Flower Printing

Flower pounding, or in Japanese, Hapazome, is the art of transferring flower and leaf color and patterns onto cloth and paper. With just a few tools and responsible foraging, you can make beautiful flower images on textiles and paper to make everything from floral home accessories to hand made greeting cards.

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Rust Dyeing

Rust dyeing is fun and easy. You just need a few items you already have lying around the house. You’ll need cotton or linen fabric, white vinegar and water in a spray bottle, baking soda, a plastic bag and some rusty objects.

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Eco Printing

Eco printing is a technique that transfers plant color and shape onto cloth. This technique is similar to bundle dyeing, but a bit different. With bundle dyeing, often the results are like watercolors or inks bled onto the fabric

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Dyeing Paper and Making Ink

Paper dyeing is not unlike dyeing textiles. Paper is, similar in its makeup to cellulose fibers, which are textiles made from plants like cotton and linen. Paper is made from trees, a plant.