After my last experiments with indigo dyeing I wanted to try direct printing with the plant. I am quite pleased with the results, but they are more faded than I would have liked so I need to work out how to get more intense colour. Its all experimental as I don't really know what I should be doing. If anybody out there is also trying this I would be interested in their methods. I bundled mine in the usual way and then put them in a pot with a fairly gentle heat for about two hours, it took a while before any colour came through. My friend Liz has also been dyeing with the plant so I am looking forward to seeing how she did.
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Blouse dyed from previous indigo dyeing session
with leaf printing round hem |
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| Hem |
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| Plant dyed silk noil |
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| Love the colours just need to be more intense |
It looks so wonderful!
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