This year I have been making eco prints (inspired by originator India Flint) – on scraps of fabric, on upcycled clothing, and on silk and wool scarves. Eco printing involves rolling or folding leaves and plants in fabric, and steaming or boiling them.
My prints, which I am calling ‘wearable landscapes’, are almost exclusively from Australian native plants such as eucalyptus, banksia, grevillea, casuarina and bracken. Sometimes I might embellish with rust colours from old iron items, or orange/yellow splashes of onion skins or turmeric. Some examples are below, or on the Wearable landscapes page.
Also see my Wearable landscapes gallery , Ecoprint gallery and Ecoprint clothes on Flickr. Or please enquire for prices!
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Fine wool/silk scarf dyed and printed with eucalyptus 37 x 180 cm Silk (habotai) dyed and printed with eucalyptus and bracken 28 x 160cm Loose weave silk printed with eucalyptus, casuarina and onion skin 60 x 180 cm Muslin wrap printed with grevillea, banksia, bracken and onion skin 110 x 115 cm Kimono style coat printed with grevillea, casuarina, bracken and eucalyptus (cotton/wool mix, and cotton, hand-stitched) Detail of cotton/wool mix Loose weave silk dyed and printed with eucalyptus 60 x 180 cm
NOTE – prints are remarkably colour fast, although do tend to change a little over time depending on exposure to light, and how they are washed.