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.