tirsdag den 29. oktober 2024

Showing my Ecodye ~ PlantePrint-resultater

Now I succeeded in snapping the two pieces I ecoprinted.

First a reprise of the as yet un-steamed piece of fabric with all the plants.
(ahorn=maple, tørstetræ=frangula, jordbær=strawberry, eg=oak, vedbend=ivy)

Then the results - the red tinge comes from a dye blanket containing a weak madder-solution.

And the first one I dyed. Here the blanket was dipped in chestnut dye first.

Many of the prints are good. I'm most happy with the strawberries (1), maple (2),  and frangula (3). The artichoke (4) did quite well also, but fig, oak and fern were all disappointing. I blame this on the iron contents of the mordant.


My goal is clear, crisp prints on a white background, so a blanket, dipped only in water (maybe some tiny amount of alum) but no more iron, neither as mordant nor as assist. Iron is a saddening substance, that makes the black / grey / dark brown colours stand out.

Both these fabrics were pre-mordanted in alum, iron and lime.

I am going to experiment with a form of aluminium salt suitable for cellulose-based fibres (non-protein / non-animal fibres) like cotton, linen and flax - it can be used for paper as well, and I found some old, very nice paper, so ... fun will happen I hope .. that is if the frost won't arrive first, as I need fresh leaves for EcoPrinting.

Lidt på dansk
De to planteprintede stykker er fine, men jeg er ikke tilfreds. Her er lidt overvejelser:

Normalt er det kun bagsiden af bladene, der giver de der sorte "knopper" men her har jeg også fået dem, fra bregner, eg og andre blade, selv om jeg vendte den oversiden mod stoffet.
Så jeg kiggede i bøger og på nettet, og fandt ud af, at det er jernet i bejdsen, der giver de der sorte "knopper" både fra bregner og andre blade. Jeg fandt denne engelske side, (https://lacreativemama.com/best-mordants-eco-printing-fabric/) hvor man kan se forskellige bejdser og medløbere, og syntes, at aluminiumacetat så dejligt ud.
     Jeg opdagede så - ved at søge efter stoffet - at min "guru", Astrid fra Midgaards have, også bruger aluminiumacetat til at bejdse vegetabilske fibre til PlantePrint, og det ser ud som en meget enklere proces end dender er brugt her. Måske endda med et bedre resultat.
     Altså, jeg vil gerne finde ud af at fremstille stoffer med lys baggrund og klare farver, altså helt uden jern eller andre metaller eller farve i suppen, så "dirty pot" er ikke lige mig.  
     I oprydningen har jeg også fundet en pakke  meget stærkt og smidigt papir, så det vil jeg også forsøge mig med.

8 kommentarer:

  1. It certainly looks fascinating to me.

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    1. Thank you, it is fascinating. I hope to learn.

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  2. I like the paler one where the leaves appear more yellow. A bigger piece would be a nice tablecloth.

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    1. Yes, I like that one best as well. The greyish hue is - my guess - caused by the tannins in the dye combining with the iron in the mordant. I'll try to avoid iron from now on - unless of course I want black or grey ;)

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