Botanical printing on paper 3

In this short video, I demonstrate how the shades obtained on my botanical prints are affected by the position of the ferrous sulphate in the bundle when simmering. For this I am using the Chiangmai studio kindly lent by https://www.instagram.com/crafterming This method is taken from my book “Botanical Printing on paper” published in the summerContinue reading “Botanical printing on paper 3”

Botanical Printing on paper 2

In this short video, I demonstrate how the shades obtained on my botanical prints are affected by the position of the ferrous sulphate in the bundle when steaming with a tannin bath and a ferrous blanket. For this I am using the Chiangmai studio kindly lent by https://www.instagram.com/crafterming This method is part off my « BotanicalContinue reading “Botanical Printing on paper 2”

GROWING JAPANESE INDIGO IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE SHARING GROUP

Spring is not far and with it the farmers will start planting seeds and planning their dye plants spaces. As everyyear I will set up The Indigo Plot in the grounds of the Glasgow Botanics in Glasgow. This year is probably the last year I will grow there. Farming for dyes is time consuming andContinue reading “GROWING JAPANESE INDIGO IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE SHARING GROUP”