The Secret to Vibrant Botanical Prints: Mordants vs. Modifiers

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Both Things Creative — Jane Dunnewold

Жыл бұрын

In botanical printing mordants are important chemicals that help make plant prints more permanent. In this video I talk about mordants I use when I print, and sort out some confusion about other solutions that are also commonly found in the botanical printing world, including rust water and soy milk.
Learn more about my Heat Press Success Botanical Printing course: www.janedunnewold.com/heatpress
Another great video on using the heat press for botanical printing: • Creating Botanical Pri...
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@patriciadoyle3416 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. As a beginner I've found this very informative.

@jodiecleman1344 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad I watched this . I tried the rust version and did not like the result. But it was fun to try.

@SuDaChiWa Ай бұрын

Thank you for the clarity!

@BothThingsCreative 16 күн бұрын

Absolutely!!

@heatherbott9909 Жыл бұрын

I really like your matter of fact presentation. Facts matter.

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Heather. I agree.

@alicejones314 Жыл бұрын

Your explanations are always so clear. Thank you.

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@artfiberstitch Жыл бұрын

Very good Jane, fantastic explanation

@DillyWillow Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m new at eco printing … very helpful information 😊

@victoriabergesen6775 11 ай бұрын

I have been using your book for a couple of years, never realized you had a youtube channel. As someone trained in historic preservation, I am continually dismayed by many of the eco-printing videos I see. I have had really wonderful results by following the book. I live in South Carolina and Spanish moss turns out to be one of the most amazing prints. I have been steaming bundles, but I'm thinking of buying a press. Thanks for your clear instruction and beautiful work.

@BothThingsCreative 11 ай бұрын

You are very kind. I think it is important to recognize the enthusiasm of all those KZfaq "presenters" who discover a process, work with it for a period of time, and then want to share their results. Sometimes it is for the love of the process, and sometimes it is because they would love to gain the attention that comes with the territory. That's all understandable and ok. As an artist who has also been a teacher for many years, my eye is on making videos that give enough information that they are worth watching and are helpful. For me, that means testing the results before i go public, but also revealing when I don't know all there is to know! It's a fine balance and other artists I find most inspiring on KZfaq are the ones who are humble, willing to show their failures as well as their successes and then to talk openly about the frustrations of a good plan gone wrong!! THAT'S REAL. And if nothing else, I am about being real.

@victoriabergesen6775 11 ай бұрын

I can't believe that you sent such a thoughtful reply. I feel like I should frame it. Honestly I am delighted to have heard from you because I found your book a beacon in the sea of misinformation. @@BothThingsCreative

@reneelabute5649 Жыл бұрын

Great information! Thank you!💚

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@LadyJP6969 10 ай бұрын

Very informative, Thanks for sharing!!! Subscribed!!!

@BothThingsCreative 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@janetfayard672 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Very informative!

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@deborahdaviesdd-artist1059 10 ай бұрын

Just bought your book. Love it.

@BothThingsCreative 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope it is helpful.

@ImGinaMarie 2 ай бұрын

I saw a video awhile ago now, where the lady, Trudi Pollard, boiled her fabrics in a 7.0 ph soap, and soda ash. Doing it that way brought out chemicals used in treating the fabric and turned the color of the water brown. She said laundering doesn't work because the water isn't hot enough. Have you heard of this method? She was using cotton in the video

@BothThingsCreative Ай бұрын

It couldn't hurt but I have never had to do that. Soda ash worked fine as a pre-wash.

@charlotte7725 5 ай бұрын

Excellent

@saffloweroyl3663 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@stratiestratford-pearn8466 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jane for your insight. I have avoided using iron since I first became aware of its use many years ago, for the reasons you outlined. I cannot locate where the notification of your September Workshop is to be found.

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Read more about the upcoming online class here ---> www.janedunnewold.com/heatpress.

@violetagavelis8134 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@BothThingsCreative 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@thiahalim5580 9 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm newbie,. your information is so clear to me, especially about the scientific reason of using mordant, binder and modifier,. Thank you.. I got some questions,. so if you not using mordant to "open" the cellulose fiber and using soy milk as a coating to bind the color/dye,. how long does it lasts for the color to stay on that fiber/ coated fiber. How does it compare to mordant with aluminum potassium sulfate? Thank you

@BothThingsCreative 8 ай бұрын

I don't have a definitive answer but I have prints that are seven years old and the color is still stable.

@HolisticHorizonHealth Жыл бұрын

Hello, you stated at 6:12 that rust water is not good for fabric can you expand more on this whether the context isto actually wear the fabric for human use or just for holding the pigment in fabric in general ?Thank you

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

No matter where it is used eventually it will lead to disintegration of the cloth. Might be ok from an aesthetic standpoint but not wise for anything that will be sold.

@nevans859 9 ай бұрын

Hi Jane, what is you AA and water ratio? Ferrous sulfate also.

@BothThingsCreative 8 ай бұрын

1 Tablespoon to a quart of water for both. Up it if you need to.

@molokaigirlstudio 11 ай бұрын

Is there a time limit as to how long you've treated fabric with soy milk and when you use it for eco printing or natural dyeing?

@BothThingsCreative 11 ай бұрын

I wouldn't wait. Soy milk spoils easily.

@GoddessTara923 Жыл бұрын

Do you use the soy as well as the AA together?. Also what about copper mordant?

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

either soy or AA, not both.

@neeraraheja2868 11 ай бұрын

Hi. May I know the name of the book mentioned in one if the comments?

@BothThingsCreative 11 ай бұрын

I believe it was Best of Both Worlds.

@marciwelch8520 Жыл бұрын

Do you mordant the fabric before or after you print?

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

Before.

@salwac6986 Жыл бұрын

Whether vinegar is good mordant for cotton?

@BothThingsCreative Жыл бұрын

No. It doesn't work at all.

@robinm7599 10 күн бұрын

Can you clarify the Aluminum Acetate (AA) formula? I’m so literal that I got confused with your vide. Is this correct? AA = 50% Aluminum Potassium Sulfate + 50% Sodium Acetate

@BothThingsCreative 3 күн бұрын

yes, that's right.