After seeing some more beautiful eco prints on facebook, I decided to give it a go.
I had dyed earlier on some silk scarves with lichen and I used 2 of them for the prints. 2 days ago I grabbed some silver dollar gum leaves on a walk, today I picked some kangaroo paw flowers and collected flax flowers, which were dropped on the ground.
The first scarf, which I previously tryed to print with lichen which looked not so good:
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| the layout on the first scarf |
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| detail of the layout, gum leaves, kangaroo paw flowers and flax flowers |
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| rolling up |
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| finished bundle |
The second scarf, silk chiffon, resist dyed with lichen using an old cd
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| the scarf after the resist dyeing |
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| I added only gum leaves |
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| the finished bundle |
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| both bundles in snaplock bags |
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| resting on the window sill |
I used only vinegar as mordant and now I just need to be patient ....
We will see the result in some weeks (if I can resist the urge to open the bundles...)
