But there are some other possibilites as well. A few leaves are printing color on the surface during this boiling process. Especially when alum is used as a pre-mordant.
A specific type of garden geranium is printing green:
American indigo is printing a soft green (and such a lovely shape)
Blackberry sometimes turns out yellowgreen (like birch leafs too)
Eucalyptus is printing an orange red:
And recently I discovered Aquilegia is printing orange/red
So, what are your finds?
NB. This post from Threadborne is an excellent overview of colours obtainable by eco print:
https://wendyfe.wordpress.com/dye-colours-for-eco-prints/
AWESOME!
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ReplyDeletethank you again for this brilliant and thrilling post !
As my dye doesn't seem to be strong enough, i decided to let it solarize for some more days... But i did eco-print on paper if you'd like to have a look : http://bidulafil.blogspot.fr/2015/08/eco-print-essai-1.html
Have a nice and creative week end !
I enjoy eco-printing. I do most of mine on silk scarves. They made wonderful Christmas presents last year. Now I'm selling them at a Farmer's Markets and craft fairs in NH, USA. I want to give it a try on watercolor paper now.:)
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