Color Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool
About Color Ecoprinting on Silk and Wool
Learn how to imprint beautiful Plant designs from Nature and create a background in rich color on silk and wool. Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon fibers using the process you learn in the workshop. In this workshop, students will learn techniques to enhance the natural designs to create richly colored backgrounds on their silk and wool. At the end of the day, students will take home both a Habatoi silk and organic merino wool scarf sample ecoprinted in color and the knowledge to continue Ecoprinting from Nature's resources. Ecoprinting is a natural, sustainable art form.
What will students learn:
At the end of the day, students will take home both a Habatoi silk and organic merino wool scarf sample ecoprinted in color and the knowledge to continue Ecoprinting from Nature's resources.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Students should
• I gallon empty water jug to use as a weight. (can be filled at class)
• Leaves from their area such as oak, maples, rose, hickory, sumac and interesting weeds. Fun additional plants (usually store bought) are live eucalyptus and flat flowers such as daises. No thick or woody plants or waxy leaves such as camellia or magnolia. Leaves can be fresh, pressed or dry. Dry leaves need to be re-hydrated 30 minutes prior to using them.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $30 which includes:
Covers 1 hemmed Habatoi silk scarf and 1 organic merino wool scarf (unfinished edges), all equipment and disposables (turkey roasters, dowels, twine, baskets, scissors, paper towels, latex gloves, rubber bands, plastic) mordants, use of 2 pre-dyed color blankets, information and summary sheets.
Pre-class Homework
Just collect local plants and leaves
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 16
Skill Level
All Levels
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
No experience necessary.
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 6-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 8
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
M. Theresa Brown
M. Theresa Brown is a long-time professional portrait artist whose art career embraces many areas of the arts. Her years of printmaking and color work led her to explore the fiber arts. Using many similar skills and accumulated knowledge, she evolved as a hand painter and ecoprinter on natural fibers.
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