Eco printing textiles

What are the best plants for eco printing? Here is a free list of leaves and flowers that make great eco prints on paper and fabric.

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…

Sustainable Dye Supplies​, Color Rooted in Nature

[responsivevoice_button] Way back in 2016, when I had just begun selling clothes under the label Gumnut Magic, I had a lot of interest from other natural dyers about my eco-print technique. Back th…

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

Find out which are the best plants for eco printing. FREE printable list of 30 leaves and flowers for eco printing.

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

See how various different Eco Printing methods affect the outcome. Understand what creates the mysterious results.

Introductory notes: The search for hidden colours, forms and textures is for me the lure of eco dyeing and eco printing, and a form of art. Eco dyeing and eco printing are essentially direct contac…