Botanical imprinted leather purses 植物印染皮包包

Another experiment of plants imprints just done. Simply a leather clutch of botanical printing. 

Raw leather printed with plants grasped from my urban yard. Swatches cut into pieces and sewed the purses.

This is layout on leather.

Background pink dye from logwood chips.

After some time of heating, botanical marks and dyes imprinted on leather then mounted to air dry.

Before and after of the leather prints.

Swatches sewed into purses. Size of this is good as cosmetic bag.

Another piece of rectangle size swatch just three-fold made into a clutch.

A simple clutch for little things.

So I’m indulged in experiments and my samples are sometimes made into something practical.

The video is about the making of prints. Hope you get inspired.

Botanical imprinted leather and the purses 植物印染皮包包

 

There are lots of different types of hides in the market suitable for botanical printing. Since I don't know or even the shop I usually source supply does not know how the leathers were tanned, printing outcome varies with different sorts of plants.  I like to try imprints with my technique, particularly on sheep leather.  This one with cochinael background just printed and sewed into a messenger bag.

  

I made it box-sided for more room.  Detachable strap with buttons fixed inside and flap embellished with seashell.

 

Part of the printings with own grown strobilantes.

These days I was quite free and sewed a few purses. 

 

In case people who are new to botanical imprinted leather, here's a video clip of the piece I just done.

 

Most of my techniques are more or less the same but with various plants and dyes for different result.  This is a leather purse of two sides printed with lemmon marigolds, willow and ginkgo.

  

  

Another sheep skin with more flower prints.  The main flower is gerbra.

 

Close up of the prints of both sides.

 

This is a two-sided purse.

Since the experiment swatches are not big and I just made it a small purse size as iPad but all with inner pocket and lined with eco printed fabric. 

 

This iPad size purse with detachable braid strap.

 

My cat Mogi always curious for what I have been making. I really can't remember how many pieces I have mafe.

These are some of my purses, most were gaven away.  I like to do printing experiment and make use of the swatches to purses.  I sell my experiments of botanical imprints technique.  Here's my pdf instant download tutorial you may like to have a browse.

Paint my purse 我繪我塑羊毛小包包

 

Today the 19th Feb, we're into the Lunar New Year. Having made a few sheep themed stuff as this is the Year of the Sheep / Goat / Ram. 

桃花樹下喜 "羊羊" - 這是今日羊年伊始的主題羊毛小包包.

 

 I painted on silk chiffon with acrylic the peach blossom.

 Peach blossom is the main flower of the new year as it symbolize perseverance and reliability

 Everywhere is decorated with new year ambiance.  The area in my place is very atmospheric......

  Drawing on a bank's wall

 Lanterns in the hotel

 That inspired my painting with acrylic on the silk chiffon for the purse making.

 As usual I layered Finn wool then covered with my painted chiffon with two sheep.

 Mogi's a bit puzzled ?!

 Not more than two hours I finished it.  Finn wool is always my fav.  It felts so fast and nicely.

 Front and back of it.  

The back I made the "invisible tube" ........

..... for the belt to insert

 Simply a purse with inner pocket as cosmetic case.

 Or a waist purse for my travel with iPhone, camera and keys.

  

That's something I made for myself with sheep theme for the new year 

 The purse yet is good for red packets - tradition for the married or senior to give to the younger ones.

 Mogi and I wish you a good day, a prosperous new year !