Over 6 months, I learned how to eco-print on paper and fabric in a variety of ways. In each method, the fabric was rolled onto thick sticks found in Lions Park and cut about 1' long, so it would fit in my cauldron.
Eco-Printing session one:
During this session, we used leaves from English Ivy, English Holly, Bindweed, and Mountain Ash that were soaked in iron water for 30 minutes. We used dry wool fabric that was mordanted in soy milk. The fabric was then heat treated using a steaming method for 90 minutes.
Eco-Printing session two:
During this session, we used leaves from Mountain Ash, and English Ivy that were soaked in iron water for 30 minutes. We used dry cotton fabric that was mordanted in soy milk. The fabric was then heat treated using a submersion method for 90 minutes.
Eco-Printing session three:
During this session, we used leaves from Mountain Ash that were dry. We used dry cotton fabric that was mordanted in soy milk, and I applied paper towel soaked in iron water to the fabric. The fabric was then heat treated using a submersion method for 90 minutes.
Eco-Printing session four:
During this session, we explored eco-printing on paper. We used English Ivy, Mountain Ash, Bindweed and St. Johns Wort that were soaked in iron water for 30 minutes.
This was such a fun process and definitely warrants further practice and research in the future. Living in an apartment makes this kind of art making tricky, and I am very grateful I have had the opportunity to utilize Lions Park to give this process a try!
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