Leather Ecoprinting for the Home Sewer
About Leather Ecoprinting for the Home Sewer
Leather Ecoprinting on lamb and sheepskin for the home sewing machine! You'll create designs on leather with your plants naturally and in color! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to
imprint their images directly upon their leather with techniques learned in the workshop.
Students will learn:everything they need to know to understand, locate, select, and work
with leathers that accept ecoprinting and can be used without expensive equipment.
All about plants, leaves, weeds and flowers and using them with mordants for permanency. Adding color to your designs.
At the end of class students will leave with 2 samples (approx. 8” x 18”) of ecoprinted
lamb and sheepskin leather; one naturally ecoprinted and one in color and with the
ability to continue the process with the knowledge learned in the workshop.
What will students learn:
At the end of class students will leave with 2 samples (approx. 8” x 18”) of ecoprinted
lamb and sheepskin leather; one naturally ecoprinted and one in color and with the
ability to continue the process with the knowledge learned in the workshop.
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Students should bring leaves from their area such as oak, maples, rose, hickory, sumac and interesting weeds. Fun additional plants (usually store bought) are live eucalyptus and daisy type flowers. No thick or waxy plants although stems attached to leaves are fine. Fresh or pressed or dry. Dry leaves will be re-hydrated.
Materials Kit and Kit Description
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $35 which includes:
Except for local leaves, the instructor provides everything else to teach the class: sample sections of lamb and sheepskin leather suitable for use with a home sewing machine, all operating and processing equipment (turkey roasters, wood dowels, fabric strips, work baskets) use of pre-dyed ( by instructor) blankets for color. Information and resource sheets.
Pre-class Homework
Collect leaves for workshop
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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