Barks and leaves prints 樹皮配葉印畫

 Eucalyptus printing is such fun to play with.  We can make color from barks to leaves.

Come and have tea.  I show  you the brief making of the placemats.
從樹皮到葉子每片都 "出色" , 桉樹 (尤加利) 由始都是我的至愛植染, 加上印在羊毛绒布上更明顯, 做了四片同系墊子或作掛畫, 
對著墊子, 一口清茶, 讚嘆桉印染的奧妙........

 See that impatient brat...... but he's my good company for shots.

 The wool flannel is a wonderful fabric to take the pigment. So I put the euc leaves and tree barks to form my desired layout.

 After 1.5 hours bundle boiling,  came out quite bold prints but too plain.

So, I put a few pine needles and rose leaves to make a better look.  The right one is the outcome.

 Same for the the above one and the other two pieces, I put the same pines and rose leaves to change the look.  They're boiled again for another hour.

 Then came out better and I back each with dark brown fabric.

 Sewed the fabric with the printed wool flannel.

(Have to bear with this brat even in my cramped workspace)

Made a set of four different layout botanical printed placemats.

Thought it also looks good as wall hanging.

Eucalyptus is such a pretty tree to give different shades and shapes of prints.  Loving it.....

Fingers crossed if I put this set on my ETSY or for a planned project coming soon.

"Behave brat !"

But he's sometimes such a great observant !!

I'm making another piece of wall hanging used pine needles and euc for the layout.

Stay tuned for my next post.