Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Pine leaf prints & logwood dye 針松植物印染

These days I keen on experimenting pine leaf prints.  Haven't yet found Casaurina but only one or two local species work for me, thought the Horsetail Pine (馬尾松) is the best. The one I did on a silk fabric yesterday.
近日喜以 針松印染, 因為可以做到細緻線條.  這次以洋蘇木片一同做印染, 加點紫色,  簡約清新.
  
Intended to do it delicate, less is fine. I just put a little pine leaves with a little bits of euc silver dollar to make reddish spots.
Leaves layout as this
Diagonal two-folded
 I wanted some purple thus boiled in the cooker with logwood chips.
Unbundled after an hour
Before and after
"Mogi, do you approve it?"
No more no less,  just put in the middle of the fabric a little pines.......
with a little purple and tie marks
This is a 2-yd silk fabric of 52" w. 
May use as a wrap, a shawl, a scarf......

May be I would sew it to a dress, all depends. 
  Anyway this is an experiment of pine leaf prints.
I've a few bundles in the pot now, they're with different sorts of leaves and layout.  I'm sure they're "exceptional". Will show more next time.

14 comments:

  1. Always good to see your experiments developing!

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  2. It is alway great to play and see what one can create. Lovely work. Hugs judy

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  3. I love the way the pattern drapes down, it looks amazing as a shawl, its beautiful!

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  4. Nice that you have those leaves; I like what you did with them..Mgi oes too, apparently! and your logwood stays purple..that's nice too!

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    1. Thanks Ginny, logwood is easy to use and I love it too.

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  5. It is very beautiful Terriea !
    Did you use mordant for silk? Thank you .

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    1. Thanks Alyona, only leaves with mordant but not fabric.

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  6. The pine leaves and the purple make a stunning combination, Terrie!!! This would look beautiful as a shawl or blouse.

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    1. Thanks Pam. Worth a trial for the two combination.

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  7. I'm moving over there, no pines like that here unfortunately!! Looks beAutiful, and like you used logwood chips
    I would have thought the silk would be more purple judging by the bath so it was a surprise to see just shades of purple...

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    1. I tried a few pines but only one or two works. I used not much logwood chips, the bath looks dark purple but as I wash it immediately it washed out. I should have stayed longer but no patience.

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  8. I'm moving over there, no pines like that here unfortunately!! Looks beAutiful, and like you used logwood chips
    I would have thought the silk would be more purple judging by the bath so it was a surprise to see just shades of purple...

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  9. No matter what you decide to make of this piece of fabric it will look great on you. You and your daughter are the perfect models to show off the completed projects. It is lovely.
    (((HUGS))) Susanne :)

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  10. Gorgeous mystic purple - love it!
    xx

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