After viewing this inspiring eco-print-video, I discovered that I forgot to turn on subtitles, yet, I understood every word :-) . No distracting music or "speed-speaking" is very helpfull. Thank you.
I love the way you remind us to keep going... I have had many mixed results with eco printing. Some just muddy, some that my husband said he could give me some of his old rags that had they same dirty marks on! And some that I have really loved. I have even taken some to the next level and embroidered on the outlines obviously on fabrics.
So important to be open to all of the results nature shares, even the ones that we love a little less 😊 I guarantee that anyone who has tried eco-printing has had a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly! It took me several attempts to figure things out for this video, so yes, keep the experimentation going. The more you practice, the more you learn and the easier it gets. I have zero experience with other fiber arts like embroidery, so how wonderful you have that option to incorporate into your dye practice 💚
All that trouble to make rusty toilet tank water. Ha ha... glad it's finally good for something! Love your channel, Margaret. Such beautiful creations! Thank you!
Vinegar is used as an acidic pH modifier to shift colors with dyes that are sensitive to pH. In this particular video, I only use vinegar to help rust the metal cans that I use as my 'dowel' to wrap the fiber for the eco-print. If you are working with pH sensitive dye matter for your eco-printing, you could play with color using vinegar by soaking the dye matter or fiber in vinegar before you print. Why not experiment with it 😊
Many thanks to you! Yes, botanical printing is an art form that takes lots of practice. I still have many results that are not great, so keep having fun and experiment!
I just want tell you, steam better than boil for produce ecoprint. The iron water boil, and put steamer on the top. The time for steam depends on how many subject you do.
Very true that steam typically gives a much sharper print and can change quickly depending how long you have it on the stove. It is fun to experiment with different ways to print too. Exploration is my favorite part of natural dyeing 😊
So sweet of you to say - welcome to Color Quest 🌼 Silk is by far the simplest fiber to work with in eco-printing, so enjoy experimenting with charmeuse. You are going to love it!
You achieve some beautiful results Margaret... awesome videos. Plant-based colours and mordent techniques are ancient art form in India... Kalamkari which is around 5000 years old . The artists could achieve a wide range of colours and shades which sustained thru centuries.
Many thanks to you, Ritu! It is truly amazing the wisdom of our ancestors and the magic of nature. I will have to read more about Kalamkari - thank you for mentioning it 🤗
Thank you so much, Natalie🤎 Nature can share so much beauty! I also really love the effect of iron & tannin to bring black into the design. Hope you can give it a try!
Great question, Anne. I have only used a very long needle from a tree species in CA, but sadly, I can't find the name. I will keep looking, but it made incredible prints. Since needles give color in the dye pot, why not give it a try? I would scatter them on fiber and bind very tightly before using steam as the heat source. You may have to steam for a longer period of time (2+ hours), but you can unwind the bundle to check occasionally to see if it is working. Let me know how it goes 🌲
It is much sweeter to share passions with others, so thank you for joining the fun! Love that inspiration is bubbling up for you in the world of natural color - yes!! 💚🌼💚
So happy you are here, Meg! Thanks for the kind words 💚 Amazing that you tried berries in your eco-print, and to get a blueish hue is pretty special. Will have to test that out with local berries this summer - thanks for sharing 😊
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Oh my goodness, Margaret, you did get some really cool results! I think I’ve only done my papers in stacks, layering paper, then leaves. I would spray each layer with a generous amount of vinegar water, , spraying each layer with a 50/50 vinegar water solution. I would place a shallow metal cake rack in the bottom of the pan, often just a 1/2 sheet cake pan, put my layers on top, place an acrylic sheet over that and weight it down with big rocks so that it would be submerged. Into the water I would add tannin rich leaves (chestnut) maybe some rusty bits. And I think I added vinegar to the water. Heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, then let cool overnight or at least a few few hours, then reveal. I always had good results with paper - now I am working to perfect on cloth, of which I prefer linen and cotton. I do know that a good mordant treatment is quite necessary. Also, there’s a lot of alder here in the Pacific NW and they also print beautifully. Good luck Margaret, I am really looking forward to your results and commentary. Enjoy the wonderful weather we are having right now, but stay hydrated 😀
Thank you so much for sharing the process details of how you've tried eco-printing, Sue 🍁 There are truly hundreds of different ways to do this, so it's great to have other ideas to try. Are you using the vinegar to create a pH shifted reaction with the leaves or to help with the rusting reaction with the bits of metal you add? Interesting that you add leaves into the pot itself - not just between the layers of leaves. I've seen some incredible results with an over-dyeing process with pomegranate, eucalyptus and madder. Will have to try those out one day and get super fancy! Thanks for all your kind words 💚
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I used the vinegar because I saw someone else do that on YT, and I would imagine that the purpose was to shift the ph and perhaps to add to the rust going on. Either way, it works pretty good 😀
I tried without dipping the leaves in water or in iron water... I steamed the bundle of papers and the steam worked wonderful...i got excellent results... Rust helps in creating more dramatic results though 😀...loved the results in both ways 👍
Isn't it so much fun to play around with the different processes! What kind of leaves did you try? I am a huge fan of the iron/tannin combination, but agreed that more subtle prints are just as lovely 💕
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest hey Margaret.. Your voice and your presentations are very interesting...i got glued to all your videos after i got your video as a recommendation from utube sometime back. After that I am only watching your channel throughout 😜... Needed to get more in-depth of eco printing and to create natural dyes. I am in India an artist and with teaching Cambridge Art and design syllabus. This academic year i want to start a new life skill program for higher levels including weaving and natural dyeing and printing... Your channel was a real help for me as i did my paper eco dyeing on paper and cloth pieces... I just went crazy seeing the effects... I used anything i could get my hands on in my terrace garden full of homely plants 😀. Thanks to you 🙏🙏🙏
I used gerenium leaves and it's flowers, Wine colour creepers, Eucalyptus leaves herbs, mint, pepal leaves, etc.. All safe plants. I am in a dense city life, and so lucky you live more with nature around... God bless you 😊. 👍👍 My best wishes..
@@artandcraftbypadmag6832 Thank you for such kind words, Padma 💕 Just love knowing Color Quest is helping in so many ways. Will be wonderful for you to start a life skill program with these traditional crafts. There is so much beauty can make with natural materials! Send a photo of your eco-print results if you have time - would love to see them 🌼 Hope to test out more eco-printing as flowers begin to bloom here 💚
If your scarf is a cotton & silk blend, I would probably try an alum mordant. If you have aluminum acetate, that is considered the best for cotton, but aluminum potassium sulfate (alum) should work just fine. Remember that iron is also a mordant, so you will have bonding power from that as well. Best of luck!
I've never made soap - can't say if iron water would work. It's recommended to use gloves when handling iron water, so please keep that in mind if you try to use it. Best of luck!
Hello Margaret, thank you for your videos, they are informative and fun to watch. Would you mind sharing some information about art residence in Oaxaca? I am presently in Mexico, experimenting with dyeing on my own, it would be nice to do it with a teacher in community settings.
Hi Irina! So happy that you are enjoying the videos here at Color Quest 🤎 I have attended two residencies now with Arquetopia. They have residencies in Oaxaca, Puebla and Peru, and I've been lucky enough to be at all three locations. In Oaxaca, I studied with a dye master at a cochineal farm, but they are now working with a dye master in Teotitlán del Valle which I think would be wonderful. You can learn more about the residencies on line - good luck!
Welcome to the beautiful world of natural color! You are always welcome to ask questions here in the comments section of the videos or reach out via email if you need some support. Happy for you to join us here at Color Quest 🌼
I let my leaves soak for 1+ hour, but I didn't keep a close eye on the clock. The idea is to let the leaves soften up so they are easier to work with. Some leaves are quite soft, but others need more time to become more pliable. You could probably soak them for a much shorter time and have it work well too. Good luck!
Another way to leaf print is using a water based resist, like a sticky paste made from casaba root to print the leaves, then dye over them. I haven't used eco dyes, I can see I have a lot to learn about that. You might like my assortment of leaves and how I print them on silk.
Thank you for sharing about the casaba root sticky paste resist - would love to learn more about that! I see that you live in Index which I've passed many times on my drive to over Stevens Pass. Enjoyed reading more about your hand-dyed silk work. It's absolutely gorgeous and I love knowing true artisans are making such wonderful creations.
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest If you saw my one minute leaf printing video, I'm planning one with more details later on how to do it. The casaba root resist was "Inko", then changed to Lumi Cleanline and now it's discontinued, from Dharma Trading. Jacquard has one called Resistad, which I haven't tried. I spread the resist on a table, press the leaf into it, peel it up and press it on the silk with a paper towel, then dye over it. Feel free to subscribe to my channel. I have another channel HartzHomestead (with some PNW scenery) but the silk painting videos weren't doing well there, so I'm starting this new channel just for silk. We did street fairs from Issaquah to Sequim for 18 years, but I think we've retired from that.
@@ArtofSilkPainting Sounds like a very cool technique! I buy most of my dye products from Botanical Colors since I stick only to natural colors, but am interested in more printing techniques with mordant/binders. Will be diving into that later this year. I just did some very simple printing with soy milk which was fun. Best o luck with your channel - it can be tough to grow, but know your audience will come 😊 It's much more fun than standing in the rain at a fair!
vineger and salt help with rust, i do rust dyeing. the dyeing on paper is not something I thought about, they look like a good jumping-off point for a watercolour or acrylic.
Thanks so much for the recommendations! Paper feels like a 'safe' place to get started too, and I agree, they would make beautiful substrates for other art mediums 🤎
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I tried it with a brand new tin can, no rust, but it rusted in the same process. I let the paper boil for 30 min only. I did a bundle of several sheets of paper, the one touching the tin can, stained darker than the others (rust). You may speed up the rust with vinegar instead of ammonia. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your process and results, Hilda 💚 I was curious whether a fresh can would simply rust in the first simmer considering how much the rusted cans change in the dye bath - great to know. I tried using longer sheets of paper to wrap more layers on the can, but I didn't like the result of the 'ghost' print. I'm sure with much more practice, it could make some gorgeous results. I used vinegar for my rusting process - not ammonia as I didn't want the more toxic chemical reaction. Vinegar is such an amazing substance! Would love to see your paper results, so send me some photos to my email if you feeling like sharing 😊
Hi Anu - I saw you had another question about using textile instead of paper, but I can't seem to find it here in the comments. The answer is yes - textile works beautifully, and silk is especially great to work with. Try it out!
Thank you, Sya, and sorry it was hard to hear me. You can use the CC option by clicking the icon in the lower right corner of the video to have subtitles to read. Hopefully, this will help!
Very cool! I really want to try that on fabric. Do you save the water from the dye pot to use the next time you make more prints, since it already has the iron & tannins in it?
Yes, definitely try it out on textile! I got a super pretty result on silk with the same process 💕I try to reuse the water as much as possible, but the exhaust bath will also pick up the color from the dye matter, so know it will change the results. Absolutely worth testing out!
Hello Margaret! I’m back for another review - and I have another question. What kind of dye pot are you using? Do you ever use aluminum pots for any of your botanical dyeing? (Maiwa says to use only stainless steel, but I’ve mostly used aluminum) I’m curious on your thoughts about it. Thanks for your time! PS maybe someday you would do a video on the different dye pots we use and the benefits vs downsides. Just an idea
Thanks for dropping by again, Sue! So, the larger pots I use were purchased second hand as aluminum (did the magnet test at the thrift shop), but I think they have a high percentage of stainless in them. However, I use a smaller fully aluminum pot regularly. The advice to use stainless is to avoid any metal interaction as there may be a shift in color. However, using an aluminum pot is often considered 'efficient' because it can provide some extra mordant effect, as long as you know it can have an impact on the result. As you might have guessed by now, I'm not one to get too stuck in hard and fast rules. I'm more open to experimenting with many processes and welcoming whatever results I get. As soon as I have too much of an expectation, I only seem to be disappointed 😉Absolutely wonderful idea for a future video - will put it on the list. Keep the suggestions coming!!
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank you for your time! I think I have used aluminum pots for successful dyeing, and yes, aware that the color can shift. I guess that my thought is, if I mordanted with alum, what harm can be done? Maybe some harm can be done, I don’t keep enough notes to really know. I just did an eco printed piece of linen and had some pretty good results. I mordanted with alum acetate and used a stainless steel pot. I did soak my leaves in iron water, and I added some fresh picked off the ground black walnut hulls and another piece of rusty goodness to the water for good measure. I think it’s the black walnut leaves giving me a very yellow color that I’m not really in pursuit of, but I’ll take it😁 all in all, I’m very happy with my piece. Oh, after unwrapping my bundle and all the yellow, I decided to drop it back into the dye pot for the night, just to see if the yellow will tone down a bit. I’ll check it in the morning, fingers crossed 🤞 Thanks again! Appreciate your time, Margaret.
@@parisnchristlove Agreed that there is no harm done in using aluminum pots regardless of what mordant you choose. I like to mix it up personally to see how much variety is possible. All of your experimentation with eco-printing sounds wonderful, and lucky you have black walnut near you! I still have frozen black walnut hulls from a friend who foraged for me in CA and a HUGE pot of black walnut dye sitting in my garage that I hope to use soon as an exhaust bath. Best of luck with toning down that yellow - I haven't experienced that yet with black walnut, but maybe your leaves are participating too. It's all such a lovely mystery!
I have always pronounced it 'echo' - it's a tomato/tomahto kinda vibe 🍅- so guess I'll keep saying it the way I have for decades. Happy that the subtitles helped clarify for you 😊
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After viewing this inspiring eco-print-video, I discovered that I forgot to turn on subtitles, yet, I understood every word :-) . No distracting music or "speed-speaking" is very helpfull. Thank you.
What an awesome realization, Tinka 💕 I try to speak clearly so it is easier to understand me. I'm so happy it work for you!
I love the way you remind us to keep going... I have had many mixed results with eco printing. Some just muddy, some that my husband said he could give me some of his old rags that had they same dirty marks on! And some that I have really loved. I have even taken some to the next level and embroidered on the outlines obviously on fabrics.
So important to be open to all of the results nature shares, even the ones that we love a little less 😊 I guarantee that anyone who has tried eco-printing has had a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly! It took me several attempts to figure things out for this video, so yes, keep the experimentation going. The more you practice, the more you learn and the easier it gets. I have zero experience with other fiber arts like embroidery, so how wonderful you have that option to incorporate into your dye practice 💚
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent ❤
You are most welcome, Pam. Thank you for stopping by Color Quest 🌼
All that trouble to make rusty toilet tank water. Ha ha... glad it's finally good for something! Love your channel, Margaret. Such beautiful creations! Thank you!
Too funny 😊 I say we need to embrace rust no matter where it is! Thank you so much for such sweet words, Lella - so happy to have you here 💕
Wonderful Margaret. Thanks for your video and for sharing.
You are very welcome, Judith! Thanks for watching 🌼
Hi what is the role of vinegar in eco print esp on silk. Thanks
Vinegar is used as an acidic pH modifier to shift colors with dyes that are sensitive to pH. In this particular video, I only use vinegar to help rust the metal cans that I use as my 'dowel' to wrap the fiber for the eco-print. If you are working with pH sensitive dye matter for your eco-printing, you could play with color using vinegar by soaking the dye matter or fiber in vinegar before you print. Why not experiment with it 😊
Hi have you made a video on lac extract blanket
Hi Nirja - no, I have not yet worked with lac.
I love that thank you for sharing.I have subscribe.
Thank you so much! Welcome to Color Quest - so happy to have you here 🌼
Thank you. Great job. Yes, my first attempt was a glorious white on white paper.
Many thanks to you! Yes, botanical printing is an art form that takes lots of practice. I still have many results that are not great, so keep having fun and experiment!
I just want tell you, steam better than boil for produce ecoprint. The iron water boil, and put steamer on the top. The time for steam depends on how many subject you do.
Very true that steam typically gives a much sharper print and can change quickly depending how long you have it on the stove. It is fun to experiment with different ways to print too. Exploration is my favorite part of natural dyeing 😊
Absolutely love this💚 I'm partial to the eco printing processes with Mother Nature's leaves & flowers. Thanks for sharing your talents.
So lovely to hear, Debora - thank you! I'm also a big fan of the beauty nature shares with us in all of her magical ways 🌼
I loved this look !!!!
Very cool option for botanical printing with some fun results 🌼
Loved your tutoring. I am interesting in working with charmuese silk. Or other silks.
So sweet of you to say - welcome to Color Quest 🌼 Silk is by far the simplest fiber to work with in eco-printing, so enjoy experimenting with charmeuse. You are going to love it!
Hey .I love that . It was amazing . Thank you 😊 💓
Yay...so happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for your kind words 🤎
Really nice prints ❤
Thank you, Cheryl 🍁 It was a fun way to dip into eco-printing with tannin & iron. Just love that combo!
You achieve some beautiful results Margaret... awesome videos. Plant-based colours and mordent techniques are ancient art form in India... Kalamkari which is around 5000 years old . The artists could achieve a wide range of colours and shades which sustained thru centuries.
Many thanks to you, Ritu! It is truly amazing the wisdom of our ancestors and the magic of nature. I will have to read more about Kalamkari - thank you for mentioning it 🤗
Can we do thiss process by taking fabric also?
Yes, you can do this with textile. You can see a silk result in this video starting at minute 21:34 where I speak about it.
Absolutely brilliant!
Many thanks, Ann - so happy you enjoyed the video!
Love love love it! I would frame them as they are. They are true works of art. I especially love the ones with the black. ❤
Thank you so much, Natalie🤎 Nature can share so much beauty! I also really love the effect of iron & tannin to bring black into the design. Hope you can give it a try!
All videos are so good, informative and awesome 👍👍
Thank you for your kind words, Neerja 🤎 So happy to know they are helpful!
Margaret can you eco print with pine needles?
Great question, Anne. I have only used a very long needle from a tree species in CA, but sadly, I can't find the name. I will keep looking, but it made incredible prints. Since needles give color in the dye pot, why not give it a try? I would scatter them on fiber and bind very tightly before using steam as the heat source. You may have to steam for a longer period of time (2+ hours), but you can unwind the bundle to check occasionally to see if it is working. Let me know how it goes 🌲
fabulous tutorial and really doable for the novice (me)😊
Awesome to hear - thank you 🤎 Have fun in your studio!
found an old reallt black rusty can today! life is good 😋
@@fromp2u Awesome foraging eye - yay!!
I'm very inspired by your work,also You're an excellent teacher!! Thank You!!
Love sharing my passion of natural color, so happy to hear it has inspired you, Cindy. Thanks for your kind words 💕
Excellent video
Thank you so much, Angie! Hope you get to try it out 🤎
You did so good‼️ I enjoy adding dried coreopsis 🌼 from my garden before rolling things tight.
(( Loooove the black outline effect. 💕💕💕💕 ))
Thank you so much, Bonnie 💕 Coreopsis is truly amazing - must grow it one day! Love the black lines too 🤎
Definetly following to test some things out .
Awesome to hear, Julienne - welcome to Color Quest!
Thank you Margaret, I really enjoyed your demonstration and advice. I can’t wait to try this out! 🌼🌼🌼
You are very welcome, Christine! It is a great way to play around with iron and tannin 🤎 Let me know how it goes for you 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your passion and enthusiasm with such well chosen words. I am inspired to give it a try 😊
It is much sweeter to share passions with others, so thank you for joining the fun! Love that inspiration is bubbling up for you in the world of natural color - yes!! 💚🌼💚
I'm new here. Love what you do! I just tested out mulberry tree berries and I had to share. Most beautiful deautiful blue denham colors!
So happy you are here, Meg! Thanks for the kind words 💚 Amazing that you tried berries in your eco-print, and to get a blueish hue is pretty special. Will have to test that out with local berries this summer - thanks for sharing 😊
gratidao amei sua ideia estou inspirada gratidao abraços.
Você é muito bem-vindo! Estou tão feliz que você se sinta inspirado, Maria 💚
This is brilliant tutorial; lovely vibes 🤗.Thank you for this ; I've been looking for a totally natural dyeing method. 🌸🌿🌺❤️
What a lovely message, Nadia, thank you 💚 Truly dig sharing this wild passion here on Color Quest. Thanks for joining us!
Is this permanent or not after washing
Onde está a tradução para o Português?
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I love them thanks.♥️
So happy to hear, Susan - thank you!
Oh my goodness, Margaret, you did get some really cool results! I think I’ve only done my papers in stacks, layering paper, then leaves. I would spray each layer with a generous amount of vinegar water, , spraying each layer with a 50/50 vinegar water solution. I would place a shallow metal cake rack in the bottom of the pan, often just a 1/2 sheet cake pan, put my layers on top, place an acrylic sheet over that and weight it down with big rocks so that it would be submerged. Into the water I would add tannin rich leaves (chestnut) maybe some rusty bits. And I think I added vinegar to the water. Heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, then let cool overnight or at least a few few hours, then reveal. I always had good results with paper - now I am working to perfect on cloth, of which I prefer linen and cotton. I do know that a good mordant treatment is quite necessary. Also, there’s a lot of alder here in the Pacific NW and they also print beautifully. Good luck Margaret, I am really looking forward to your results and commentary. Enjoy the wonderful weather we are having right now, but stay hydrated 😀
Thank you so much for sharing the process details of how you've tried eco-printing, Sue 🍁 There are truly hundreds of different ways to do this, so it's great to have other ideas to try. Are you using the vinegar to create a pH shifted reaction with the leaves or to help with the rusting reaction with the bits of metal you add? Interesting that you add leaves into the pot itself - not just between the layers of leaves. I've seen some incredible results with an over-dyeing process with pomegranate, eucalyptus and madder. Will have to try those out one day and get super fancy! Thanks for all your kind words 💚
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I used the vinegar because I saw someone else do that on YT, and I would imagine that the purpose was to shift the ph and perhaps to add to the rust going on. Either way, it works pretty good 😀
@@parisnchristlove Love it!
I tried without dipping the leaves in water or in iron water...
I steamed the bundle of papers and the steam worked wonderful...i got excellent results...
Rust helps in creating more dramatic results though 😀...loved the results in both ways 👍
Isn't it so much fun to play around with the different processes! What kind of leaves did you try? I am a huge fan of the iron/tannin combination, but agreed that more subtle prints are just as lovely 💕
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest hey Margaret..
Your voice and your presentations are very interesting...i got glued to all your videos after i got your video as a recommendation from utube sometime back.
After that I am only watching your channel throughout 😜...
Needed to get more in-depth of eco printing and to create natural dyes.
I am in India an artist and with teaching Cambridge Art and design syllabus.
This academic year i want to start a new life skill program for higher levels including weaving and natural dyeing and printing...
Your channel was a real help for me as i did my paper eco dyeing on paper and cloth pieces...
I just went crazy seeing the effects...
I used anything i could get my hands on in my terrace garden full of homely plants 😀.
Thanks to you 🙏🙏🙏
I used gerenium leaves and it's flowers,
Wine colour creepers,
Eucalyptus leaves herbs, mint, pepal leaves, etc..
All safe plants.
I am in a dense city life, and so lucky you live more with nature around...
God bless you 😊. 👍👍
My best wishes..
@@artandcraftbypadmag6832 Thank you for such kind words, Padma 💕 Just love knowing Color Quest is helping in so many ways. Will be wonderful for you to start a life skill program with these traditional crafts. There is so much beauty can make with natural materials! Send a photo of your eco-print results if you have time - would love to see them 🌼 Hope to test out more eco-printing as flowers begin to bloom here 💚
@@artandcraftbypadmag6832 What an amazing list of plants 💚 Incredible for you to forage in your urban living environment - way to go!
Hi ..love your works 👍
Thank you so much, Padma 💕 Very kind of you to say!
I have a cotton and silk scarf, what is the best mordant to use?
If your scarf is a cotton & silk blend, I would probably try an alum mordant. If you have aluminum acetate, that is considered the best for cotton, but aluminum potassium sulfate (alum) should work just fine. Remember that iron is also a mordant, so you will have bonding power from that as well. Best of luck!
I’m looking forward to trying soon!
How exciting, Jennifer! Let me know how it goes, and if you want to share, send me some photos 💚
i like your clear pronounciation...it helps me to understand the content without activate the translator 😊
Thank you very much, Atik. I'm so happy to hear that my voice is clear and easy to understand 😊
Exactly what I wanted to write! :-)
wonder if I could use iron water for making cold processed soap ? thank you
I've never made soap - can't say if iron water would work. It's recommended to use gloves when handling iron water, so please keep that in mind if you try to use it. Best of luck!
Hello Margaret, thank you for your videos, they are informative and fun to watch. Would you mind sharing some information about art residence in Oaxaca? I am presently in Mexico, experimenting with dyeing on my own, it would be nice to do it with a teacher in community settings.
Hi Irina! So happy that you are enjoying the videos here at Color Quest 🤎 I have attended two residencies now with Arquetopia. They have residencies in Oaxaca, Puebla and Peru, and I've been lucky enough to be at all three locations. In Oaxaca, I studied with a dye master at a cochineal farm, but they are now working with a dye master in Teotitlán del Valle which I think would be wonderful. You can learn more about the residencies on line - good luck!
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank you Margaret, I will check them out :)
I am a new beginner. I am really encouraged by your teaching … will you guide me if I need help?
Welcome to the beautiful world of natural color! You are always welcome to ask questions here in the comments section of the videos or reach out via email if you need some support. Happy for you to join us here at Color Quest 🌼
Have u tried myrobalan (Terminalia chebula) tea as a mordant ?
No, I have not yet tried myrobalan, but it is on my list for the future. There are so many great tannin mordant options!
How long do you soak the leaves?
I let my leaves soak for 1+ hour, but I didn't keep a close eye on the clock. The idea is to let the leaves soften up so they are easier to work with. Some leaves are quite soft, but others need more time to become more pliable. You could probably soak them for a much shorter time and have it work well too. Good luck!
voce e muito lindatem um grande amor pela sua arte gratidao .
Você é muito doce e gentil 💕
Another way to leaf print is using a water based resist, like a sticky paste made from casaba root to print the leaves, then dye over them. I haven't used eco dyes, I can see I have a lot to learn about that. You might like my assortment of leaves and how I print them on silk.
Thank you for sharing about the casaba root sticky paste resist - would love to learn more about that! I see that you live in Index which I've passed many times on my drive to over Stevens Pass. Enjoyed reading more about your hand-dyed silk work. It's absolutely gorgeous and I love knowing true artisans are making such wonderful creations.
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest If you saw my one minute leaf printing video, I'm planning one with more details later on how to do it. The casaba root resist was "Inko", then changed to Lumi Cleanline and now it's discontinued, from Dharma Trading. Jacquard has one called Resistad, which I haven't tried. I spread the resist on a table, press the leaf into it, peel it up and press it on the silk with a paper towel, then dye over it. Feel free to subscribe to my channel. I have another channel HartzHomestead (with some PNW scenery) but the silk painting videos weren't doing well there, so I'm starting this new channel just for silk. We did street fairs from Issaquah to Sequim for 18 years, but I think we've retired from that.
@@ArtofSilkPainting Sounds like a very cool technique! I buy most of my dye products from Botanical Colors since I stick only to natural colors, but am interested in more printing techniques with mordant/binders. Will be diving into that later this year. I just did some very simple printing with soy milk which was fun. Best o luck with your channel - it can be tough to grow, but know your audience will come 😊 It's much more fun than standing in the rain at a fair!
vineger and salt help with rust, i do rust dyeing. the dyeing on paper is not something I thought about, they look like a good jumping-off point for a watercolour or acrylic.
Thanks so much for the recommendations! Paper feels like a 'safe' place to get started too, and I agree, they would make beautiful substrates for other art mediums 🤎
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Nagyon szívesen! A 90-es években éltem évekig Budapesten, így szeretem újra látni a nyelvet 😊 Ahogy a videón is látszik, leveleket és hagymahéjakat akvarell papírba tekertem egy konzervdoboz köré és vízben főztem 1+ órát. A konzervdobozban lévő vas keveredik a levelek és héjak tanninjaival, így sötét körvonalakat hoz létre a színek körül. Ez egy nagyszerű öko-nyomtatási technika. Ki kellene próbálnod!
I tried it with a brand new tin can, no rust, but it rusted in the same process. I let the paper boil for 30 min only. I did a bundle of several sheets of paper, the one touching the tin can, stained darker than the others (rust). You may speed up the rust with vinegar instead of ammonia. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your process and results, Hilda 💚 I was curious whether a fresh can would simply rust in the first simmer considering how much the rusted cans change in the dye bath - great to know. I tried using longer sheets of paper to wrap more layers on the can, but I didn't like the result of the 'ghost' print. I'm sure with much more practice, it could make some gorgeous results. I used vinegar for my rusting process - not ammonia as I didn't want the more toxic chemical reaction. Vinegar is such an amazing substance! Would love to see your paper results, so send me some photos to my email if you feeling like sharing 😊
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest Where do I find your email?
@@hildacasas8764 My email is in the About section on my channel (margaret@margaretbyrd.com) 🌼
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Pretty remarkable, right?
Hi Anu - I saw you had another question about using textile instead of paper, but I can't seem to find it here in the comments. The answer is yes - textile works beautifully, and silk is especially great to work with. Try it out!
Enjoyed video, great info but I could not hear what you were saying because of the background ukelele music
Thank you, Sya, and sorry it was hard to hear me. You can use the CC option by clicking the icon in the lower right corner of the video to have subtitles to read. Hopefully, this will help!
Very cool! I really want to try that on fabric. Do you save the water from the dye pot to use the next time you make more prints, since it already has the iron & tannins in it?
Yes, definitely try it out on textile! I got a super pretty result on silk with the same process 💕I try to reuse the water as much as possible, but the exhaust bath will also pick up the color from the dye matter, so know it will change the results. Absolutely worth testing out!
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest Thank you!
@@jenniferlawson3847 You are very welcome!
thank you.
You are most welcome 🍁
My biggest tip after many many go's is record everything you do. Bx
Absolutely wonderful advice, Bixxy! Thanks for chiming in 🌼
Hello Margaret! I’m back for another review - and I have another question. What kind of dye pot are you using? Do you ever use aluminum pots for any of your botanical dyeing? (Maiwa says to use only stainless steel, but I’ve mostly used aluminum) I’m curious on your thoughts about it. Thanks for your time!
PS maybe someday you would do a video on the different dye pots we use and the benefits vs downsides. Just an idea
Thanks for dropping by again, Sue! So, the larger pots I use were purchased second hand as aluminum (did the magnet test at the thrift shop), but I think they have a high percentage of stainless in them. However, I use a smaller fully aluminum pot regularly. The advice to use stainless is to avoid any metal interaction as there may be a shift in color. However, using an aluminum pot is often considered 'efficient' because it can provide some extra mordant effect, as long as you know it can have an impact on the result. As you might have guessed by now, I'm not one to get too stuck in hard and fast rules. I'm more open to experimenting with many processes and welcoming whatever results I get. As soon as I have too much of an expectation, I only seem to be disappointed 😉Absolutely wonderful idea for a future video - will put it on the list. Keep the suggestions coming!!
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank you for your time! I think I have used aluminum pots for successful dyeing, and yes, aware that the color can shift. I guess that my thought is, if I mordanted with alum, what harm can be done? Maybe some harm can be done, I don’t keep enough notes to really know.
I just did an eco printed piece of linen and had some pretty good results. I mordanted with alum acetate and used a stainless steel pot. I did soak my leaves in iron water, and I added some fresh picked off the ground black walnut hulls and another piece of rusty goodness to the water for good measure. I think it’s the black walnut leaves giving me a very yellow color that I’m not really in pursuit of, but I’ll take it😁 all in all, I’m very happy with my piece. Oh, after unwrapping my bundle and all the yellow, I decided to drop it back into the dye pot for the night, just to see if the yellow will tone down a bit. I’ll check it in the morning, fingers crossed 🤞
Thanks again! Appreciate your time, Margaret.
@@parisnchristlove Agreed that there is no harm done in using aluminum pots regardless of what mordant you choose. I like to mix it up personally to see how much variety is possible. All of your experimentation with eco-printing sounds wonderful, and lucky you have black walnut near you! I still have frozen black walnut hulls from a friend who foraged for me in CA and a HUGE pot of black walnut dye sitting in my garage that I hope to use soon as an exhaust bath. Best of luck with toning down that yellow - I haven't experienced that yet with black walnut, but maybe your leaves are participating too. It's all such a lovely mystery!
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Thanks for the smiling suns 💛 So happy you enjoyed the video, Ellen!
Eco and Echo are not pronounced the same. Eco said as E-co. I was so confused until I saw the wording come up.
I have always pronounced it 'echo' - it's a tomato/tomahto kinda vibe 🍅- so guess I'll keep saying it the way I have for decades. Happy that the subtitles helped clarify for you 😊
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thanks for your videos.
@@natashaowens2177 You are most welcome!
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It’s not echo dye it’s eco dye!
Haha! Did I misspell it somewhere in the video? Oops 💕