My flagship course: the best gateway to the world of Eco printing. Regardless of your previous experience, you will reach a mastership level. You will learn how to print on cellulose, silk and wool using different concentrations of mordants. I will show you different bundling techniques and you will get wonderful prints on the natural fabric or creating colorful backgrounds. You will learn to analyze the botanics to get great prints from all plants, even if they lack the ability to print beautifully.
I guess the proof of any course is in the end product. I can honestly say I have found joy in every piece I have printed using the technique taught in this course
South Australia
The Syllabus
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- Kinds of fabrics we can use in this class
- How to prepare your fabrics
- Equipment and materials required
Analyzing plants
- Become an active observer of Nature getting to know the substances that plants contain
- Use this knowledge to know what to expect from plants on the fabric
- See all my vast library of prints of plants from all over the world
Mordant
- Influence of metals in the mordant – Aluminum, iron, aluminum+iron (the combo solution) and their special relationship with the different organic substances plants contain.
- How to use easily available substances to prepare an accurate mordant solution
- How to use the mordant as a creative tool – you will get 3 different concentrations of mordant recipes that will yield different results: a milestone for light, medium and dark results. You also will be able to adjust the recipes and create more recipes on your own. This is a powerful tool that will give you not only control on the final results but also a method that will help you to achieve your unique style
- How to process your fabrics in the mordant in a quick, easy and innovative way
Tannin
- The tannin and ferrous reaction and how to take advantage of this reaction for printing and for backgrounds
- Plants we can extract tannin from
- Colors we can get from different plants that contain tannin
- How to extract tannin from plants that are available and you can gather in your local environment
- How to use tannin extracts
Printing
- How to get beautiful, colorful and crisp prints on the natural color of the fabric
- How to combine prints with different color backgrounds
- 4 different bundling techniques for 4 different printing styles
- How to bundle large pieces of fabrics
- How to steam your bundles and finish the work
- 62 lessons
- Beginners /Advanced
- English
- Spanish, Italian, French, Russian and Hebrew
Have a look at the different prints you can achieve
Learn from home at your own pace
with no time limit
- This workshop includes 62 beautiful and inspiring videos with step by step video guidance in each session;
- An “Overview” button in each lessons where you will find additional written information such as mordant recipes, lists of plants and more;
- A “Community” button in each lesson where you can can add questions and search other students questions;
- You will get lifetime access to all course materials;
- After registration you will be invited to join the course private group that allows you to show your results and join discussions.
Colorful Wool & Silk
Get colorful prints on wool and silk using only home-made iron water: a simple and sustainable approach that includes a game-changing and systematic technique of the famous iron blanket.
In this course I will teach you how to print on wool and silk, preparing your fabrics with only diluted iron water and still getting colorful and beautiful results. Focusing on sustainability, I will explain to you how to create your home-made iron water using no chemicals , how to maintain it and use it in your work. You will get two beautifully printed fabrics with a different style of print from the same bundle. You will learn how botanics behave on the fabrics with this method and also get spectacular colors from eucalyptus. I will also teach you how to create a colorful background.
- 00 lessons
- Advanced
- English
- Spanish, Italian, French
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Monochromatic
A technique especially designed for printing tannin – rich plants and eucalyptus on cellulose fabrics
In this course we will deal with an Eco printing technique which yields monochromatic results. We will learn how to print different parts (leaves, barks, buds, etc) of a variety of eucalyptus and other tannin rich leaves. We will learn how to prepare the fabrics to get this monochromatic look, how to work with tannins and different folding methods. This technique explores the beauty of imperfection, the modesty and the rustic calmness of Nature.
- 25 lessons
- Advanced
- English
- Spanish, Italian, French
USD 250
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