Experimental botanical prints on fabric and paper

As she does every year, Esther Grischott from Pignia once again heats up the large "Dirty Pot"—an old wash tub—with a fire for the Ecoprint workshop. While we wait, we experiment with other techniques, such as cyanotype, Hapa Zome, and flower bundle dyeing. Ecoprint (also known as plant printing or contact dyeing) is an eco-friendly process in which natural dyes from leaves, flowers, and other plant parts are transferred directly onto fabrics (natural fibers like silk and wool) or paper using steam or heat. Cyanotype (Greek for “blue print”), also known as sun printing, is a simple photographic process that uses sunlight or UV light. This old photographic printing process produces images in bluish tones. Hapa Zome (Japanese for “leaf dyeing”) is a creative technique in which flowers and leaves are transferred to fabric or paper by hammering to print natural pigments directly onto the material. Flower Bundle Dye is a natural dyeing technique in which flowers, leaves, and plant parts are placed directly on fabric, tightly rolled up (bundled), and then steamed. Heat and moisture cause the plant pigments to transfer onto the textile.

Workshop leaders: Esther Grischott (Eco Print), Chloé Felix (Cynotype), Liat from Poise Studios (Flower Bundle Dye), Stini Arn (Hapa Zome).

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