HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH SUMMER FLOWERS | ORGANIC COLOR | COSMOS COREOPSIS GERANIUM

HOW TO ECO-PRINT WITH SUMMER FLOWERS | ORGANIC COLOR | COSMOS COREOPSIS GERANIUM | COTTON MORDANT

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Join me in picking summer blooms in search of color from wild & garden flowers to make wonderful eco-prints on textile using steam bundle dyeing to create beautiful natural designs. This tutorial will suggest flowers to forage for eco-printing and how to use steam to coax out vivid colors on cotton that has been pre-treated with aluminum acetate mordant. You will see my results on drawstring cotton bags for inspiration to step into the natural printmaking world.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction - Summer flower eco-printing
1:14 Flowers of Bailey Farm, Snohomish, WA
2:43 Supply list
3:25 How to pre-treat cotton with aluminum acetate mordant
4:53 Eco-print - Design 1
8:03 Design 1 results
8:20 Eco-print - Design 2
10:15 Design 2 results
10:52 Wrap-up
16:47 Sneak peak of next video tutorial
18:16 Blooper
SUPPLY LIST
Summer flowers - cosmos, coreopsis, geranium, nasturtium, rose, zinnia, California poppy
Pot with lid
Steamer
Scale
Measuring spoon
Measuring cup
Tongs
String
Scissors
Dowel
Plastic sheets - recycled if possible
Textile - cotton used in this video
Mordant - aluminum acetate for cotton
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@mihyelee9165 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your great teaching.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

How kind - you are most welcome! Thank you for joining us at Color Quest 💚

@johncullen6754 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome results! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with a beginning dyer like me

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to you! Love sharing all of the incredible things I'm learning along the way with other natural color enthusiasts. Best of luck in your dye pot 💚

@tamaracoba 2 жыл бұрын

Love this channel! Colour makes me happy.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful! Many thanks for joining us for all this natural color magic 💕

@CharEickholt-dw1ts 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the constant stream of ideas!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 9 ай бұрын

Happy to have you along!

@priyanarayan8682 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. They are so beautiful!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for you sweet words! I love to hear that the videos are providing inspiration 💕

@cristinapape Жыл бұрын

Cosmus sp is a universal flower...Yellow pink, violet and so. Love the generosity of them...God, so many flowers!!!!!!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

I adore cosmos! They are some of my absolute favorite garden and wild flowers, and yes, so very generous with sharing all of their beautiful colors 🌸

@margiemeehan7125 Жыл бұрын

OMGosh,thank you so much, video was lovely!!!!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! So happy you enjoyed it 🌼

@kimsessions7049 Жыл бұрын

Love your tutorial, it is to the point!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Kim - so happy it was helpful!

@margherittearadia3679 Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing, lovely work

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, Margheritte. Thank you for joining us at Color Quest 🤎

@jdmosaics 2 жыл бұрын

AA needs dunging after to keep colours on Cellulose fibre. So cute to hear you say echo, I used to always say that when I started too. Soy milk is a binder not a mordant as you said, works with some fibre and plants. The leaves need a bit of iron to help them print and the middle of flowers print much better on the moon side. Jenny Deans Wild Colour book is very helpful. Cheers

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great tips, Neena! I have always pronounced 'eco' like 'echo' - my whole life - guess I'm not going to change that, plus sounding cute isn't so bad 😉 Jenny Dean is an incredible star in the wild world of natural color, for sure. There is a wealth of knowledge out there!

@hastiirani8249 Жыл бұрын

Thanks it is so useful for me.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear, Hasti!

@zo-eiminetwork7317 2 жыл бұрын

🤩Wow!! It will be very helpful, very interactive, great innovation, new venture, keep going

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed the tutorial 💚

@debbiebayes295 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful info for me Margaret, now I know what to plant out in my summer garden which I'm just about to plant out, I'm in New Zealand so we are just into Spring now so look out summer I'm going to have some amazing dyeing fun from my own garden. Thanks to you.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me so happy, Debbie! It is cool that we can share inspiration during opposite seasons 💚 I bet you can grow amazing dye plants in your climate. Please send me an update as your garden starts to sprout and what beauty you will create!

@debbiebayes295 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I certainly will share, we have a wonderful warm summer and so looking forward to it. I live on the beach so salt air and wind is always a challenge but I've got a protected area in mind for cosmos.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@debbiebayes295 Sounds perfect 🌼💛🌼

@somepinkflowers 2 жыл бұрын

How lovely ! 💕 I have only used pickling alum myself but WOW this mordant takes things up a notch it seems. 🌸 I love the outcome. 💕 Thank you so much for these experiments. I am always so inspired by you. 🌸🌸

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bonnie - I was very stoked! I had had aluminum acetate on my shopping list for some time, but truly love trying to keep things easy and accessible to all with simple ingredients. Once people get hooked on natural color, the dive can be long and deep - guess you know about that 😘

@Debraroffo 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get pickling alum

@uncutruby2038 Жыл бұрын

I will try💛❤️💛🙏

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Yay!! Have fun 🌼

@rosyaguilar5030 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!!!!!!!!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!!!!!!!!

@zitaocarroll4925 Жыл бұрын

wonderful video, just soaking my cotton bag now, looking forward to seeing the result, Brisbane, Australia

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

How exciting, Zita! Thank you for joining us here at Color Quest all the way from Australia. How did your cotton bag work? Hope it was loads of fun and you are happy with the results 💚

@zitaocarroll4925 Жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest Good morning Margaret from Brisbane, Oz I was going to upload a photo of my dyed bag but there is no option, I was happy with it but thought the colours would be a bit more distinct, the deep pink Hibiscus came out a blue colour, but it was a good experiment. Many thanks for your tutorial, I will have another go. Wishes. Zita E

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

@@zitaocarroll4925 If you feel like sharing, you are welcome to send it to my email address. You can find that in the About section of my channel. Always love hearing from Color Quest friends 😊 Hibiscus can certainly shift into the blue and green realm, but I love that. It is one flower that constantly surprises me in all the wonderful ways 🌺

@alliaprojects Жыл бұрын

OMG thats very nice channel 💖

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome to Color Quest 🌼

@mariewintzer2245 2 жыл бұрын

This came out really nice! I didn't know that it takes such a short steaming time, I guess that's what keeps it crisp. I recently made my own aluminium acetate by mixing alum and sodium acetate (1:1) but I have yet to put it to the test.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

I was so pleased with the results, especially after so many dud attempts. Never give up! So many factors impact natural color, so experimentation is key. I wanted to test the shorter steam time, and voila, it worked! Very cool that you made your own mordant mixture. Definitely let us know how it works out 💚

@queenofthehouse0 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried this yet, but I've watched a number of videos and your video, I felt was clearly explained for anyone to understand. As a new comer to this I have 2 questions: 1. When you pretreat with aluminum acetate are you soaking this then drying before you dampen the fiber with the mordant bath? 2. how would you stem the fabric if you are trying to do something as large as a shirt? Thank you. Again, I appreciate your knowledge of this.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Color Quest, Maureen! Happy that the video was easy to follow. Regarding your questions: 1. You always want to put wet fiber into any bath whether it is a mordant or dye. You will want to first wash/scour your fiber, so if you move straight from this step into the mordant, it will already be damp from the wash. If you use fiber that has been washed and dried, you will want to soak it first in water for an hour before you put it in the mordant or dye bath. 2. For larger pieces of fiber, you will have to use a longer dowel (or stick) and a larger pot. You can also try this process in the oven using a roasting pan with water as your 'steamer' if you have that available to you. Best of luck!

@ororvaillant1925 2 жыл бұрын

It's awsome! The cosmos is spectacular! I will do my test with iris.. Thank you so much for your video! What kind of pot do you use? inox? alluminium or an other one? Have a good afternoon.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 💜 I was very excited by the result too and Cosmos is one of my absolute favorite flowers. I use mostly stainless steel, but my pots have some aluminum in them too. I also have a few fully aluminum pots I use from time to time. Let me know how your iris works - have always wanted to try those flowers out. Might have to add it to the list this year!

@malathiepahathkumbura1298 11 ай бұрын

Wow! So beautiful. How many washes will they long last Margaret? Thank you 🤗🤗

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Malathie! The result was quite vivid 😊 If you properly prepare the fiber with a good wash/scour and a mordant, eco-prints can last a long time. I treat them as 'artwork', so it is always recommended to care for them gently by washing in cold water and air drying.

@lalagamma4452 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful 🌹❤️Namaste 🧶🤗🐞🥰🧶

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks 💙 It was such a lovely surprise!

@sveapea72 2 жыл бұрын

Helloooooo new subscriber here, am from north of Sweden , Piteå is the name of my city. I just looooove your videos, amazing. Im been eco print/dying for a year and so glad that i found you 😍👍 the explanation of the alum now in this video is the best 😀👏 i bought alum from a web shop and was wondering how to measure up the powder soooo thank you thank you for the inspiration and explanation. You are great 😄👌❤️💜🙏 bless you 😊

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pernilla - So happy to have you here at Color Quest! Wow - Piteå looks like a beautiful area along the coast. I've only been as far north as Stockholm in Sweden, but would love to visit the northern countryside one day 💕 Wonderful that you found the information on alum helpful - it can be confusing, but mordants are truly the secret behind keeping natural color lingering so we can enjoy its beauty longer. You are sure to have so many treasures to forage for in all of your eco-dyeing projects during every season in Sweden. Be sure to share your creations with us!

@sveapea72 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest oooooo you've been here to Stockholm 😍👍 what a surprise 😂👏🌹, yes it's a great place to live in, and so glad you shared that with me 🤗. I will try to steam the fabrics, that i never tried, so its going to be a fun part to see how i succeed with that 😄🙈. If you whant i have a channel here on YT you can look at, not many videos but a few, dyed som papers a couple a days ago and chared them here. And will do that with the fabrics to 😊. Have a great day ☺️ happy crafting ❤️🌻🌹🥳

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@sveapea72 I just watched a few of your eco-dyeing videos - thank you for sharing! The results you got with paper are incredible and how cool to use the oven as your heat source. Will have to try that out soon 💚Let me know how the steam dyeing works for you 😊🌼😊

@sveapea72 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank you 😊👍 its a little bit messy 😂👍 but absolutely i will show the results 😁

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@sveapea72 Will be wonderful to see the results!

@mariaatzeva7643 9 ай бұрын

Such a lovely video!I'm just getting set up, but tt is fall where I am and I'm wondering if I drypress some flowers and leaves, wether I can work with them in the winter and still get some results? Which ones? I woud love to have this as a winter hobby. Is it possible? Blessings!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Maria, and welcome to Color Quest 🌼 Yes, you can certainly work with pressed flowers that are simply dried and preserved. I've done this with several different types of flowers that are known to print well, ie. marigold, sulfur cosmos, coreopsis, hollyhock, etc. I've personally never tried with pressed leaves, but I would definitely try it out. I would guess this would work as well. You will need longer time in the steam for leaves, so keep that in mind. I have several videos on eco-printing with both leaves and flowers. You can find those in the Eco-print playlist in my library 😊 Have fun!

@jennrivera8824 Жыл бұрын

I'M OBSESSED!! Does the pre treatment also help if I want to flower pound onto the fabric?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Yay...so stoked! Yes, pre-treating any fiber with a mordant is going to help with any natural dye process you do. Mordants truly are the secret behind long lasting natural dyes.

@deenabailarina Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Do you know which type of cosmos gave you blue? I've tried with pink/purple-ish cosmos and got a nondescript chartreuse, so trying to figure out which dark pink cosmos it is that gives that blue! Thank you!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Deena 💙 I picked the cosmos from a wildflower bed at a farm, but my best guess is that they were Cosmos bippinatus. The blue I achieved is most likely a result of the aluminum acetate mordant pretreatment on the fiber. Alum will always add some 'spark' to most any natural color.

@koureloufournoi4360 Жыл бұрын

hi! lovely result! I can't find aluminum acetate can I use something similar? thanks!!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping by Color Quest 🌼 For cellulose fibers, you can try a two mordant process using a tannin bath first followed by an alum bath. Alum (aluminum potassium sulfate) is typically easier to find as it is used in many ways including pickling. There are a wide selection of tannin mordants, so check out the Mordant playlist I have on my channel to learn more about it 😊

@SquashBlossom62 Жыл бұрын

Do you set the colors with anything, post dying? How to keep the colors vibrant after washings.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

If you properly pre-treat your fibers with a good washing and mordant, this should be sufficient to keep your print lasting for quite some time. Some people will iron their prints after to give it another 'heat boost' and say it helps set it, so you could also try that. I suggest that you treat your printed fibers with gentle care afterwards by washing in cold water, gentle soaps and air drying as well. It is a piece of art 🌼

@karencolv Жыл бұрын

Can you comment on how to maintain this color? My first instinct would be to iron it in because heat sometimes sets a stain. How does it hold up and wash?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

With all natural colors, the mordant process is the most critical step in helping the bond of the dye to the fiber. However, it is very dependent on the dye matter you choose to how long your colors may last as some are more light/wash/color fast than others. I've read that the heat of an iron can help set colors, so you can try that as an extra step. But, mordant is truly the secret to longevity. You may treat your fibers as delicate when you wash as this can help, but colors will slowly change and fade with time. This is part of their beauty 💛

@maisamarjan3047 2 жыл бұрын

@margaret How are you ? I'm Maisa, from Bangladesh. I have seen all your sweet creation and Creative videos.i also love to see it. can you help me how to color jute rope .

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Maisa! So wonderful to see you here at Color Quest and thank you for your sweet words 💚 I have never dyed jute before, but since it is a plant fiber, you might want to treat it like cotton/linen/hemp. You could pre-treat it with a tannin mordant or try a soy milk binder before you dye and stick with dye matter that is more naturally high in tannins and/or are popular options in the natural dyer's world. Let me know how it goes!

@tereamerine470 10 ай бұрын

I like this technique. It's seems to make colors brighter. May I ask where to get the alum treatment?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 10 ай бұрын

Alum mordants (aluminium acetate & potassium sulfate) are known brighteners due to their slightly acidic pH. Plus, they are wonderful options for mordant. I buy my aluminum acetate from Botanical Colors. I've left a link in the description.

@tereamerine470 10 ай бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank you so much for answering me. I'm excited to try this procedure. You are very talented.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 10 ай бұрын

@@tereamerine470 You are most welcome 😊 There is a lot of luck in all of this, so experimentation is the way to go - you are going to have a ton of fun!

@kimsessions7049 Жыл бұрын

I would also laminate those flowers

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

The summer flowers are so magical 🌼

@ellenelerose2074 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use dry flowers

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ellen - great question! Yes, you can use dried flowers to make dye if they are known to be good dye sources. As a matter of fact, most dye flowers sold from specialty shops are dried (or turned into powder/extracts) You may get different results from fresh, so it fun to try both if you have access to them. At some point, I hope to try drying my own fresh flowers for dye too!

@missrsf6693 2 жыл бұрын

Mem will u please tell how much alum need to mordant 1yard cotton fabric?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Miss RSF - you need to weigh the dry textile to know how much mordant to use. How much does your yard of cotton weigh? You can use 8% of the WOF (weight of fiber) for the alum acetate measurement. For example, if your dry fiber weighs 200 grams (estimate for a yard of cotton), you would use 16 grams (approximately 4 teaspoons) of alum acetate. Hope this helps 😊

@missrsf6693 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest thank u so much for ur kind reply🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@missrsf6693 You are most welcome - good luck!

@shaniben-haim3865 Жыл бұрын

how they are staying after laundry’s? ❤

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

If you properly pre-treat your fiber (scour/wash and mordant), your print will bond well to the fiber and can be washed. I recommend treating your botanically printed fiber kindly by washing in cold water and air drying.

@dwightpennington1925 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried this with leather?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

No, I've never dyed with leather. Would be an interested experiment! If you give it a try, let us know how it goes 😊

@anuralatha 2 жыл бұрын

Wow....is this colour permanent?Is this washable?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Natural color is living and breathing, so it is always changing. However, if you pre-treat your textile with a mordant and take care of it gently (hand wash in cold water, use pH neutral soap, air dry away from the sun), the color can last for a long time.

@wearartistic5763 2 жыл бұрын

WHICH FABRIC YOU USE FOR ECO PRINTING

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I used cotton, but it is possible to used other fibers. Silk is a great fiber to work with for eco-printing.

@wearartistic5763 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest Thanks for your reply. iam an Artist i would like to work on Silk using INDIAN STYLE MOTIFES.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@wearartistic5763 Sounds wonderful! You will love working with silk for eco-printing 🌼

@suzanagjavocanova6171 Жыл бұрын

Only 10 minits?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 11 ай бұрын

Yes, for a crisper image, a shorter time works well with such strong dye flowers like these. You can check it after 10 minutes, and if you need more time in the steam, you can always put it back in the pot.

@priyanarayan8682 2 жыл бұрын

What do I do to fix these colors?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

By using the alum acetate as a pre-treatment mordant, you are providing the best chance for the colors to adhere to the fiber. Treat your textile as a delicate, ie. wash in cold water using pH neutral soap & air dry out of the sun. Please remember that natural color is living & breathing, so it will change with time, but you can help it last longer by following the above tips 💚

@priyanarayan8682 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@priyanarayan8682 You are most welcome!

@ellenelerose2074 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use dry flowers

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like your comment posted twice - check out my answer below 😊