Eco prints shades 植物印染色調

"Good shades..... Yes, mum wanted to make shades, but color of leaves."

Intended to make shades of leaves, I used different steps of iron mordant and different sorts of leaves.  Some leaves dipped in iron water, some without.  So I got the outcome like this. 

The more iron the leaves got, the darker they're.  

The round silver eucalyptus cinerea is of typical reddish.  A little of it makes the pattern bright. 

Rose leaves are rich in tannin and love iron thus prints are bold. 

The dried oak leave is clear. 

Outlines of rose leaves  

Another sort of euc leaves. 

Big or small rose leaves are good for prints.  They make vivid marks. 

Comparison of before and after 

Still in the stage of experiments so I only made small pieces on gorgette silk. 

Soft it is, of color and material.

A weighty book with heavy interest 重量級的書本

How excited today I received the ordered book "Second Skin"! Can't wait to say how delighted I am holding it and reading it. Every page is informative. Front and back covers are compelling.The book is not only of eco prints but also of caring for textiles and clothing as well the history of plant dyeing/ printing.

I'll certainly digest and dig more info to pursuit my interests in this area. To explore more than my limit knowledge.....

It's a heavy book with 284 pages of beautiful printing.

Mogi, " expecting to see mum doing more experiments and to share....... "

Getting cold, keep me warm.天冷了要保暖

It's getting cold these days. I made a nuno felt cape (wrap) with my dyed eco prints on silk. This is a reversible wrap with different styles.
This side of light look.
天冷了, 我做了這件可兩面穿的被肩, 用 nuno felt 技巧做的, 混有羊毛, 以雪紡做主要的底部, 用我自己做的植物印染雪紡做出有特別質感的效果, 很輕巧的被搭.

This side is with more wool and bright.

Thank you for Melinda who sent me this beautiful Wenslaydale fleece from the States.

The wrap is made of this silk printed with eucalpytus leaves, some merino wool, Wenslaydale fleece and mulkberry silk. Chiffon is the base.
I laid some merino wool on the chiffon base, put some Wenslaydale fleece and scattered some mulkberry silk over it. Wet it then turned it over.
I placed the leaves printed chiffon over the chiffon base and laid some merino wool in between. Wet it and rolled it.
Finished look of this side with my ceramic birdie pin on. Both sides look. Front look like a coat.
Light and easy to put on. Back look like a wrap.
A wrap around
Warm with mittens as a set.
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Creativity is doing whatsoever enjoying 自我享受的創作

Can't believe this kind of eucalyptus leave can do the bright red



dyeing. I tried a few kinds of euc leaves. All those were of long and narraw can only give brownish green. I bought these fresh round ones in a florist. I bundled with a silk chiffon and just steamed for 30-min without any mordants. Let it stay in the pot for a few hours it come out so strong and bold prints. I'm happy with this.沒想到片片綠葉竟會做出鮮艷的印染, 先前用拾來的細長桉樹葉效果一般, 日前在花店買到這些入口圓狀桉樹葉, 祗須包扎著葉子在鍋上隔水蒸熱 30分鐘, 待六小時便可. Prints on a white chiffon is sharp and airy. 我個人覺得以雪紡印染效果最好, 很輕柔.

I want an eco dyed fabric not only draped like this. I will play my magic to make it a unique
piece with my nuno felt skill. Hope to show you soon. 印染在雪紡即可成為一塊圍巾, 但我想利用nuno felt 技巧做件更有創意的衣物, 讓我容後展示.

"Creativity means loving whatsoever you want to do - enjoying it, as a gift of existence" - someone's quote. Creating is such a beautiful thing if you wish to. I'm so honored to have featured in Creating Success Around the World Knowing you is a great pleasure. We can inspire each other. I'd like to invite you to share my path of creating in the featured blog .
創作於我是奇妙的過程, 是享受, 是啟發思維. 網誌是分享, 是觀摩, 想不到Janelle 要為我做個 "成功製作人" 的專訪 , 幸會幸會 ! 請你也分享我的創作點滴. 請看此. 謝謝分享.

Thanks Janelle for the interview. Happy creating !

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Extra day off to make eco-print 又一鐵鏽印染

Today Hong Kong is hit by a typhoon and we don't have to work. It's not my expectation to have any day off brought by typhoon as it has impact to normal business and schedule, not to mention it may have caused devastation. Fortunately we don't have severe damages. I took the time to finish a piece of rust printed scarf. 今日颱風襲港不用上班, 向來這不是
是我渴求的額外假期, 因為颱風怎也會帶來破壞與打亂日程, 幸而這個颱風未有做成太大損毀. 我就利用這一天的時間繼續做我的環保印染嘗試, 完成了一條頸巾.

The day before I found my hubby's tools kit a rust spanner. Oh, I have the treasure at my finger tip I didn't aware of ! I wrapped it with the eucalyptus dyed silk and boiled for a while. Let it remained overnight. The outcome is very strong.

Today I made both ends of fringes with nuno felt skill, then embellished with glass beads to have the sparkling look. Mogi is a quality controller. Good, he finds my piece passed.
Close up of the prints. Imagine what it looks? Rust has the effect of a little purple. Quite interesting.
This is only experiment so I didn't make it longer but it still can be wrapped in style, I suppose.
We're into fall soon. This airy scarf can be a wrap in a breezy night. I'm obessed in eco-print and will do some more. Hope you don't find overwhelmed.

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Scarf transformed from error 將錯就錯的圍巾

I was intended to make an eco-printed scarf. Somehow it turned out unsuccessful. I transformed it to acrylic painting.本想做植物印染圍巾, 失敗了, 改為塗鴉, 以acylic 顏料畫花吧. Recently I tried to use different plants for dyeing but I didn't aware it's no good on nylon. 近日愛上植物印染, 以為什麼白色布料都可以上色.

Only very light stains I got. That's a very good experiment I learnt. I know now cotton or silk fabric are more appropriate for such dyeing or prints. 誰知這件有尼龍成份的布料不易著色, 棉質及絲質較為可行.

I don't want to waste the failed scarf. I transformed it to acylic painting.不想就此糟塌一件物料, 隨意塗上Acrylic 畫花, 反正又是另類練習.

This turned out to a bright and washable scarf. 這效果顏色鮮明還可洗滌.




Goes with my onion skins dyed nuno felt top ?!
也襯這件真的洋蔥植物漂染 nuno felt上衣吧 !?

My Mogi said "Mum, waste not, want not. We can make use of every piece. You made it and I love it !"

貓兒Mogi也愛這原本失敗之作.

對事對物, 我們不隨便放棄, 多嘗試,總會有點作為 !

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