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Category Archives: eco printing
poinsettia
This flowering plant with its large leaf-shape bracts in colors of red, white, or pink; with a yellow pistil in the center of the colored bracts makes a beautiful Christmas decorations around the house. The actual flowers, or cyathium of the … Continue reading
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Tagged botanical, bracts, Christmas decorations, contact printing, cyathia, cyathium, December 12th, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Euphorbia pulcherrima, iron solution, iron water, modified leaves, modifier, natural dyeing, photoperiodism, poinsettia, Poinsettia Day, print potential, rusty objects, season of love joy and cheer, silk
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busy as a bee
I am excited to be selected as a vendor at the Bedford Gallery Craft Fest event this November 7th and 8th. Following the Craft Fest, I will at the Mistletoe Madness show in San Leandro (November 28). I have plenty of … Continue reading
indigo dyed dress
This is the dress made from a fabric that was dyed and contact printed with botanicals and then pre-cut for a dress, as described in last week’s post; “before and after“. This past weekend I assembled the dress that you see below. I love … Continue reading
before and after
In this post, I am sharing with you a two-step process using a plain silk fabric that was first dyed blue in indigo vat dye; and then contact printed the dyed fabric with plant materials to create an interesting design … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemy of nature, before and after, blue, botanical, castor bean plant, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, eucalyptus cinerea, geranium, indigo molecules, indigo vat dye, iron mordant, natural dyeing, Pelargonium, Ricinus communis, rusty objects, silk, silk twill, wearable art
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wabi sabi, wasabi
Wabi Sabi is a Japanese term to define the simplest art of finding beauty and grace in the nature of imperfection; and acceptance of the cycle of life and death. It has nothing to do with Wasabi, but I like … Continue reading
eco dyed and stitched
I made this sleeveless dress top for myself over the weekend. It is a simple design with an elastic neckline. The fabric is silk twill, a light weight material with a smooth and silky surface. The fabric was first eco-printed with Dyer’s chamomile … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthemis tinctoria, botanical, breezy top for the summer, buttercup yellow, daisy printed sleeveless top, Dyer's Chamomile, eco dyed sleeveless top, eco fashion, eco printed, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, eco-printed with Dyer's chamomile, natural dyeing, silk, silk twill fabric, sleeveless top with elastic neckline, sustainable clothing
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imprinting with daisies
Dyer’s Chamomile, is a flowering plant that belongs to the family of Asteracea. It is a bushy plant that produce pretty yellow daisy-like flowers. The common name for Dyer’s Chamomile are Golden Marguerite, Sweet Marguerite, Yellow Chamomile, or Ox-Eye Chamomile. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthemis tinctoria, Asteracea, botanical, Cota tinctoria, Dyer's Chamomile, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Golden Marguerite, impart color, imprinting with daisies, Latin word for Tinctoria, lemon drops, merino silk, natural dyeing, organic cotton, Ox-Eye Chamomile, silk, sunny yellow color, Sweet Marguerite, the color of sunrise, Tinctoria, warm yellow color, Yellow Marguerite
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serendipity
There comes a time when I just like to shoot pictures rather than write about what I do, and then just post those pictures on the blog. Something like a wordless or perhaps a photo post. Besides, don’t they say a picture is worth … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, eco printing, rust dyeing
Tagged a scale insect, botanical, cochineal bugs, colorant, crimson red to dark burgundy, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Eucalyptus, lac dye, lac extract, laccifer lacca, logwood dye, natural dyeing, ornamental pear leaf, picture is worth a thousand words, rusty objects, scarlet pigment, serendipity, viscose jersey fabric
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