Botanical printing on different substrates 不同物料之植物印染

Botanical printing is placing plants over substrates to yield colour and pattern by steaming.  Here is my introduction of printing on fabric (wool or silk), paper and leather.  Details may get inspired from my online shop TerLing Creations.

植物印染是熱力把葉子或花朵色素烙印物料上，一般的製作過程是將

植物舖陳於布料，皮革或紙張皆可，卷成條狀或摺疊，於鍋子蒸煮一小時，不同物料需時不一，且有些要事前媒染處理方能著色，詳細可參考我網店 TerLing Creations 教材。

The left image is layout and the right is the outcome

                                 

 The making process is by steaming an hour so pigments of plants released and bond on fabric.

For paper printing is the same. Paper to be clamped in stacks with plants then heated by steam.  

  

 Stack of paper clamped for boiling an hour.

The print out is ready for framing to make cards.  

Same way of placing plants to make leather printing.  However mordant is needed before printing.

Technique of mordant is a bit different and print out can be done on both sides.

Be ready to enjoy real good fun and excitement when you lift the plants to reveal the print out. 

Have fun making eco printing and discover the endless interest with different mordants on assorted materials for various outcome.   For more info my instant download pdf tutorials are available on my ETSY TerLing Creations.