, time of year and other factors.  I can't wait to experiment further.


6 comments:

  1. Glad I saw this. I, too, have been obsessed with eco-printing for about a year and a half. I am hoping to get some needed tweaks in my process/style ( adore adding everything) when I meet Terrie Kwong on Monday in British Columbia. Love seeing what you are doing, margo!

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  2. Thanks Ginny! Let me know how it goes with Terrie! How exciting.

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  3. OMG I love, love your fabrics! I'd too timid to try printing buy am always looking for these treasures. Let us know if you are ever interested in selling these beauties.

    Karen

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    1. Thank you Karen! Once I have enough for my projects, I will be listing some of these experimental pieces in my etsy shop - her majesty margo I plan to make many more!

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  4. Beautiful results! It's such fun experimenting!

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  5. Suztats - thank you so much - YES, I love it and now I have more time to play :-)

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