Yes, I’ve always done it on dry fabric. It gets wet when I cook it anyway. I like to do it dry because I mostly use iron mordant and I think it is safer to handle when it has dried on the fabric. But I don’t find it makes a difference either way.
Hi dear Louise It was amazing like all of your lessones, excuseme i have some questions! how is it possible to use an egg as a binder? And is the effect of yougurt or other binders same as soy milk? Which one is better! I was thinking maybe it depends on the leaf that which binder has more effects on that! Thanks?
Hello, I haven’t done any tests to compare binders so I can’t say for sure. Soy milk is a traditional binder, so it is the one I normally use. But the yogurt I used for this course seemed quite similar. The egg you can just water down same as I did with the yogurt. Although the people who have tried egg haven’t gotten very good results from it.
No, these were fresh leaves. I find that is best for fabric prepared with protein binders, even if the iron mordant fabric does better with soaked leaves.
These are so beautiful! When preparing the fabric did you dip the fabric in the iron and soy milk multiple times? Or only once? This class is so inspiring! and informative! Thank you!
Glad you are enjoying it Ellie! Fabric only needs to be dipped in the iron once. For the protein bundle, I soaked the fabric overnight in yogurt plus water. I was trying to demonstrate a simple bundle for this course. But best practise for protein binders is to use soy milk, to soak it overnight and let it dry, then do a few short dips, letting it dry each time before dipping again to build up layers. I do have a separate course about soy milk binder if you are ever keen to explore that further.
Hi Louise, in this section what was in your dye bath? A splash of iron mordant? Also after you cook them, do you take them out of the bath immediately or let them cool overnight in the bath? Thank you. Dawn
Hi Dawn, this dye bath was onion skins with iron mordant to create the olive green. I usually let the bundles sit overnight, especially if I have cooked them in a dye bath so that they can pick up more of the dye. But I’ve done tests where I remove them straight away and the eco-prints still look good, so it isn’t absolutely necessary.
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Lovely, lovely results 🙂
Do you start laying the leaves on dry fabric? I’ve always done it on wet fabric…
Yes, I’ve always done it on dry fabric. It gets wet when I cook it anyway. I like to do it dry because I mostly use iron mordant and I think it is safer to handle when it has dried on the fabric. But I don’t find it makes a difference either way.
Hi dear Louise
It was amazing like all of your lessones, excuseme i have some questions! how is it possible to use an egg as a binder? And is the effect of yougurt or other binders same as soy milk? Which one is better! I was thinking maybe it depends on the leaf that which binder has more effects on that!
Thanks?
Hello, I haven’t done any tests to compare binders so I can’t say for sure. Soy milk is a traditional binder, so it is the one I normally use. But the yogurt I used for this course seemed quite similar. The egg you can just water down same as I did with the yogurt. Although the people who have tried egg haven’t gotten very good results from it.
Do you soak or treat the leaves ?- love the results you get – thank you
No, these were fresh leaves. I find that is best for fabric prepared with protein binders, even if the iron mordant fabric does better with soaked leaves.
These are so beautiful! When preparing the fabric did you dip the fabric in the iron and soy milk multiple times? Or only once? This class is so inspiring! and informative! Thank you!
Glad you are enjoying it Ellie! Fabric only needs to be dipped in the iron once. For the protein bundle, I soaked the fabric overnight in yogurt plus water. I was trying to demonstrate a simple bundle for this course. But best practise for protein binders is to use soy milk, to soak it overnight and let it dry, then do a few short dips, letting it dry each time before dipping again to build up layers. I do have a separate course about soy milk binder if you are ever keen to explore that further.
Hi Louise, in this section what was in your dye bath? A splash of iron mordant? Also after you cook them, do you take them out of the bath immediately or let them cool overnight in the bath? Thank you. Dawn
Hi Dawn, this dye bath was onion skins with iron mordant to create the olive green. I usually let the bundles sit overnight, especially if I have cooked them in a dye bath so that they can pick up more of the dye. But I’ve done tests where I remove them straight away and the eco-prints still look good, so it isn’t absolutely necessary.