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Jamie Young - Natural Dye Educator on Instagram: "Comment PRINT & I’ll send you a ✨free✨ botanical printing tutorial as well as a special discount code for my online, self-paced botanical printing course. 🌿

Q: How does this work?
A: Plants are laid on top of damp, pretreated fabric. The fabric and plants are tightly rolled onto a pipe or dowel then bundled with string or fabric. The bundle is placed over water and steamed to transfer the natural dyes from the plants to the fabric. ✨

Q: Don’t the prints just wash away?
A: If the fabric is properly pretreated with the correct mordants, the dyes will be bound to the fabric and will withstand wash & wear. Each dye plant contains a unique mixture of phytochemicals that have varying levels of colorfastness. The rate at which prints slowly fad Botanical Fabric Prints, Eco Printing Tutorial, Printing Crafts, Eco Dyeing Fabric, Plant Prints, Eco Dyeing, Bazaar Crafts, Natural Dyeing, Botanical Dyeing

Jamie Young - Natural Dye Educator on Instagram: "Comment PRINT & I’ll send you a ✨free✨ botanical printing tutorial as well as a special discount code for my online, self-paced botanical printing course. 🌿 Q: How does this work? A: Plants are laid on top of damp, pretreated fabric. The fabric and plants are tightly rolled onto a pipe or dowel then bundled with string or fabric. The bundle is placed over water and steamed to transfer the natural dyes from the plants to the fabric. ✨ Q…

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