descend the paint from a flora to make key is not the quickest manner to tote up color and figure to fabric , but it is a sport and absorbing cognitive process . Most paints today are made from unnaturally produced paint and semisynthetic binders , but I like to take the all - lifelike approach whenever possible .
To extract the paint from plants you may start with sweet or dry flora . For the task below , I used weld , coreopsis , madder , Queen Anne ’s lace and walnut tree hull .
Soy milk is used as a reaper binder to adhere the plant pigment to the fiber . It is well-situated to make with fresh soy beans . The born protein oxidizes in the cure process to form a non - water - soluble protein polymer , which holds the color to the cloth . It need to bring around for several hebdomad before wash and using the fabric — three weeks is minimal , but as long as three months is even better .
utilise these formula for bring in your own pigments , reaper binder and paints to embellish fabrics for all form of uses and sewing projects .
Pigment Recipe
This recipe is for a small amount of pigment : 1 or 2 teaspoon reckon on the plant . This is plenty for the four diaper I made . If you require more key , just increase the amounts proportionately .
Ingredients
Preparation
Place the plant material , water and alum in a cookery grass designated only for craft use of goods and services , and add to a boil . Lower the high temperature , cover , and simmer for 30 minutes . Strain into another container , discarding the solids . Stir the sodium carbonate into the liquid . Let settle for 10 minutes . The pigment will separate from the H2O , which you will see as midget specks of semblance . Drape a firearm of muslin over a sports stadium and pour the warm liquid through , catching the pigment on the fabric . It will take about an hr or so to drain completely . skin the dark paste onto a thick cardboard to dry . After several days , the concoction will dry and crack and well be scraped off the cardboard . rank it on a still glass or marble surface , and grind into a o.k. gunpowder with a glass Paul Hermann Muller . ( A mortar and pestle could also be used , but the gunpowder will not be quite as fine . ) Store in a jar indefinitely .
Binder Recipe
Soak the bean in water for at least 4 hr . wash the bean lightly and place in a liquidizer with 2 cups of water . Blend on high speed for 2 to 3 minute of arc until very finely ground . Strain through a muslin cloth , compact out as much milk as possible from the crumbled bean plant . Use the binder within a daylight , and refrigerate any leftover , using it within a day . The Milk River require to be very sweet to work well .
Paint Recipe
On the glass plate with a Karl Alex Muller , meld the pigment powder with an equal amount of soy sauce Milk River to bulge . you may add together more milk to thin it , or if it become too thin sprinkle on a few grains of sodium alginate to thicken it . Grind into a paste .
Sizing Your Fabric
To make a politic Earth’s surface for stamping and also to assist the pigment to the fibre of your fabric , it is best to size the fabric . Use a large , soft thicket to sweep the Milk River in an even layer onto the textile . give ear to dry out overnight .
Stamping and Curing Your Fabric
Using a soft thicket apply the paint to the revenue stamp and press the stamp to the textile . Reapply paint before each stamp . When finished with the design , cling the fabric in a warm , dry lieu to bring around for several weeks . Gently wash by manus with mild grievous bodily harm .
There are many plant that give rise stable colouring material . experimentation with those you find or set on your farm . Here is a list ofnative North American industrial plant used for dye .
Patricia Lehnhardt
Patricia Lehnhardt
Patricia Lehnhardt
Patricia Lehnhardt
