Hi Louise, hi everybody 🙂 so excited to be here. I have been experimenting with natural dyeing and eco-printing but can’t wait to learn more and try new techniques 🙂
Hi Louise! I am from Spain but living in Ireland. I’ve been experimenting with ecoprinting for a little while but not quite happy yet with my results, so looking forward to learning from this course. Lola
Hello Louise, thank you for the welcome! I’m Zoe from New York, and very excited to embark on this journey. I’m an art therapist and looking to learn and incorporate how to use natural materials into my practice. Thank you much, Zoe
I’m Trine from Denmark. Im quite new in this eco print world but Im so exited about this magic and connection with nature and I almost can’t wait until spring and summer begins unfolding its magic so I can begin adventuring ouior land here where we live ?
I’m curious. I noticed when you boil your bundles that the water in the pot is getting rather black. Why is that??
Mine is only getting redbrown or dark brown when I cook and only get black when I postmordant the fabric.
Hi Trine, thanks for joining us. I wonder if you can access any evergreen leaves now to begin experimenting with?
It depends on how many bundles are in the pot and how they are wrapped, but I also think that the water in the dyepots might look darker in the videos than it actually is.
Oh okay that makes sense with the color. Thank you Louise!
About evergreen leaves. We have a lot of Ivy but I didn’t think they printed so well. Too waxy or maybe they are just better in summer and need to lay in water for longer time.
My best result until now is hazel squeegees and also Blackberry leaves but I have feeling they would also be more juicy in spring/summer ?
Do you have any experience with printning græssets?
We live in a meadow so we have lot og wild grasses and herbs. And then we have pinetrees that are evergreen… All the rest of trees unfold later ?
Hi Trine, yes you are right that leaves such as blackberry will print better in summer, as the tannin levels increase. It can be a hard wait, but worth it! I haven’t tried grasses myself, I’m not sure they would work but it’s always worth trying as you might discover something amazing. You’ll probably have more luck with the wild herbs, though again they print better in summer/autumn. The pine trees are worth a go too. There’s a lesson in this course about doing tests.
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Hello, thanks for your welcome, I am from Mexico city and I am looking forward to apply the course with local cacti
Oh how wonderful, I look forward to seeing what prints you can get with your local plants!
Hi Louise,
Thank you for the help for login in.
Very nice welcome and I’m excited to begin with the course.
Great, glad we figured it out. Hope you enjoy the course!
Hi Louise, hi everybody 🙂 so excited to be here. I have been experimenting with natural dyeing and eco-printing but can’t wait to learn more and try new techniques 🙂
ps: I am Portuguese but live in the UK, London.
Hi Louise!
I am from Spain but living in Ireland. I’ve been experimenting with ecoprinting for a little while but not quite happy yet with my results, so looking forward to learning from this course.
Lola
So great to have you here Lola, I hope this course helps you get the results you are after!
I am looking forward to this course.
Marilyn from Alice Springs
Welcome Marilyn, and thanks for joining us.
Hello Louise, thank you for the welcome! I’m Zoe from New York, and very excited to embark on this journey. I’m an art therapist and looking to learn and incorporate how to use natural materials into my practice.
Thank you much,
Zoe
Hi Zoe, that sounds like a beautiful goal, I’m glad to be part of your journey.
Hi Louise.
I’m Trine from Denmark. Im quite new in this eco print world but Im so exited about this magic and connection with nature and I almost can’t wait until spring and summer begins unfolding its magic so I can begin adventuring ouior land here where we live ?
I’m curious. I noticed when you boil your bundles that the water in the pot is getting rather black. Why is that??
Mine is only getting redbrown or dark brown when I cook and only get black when I postmordant the fabric.
Trine
Hi Trine, thanks for joining us. I wonder if you can access any evergreen leaves now to begin experimenting with?
It depends on how many bundles are in the pot and how they are wrapped, but I also think that the water in the dyepots might look darker in the videos than it actually is.
Oh okay that makes sense with the color. Thank you Louise!
About evergreen leaves. We have a lot of Ivy but I didn’t think they printed so well. Too waxy or maybe they are just better in summer and need to lay in water for longer time.
My best result until now is hazel squeegees and also Blackberry leaves but I have feeling they would also be more juicy in spring/summer ?
Do you have any experience with printning græssets?
We live in a meadow so we have lot og wild grasses and herbs. And then we have pinetrees that are evergreen… All the rest of trees unfold later ?
Hi Trine, yes you are right that leaves such as blackberry will print better in summer, as the tannin levels increase. It can be a hard wait, but worth it! I haven’t tried grasses myself, I’m not sure they would work but it’s always worth trying as you might discover something amazing. You’ll probably have more luck with the wild herbs, though again they print better in summer/autumn. The pine trees are worth a go too. There’s a lesson in this course about doing tests.
Thank you Louise ?