Workshops in Canada preparation 北美之行備課

 

Mogi, " I'm a mobile display with no pay, mum always treats me like that.  Can I say no?"

 

"It looks ok but a bit shades would be good."

"Alright, I'll do other bundles." 

 

Ok ok, let me do my way........Here comes a few samples....... 

 

Before and after look

 

I put some rose leaves and eucalyptus on silk to bundle boil.  With some iron mordant I got shades and outlines. 

 

Another piece of silk covered with cotton fabric, pretty mirror prints.  Silk got color while cotton got shades of purple to dark but clear.

 

Mogi, " hmmmmm, this looks good......"

I was invited to run workshops in Canada next month. 

A series of workshops will be held in Langley, BC during 25/11 - 30/11.  I will teach natural prints on silk scarf, 3D wool felt hollow vessel and clutch with 3D textural flap.  Below are samples I made for the workshops.

為準備11月底在加拿大的天然印染及一連串羊毛工作坊, 近日忙於製作課堂樣本, 現在一切就緒, 此北美之行, 寓旅遊於教學、會友及交流 , 深信又是一個不一樣的旅程 !

 

Natural prints on silk scarf, wool felt flower and bracelet

 

  

 3D hollow vessel

 

Wool felt clutch with 3D texture

Interested parties please email organiser Sharon.Gerhart@gmail.com 

I'm thrilled for my trip to North America, not only for the workshops I'll run, but also to learn from renowned artist Pamela A. MacGregor in Ohio for wool felt teapot.  Also to meet brilliant artists Dawn Edwards, Suzanne P Higgs, Ginny Huber......... I'm already in full swing.

Rich imprints with leaves of rose, eucalyptus, mandarin and other unknown.

Have a good day until next

Students' scarfs prints 學生絲巾印染

This week I'd groups of students done natural prints on scarfs and wool felt flowers.  Each of them done two pieces of scarfs with two styles of prints. Quite nice to go with a scarf !

近日為新團體辦的植物印染絲巾,  祗用了兩種不同的桉樹葉 (尤加利) 及玫瑰葉,  ,  經過兩個多小時的扎作煲熱,  每人的製作不一樣, 有豐富鮮艷, 有簡約清晰, 他們都是第一次接觸這方式的天然植物印染, 感到奇妙新鮮.

這輕柔的雪紡絲巾四季皆宜, 扣上羊毛襟花是秋日的好配飾.

Natural printing on fabric with leaves was new to the groups.  Made it simple and easy I just used two species of eucalyptus leaves and rose leaves only some with iron mordant to give shades.

I showed them individual leaf prints, overlapped prints, folding methods, tying lines, bundling......

After 90-min boiling in dye pots with vinegar, iron water and leaves,  two pieces  of different styles of scarfs unveiled........  

(Before and after picture)

Clear individual leaves prints of euc leaves and rose leaves 

 Different pieces ...... 

The overlapped prints with tie lines are rich and some of the marks look funny 

This piece is with all euc leaves (silver dollar) so looks bright 

Dark and strong red are of iron mordant 

Funny faces and marks.....

This looks grasses and flowers 

Each of different layout and different outcome 

Soft scarfs of natural prints made by my students.  They are soft and unique.  Isn't it?

My eco printed wearables 植物印染服飾

I've lots and lots of fabrics experiments on eco print &dye.  Some are good some are not.  Some scraps are just the size of a small scarf.  I've to make use of them ....... These couple of days I turned them to my wearables.  

 The blouse on the top is printed of eucalyptus (silver dollar), acer, maple, rose leaves.  

做了一塊又一塊的布料植 物印染實驗, 有漂亮的也有不什滿意的, 擱在一邊不如做些衣物, 就此我便簡單的做件上衣及褲子. 我懶沒有做準確的量度尺寸, 祗是把舊衣疊上剪裁, 時下興鬆身, 自己穿, 沒打緊吧. 這幾件料子就是以桉樹葉、 玫瑰葉、 楓葉及一些不知名的葉子加熱印上的.

 A scarf printed with unknown leaves.  A pant of rose leaves.

 Scarf with a wool felt closure

 Scarf and pant printed with rose leaves

 Collar necklace printed with eucalyptus

 How did I make it?  Well.......  My facebook friend Delia from Argentina sent me some dried acer, maple leaves.  I printed them also with my euc and rose leaves.

 Close up of the prints

 I simply put my current blouse over the fabric, cut it in two pieces.   Sewed the front and back. That's it.

 

Made a pant with my cotton prints with all rose leaves.  

 

Rose leaves are always my fav. Love to dip some in iron water to make shades of green.  A silk scarf is made with it.

 A small scarp of unknown leaves from the back of the hill, turned to a small scarf.  That's good for the shoulders in air-cond room.

 A cotton top bought from outlet less than 0.5 euro.  Good price but no good for prints.  Tried twice with leaves prints, no way.  Discard it is a waste. Goes well with a bright collar printed with euc.

 All known cloth is our second skin.  We can make it as pretty as we can or just leave it of natural materials - no color.  Played magic to turn it with some color, subtle or organic........ Whatever it is appreciated.  

Beauty is skin deep but my second skin will last longer.

Eco print ref book 植物印染參考

Recent experiments of different leaves on different papers......

Mogi, "mum has made a eco print book for her ref."

A little journal with nuno felt cover,  with a paper of eco printed leaf sewed on it.

Inside cover of nuno felt texture.

 Pages are marked with leaves and sorts of papers used for the experiment.

 Intended to put some rose petals over the leaves to make some pink marks.  Different sorts of leaves picked from the mountain behind my apartment were tried.

But not all got nice prints.  Ferms have no clear color or outlines. 

 Among all, the paper bark tree, eucalyptus cinerea and maple are quite good on some sorts of papers.

 With iron mordanted lines, they look pretty.

 Windfalls of this sort of euc leaf is very nice.

 Outlines of paper-bark tree are sharp.

Maple is good. 

 Here are the steps of making. 

 After placing the leaves on papers, steamed and binded the signatures.  Made the nuno felt cover. sewed the paper cover of leaf print.  A little journal is made. 

  Not all the pages are nice. I marked the species and paper used.  That's a good ref. for my sourcing local leaves to make paper prints.

 Over the weekend with hubby we walked up and down the mountain, to the sea shore, picked some local leaves to do another experiments for my upcoming eco print journal. 

 This is my ref. book of eco print.....

 a journal for my path of eco print..........

Mogi, "mum, that's enough I'm tired......."

- Well, until next time.....  THANK YOU all !
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