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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2015 11:39:24 GMT
Hello Judith, I absolutely Love, Love, Love your Beautiful Eco Printed Mulberry Paper... Theses pieces are so very unique I would only put very little embellishment on them, maybe the seed stitch or maybe outline the leaves a wee bit... I think it would make a super Beautiful Wall hanging...
I tried last week to print rusty objects on water color paper and it came out so so.. It is still drying... May I ask where you bought your mulberry paper...and did you steam them and what kind of mordant did you use... I've had good results with silk but creating eco printed cards for me has been a failure.. Very sad face...
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Post by koffipot on Sept 7, 2015 12:58:46 GMT
Cathy - if you'd like to try linen scrim, I'd be happy to send you some.
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Post by koffipot on Sept 7, 2015 17:29:48 GMT
Hello Judith, I absolutely Love, Love, Love your Beautiful Eco Printed Mulberry Paper... Theses pieces are so very unique I would only put very little embellishment on them, maybe the seed stitch or maybe outline the leaves a wee bit... I think it would make a super Beautiful Wall hanging... I tried last week to print rusty objects on water color paper and it came out so so.. It is still drying... May I ask where you bought your mulberry paper...and did you steam them and what kind of mordant did you use... I've had good results with silk but creating eco printed cards for me has been a failure.. Very sad face... Judy, the mulberry paper was in an album which I bought at a greatly knocked down price some time ago. I have seen it for sale on line, but much of it is dyed - mine is unbleached and undyed. Having run out of alum, I decided to give it a go without mordanting, but sprinkled some homemade iron water on one end of the papers and copper water at the other. I rolled it all around a piece of plastic pipe and steamed for an hour, let it cool completely then unwrapped. I think you're right about keeping the embellishments to a minimum - the paper may tear if I do too much. I was "underwhelmed" with my attempts at iron dyeing too. ;( I ordered more Alum this morning then took a foraging walk where I found Wild Rhubarb leaves, horse chestnuts, lots of leaves and ferns, the acorns aren't ready yet, but we feasted on blackberries and brought back sloes - for the Gin of course.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Sept 10, 2015 9:03:43 GMT
Judith I love these, so much going on in them and I agree with what's been said I would add minimal embellishment they are little works of art in themselves
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Post by koffipot on Sept 10, 2015 11:23:22 GMT
In the end I decided that less is more, so just attached the pieces with Bondaweb and stretched the whole thing onto a board and hung it. It was at this point we noticed the naked lady in a compromising position top left and Will Shakespeare looking on from the right. CIMG7236 - Edited by Judith Robinson, on Flickr
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 10, 2015 16:26:50 GMT
I hate it when I see images in things like that. You can never unsee them. I saw the naked lady but not Shakespeare.
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Post by koffipot on Sept 18, 2015 11:13:58 GMT
More eco prints. I'm quite pleased with these. Various leaves, a few sloes, iron and copper dribbles and all steamed wrapped tightly in a wild rhubarb leaf. Now to try it on some fabric. CIMG7237 - Edited by Judith Robinson, on Flickr
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Post by zed on Sept 18, 2015 11:22:26 GMT
They look really good, Judith
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 18, 2015 14:13:05 GMT
Nice Judith!
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 18, 2015 14:20:21 GMT
How big is this rhubarb leaf to wrap it all in?
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Post by koffipot on Sept 18, 2015 14:41:27 GMT
How big is this rhubarb leaf to wrap it all in? Just an average sized rhubarb leaf - it's all rolled tightly onto a tube and tied tightly. The oxalic acid in the leaf acts as a mordant.
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Post by Pandagirl on Sept 18, 2015 14:58:57 GMT
Thanks Judith! This is all so interesting.
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