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I have found dying and printing paper with fresh plant material is so enjoyable and addictive that I always make sure I have some sort of steamer and a supply of paper no matter where I go. So while my husband and I were vacationing in North Georgia last November during the peak of the fall foliage. I couldn't resist playing with all of theses amazing colors. Florida has many equally spectacular shows of natural beauty but our fall is much more subtle, so I go a bit bonkers when I am up North during the fall! I hope you enjoy this little video I created about creating art paper with fall leaves.</div>
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Here is a bit more detail about the method I used,to help you make you own prints or just Google "eco printing paper"for more ideas!<br />
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<b>25-50 sheets of acid
free water color, card stock or other
art paper<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Card board (2 pieces cardboard cut to the size of the paper)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Alum<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Water<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Plastic dish pan<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>A pot or roaster
(designated for art use only)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tongs(designated for
art use only)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Plastic drop clothe
to protect tale work surface<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Ruler or other
straight edge<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>An assortment of
leaves, flowers, tea and colorful herbs.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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boiling hot water and stir until completely dissolved.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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water in a tray or dish pan.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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minutes (it is best to add paper to the water one sheet at a time to they don’t
all clump together)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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spread on your protected work table.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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them between two pieces of card board.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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bubbles , insuring the plant material is making good contact with the paper.
Bind very tightly with sting.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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into the water or a dye bath. Raise the temperature just below a boil. Allow to
simmer for 1 to 2 hours.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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to cool bit.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b>Carefully
unbundle the paper, being careful not to tear the fragile wet paper. Pick off plant material. Separate and spread the papers to dry on a
flat surface. It plant material is stuck, allow the paper to dry some before trying to
remove it. <i> *Tip create ragged or feather edges to give
paper an artistic handmade look: While
the paper is still wet, place a ruler or other straight edge firmly against the
outside edges. Make a crease and tear of the edge with the ruler still in
place.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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the paper is dry, dust off any remaining residual plant material <i><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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In the last post <b><a href="http://ancient-craft.blogspot.com/2013/08/pecan-seasona-florida-dyers-favorite.html">Pecan Season ....a Florida dyer's favorite time of year.</a></b>I made at by previous blog I promised more info about pecans as well as other Florida plants that are my favorites for natural dying and contact printing. So here it is. I know, I know, its been a very long time.... </h3>
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I'm still yet to be lucky enough to beat the squirrels to very many pecans, but still look forward to collecting the fresh hulls they leave behind. From them I get fabulous rich shades of brown ranging from dark chocolate, with a minute amount of iron. With no mordant or mordanted with alum the hulls will give me warn tones of coffee. . A bit of copper give the browns a wonderful gold or bronze glow. Sometimes I like to tie the hulls directing into the wet mordanted fabric and add to a hot dye bath or steam. Or as in the case of the scarves below I just seal the in a glass jar and let them heat in the Florida sun over a period of days or weeks. The silk scarf on the left was premordanted with potassium alum, Bundled with pecan hulls and copper pennies then steeped in a cochineal dye bath. The second and the last scarf were bundled with eucalyptus and camphor leaves and steeped in a bath of dye extracted from pecan hulls. The middle scarf was tied with acorns, bits of pecan hulls, copper pennies and left to heat in a steamy jar for several weeks. Then it was taken out and splashed with a very weak solution of iron water, returned to the jar for a few more days. The one in back(I'm sorry doesn't show up well is the result of mordanting the cloth with copper before tying and bundling with the fresh hulls and again, allowing the wet silk to heat in the sun a few days in a sealed jar</div>
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Detail of second scarf.</div>
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The photo below is an example of brown obtained just from contact dying with fresh pecan hulls on silk with no mordant. Pecans produce a substantive dye and require no mordant to be color fast, I add various mordant to alter the color though.<br />
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Although the fresh hulls render the most potent and concentrated dye, the leaves or bark of the tree also renders strong dyes. The leaves are particularly good for "eco" or contact printing requiring no mordant to be colorfast. However, in the photos below the one on the left was mordanted with a very light iron light soak, even a tiny bit more iron would leave black prints, The one on the left I used copper.</div>
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This paper was dyed and printed by first soaking in alum with a bit of soda ash. Then I steamed with slivers of curcumin<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "source sans pro"; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "source sans pro"; text-align: center;">r</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "source sans pro"; text-align: center;">oot (turmeric), hibiscus flowers and pecan leaves. The alkaline ph turns red hibiscus blue or green. The yellow is from the turmeric, which also mixed with the hibiscus and brightened the green.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> If you haven’t tried rusting fabric and would like to, its really simple, very exciting and rewarding. The following is all you'll need to know to try it.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Spray or soak fabric with a solution of 50% water and 50% white vinegar. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 2. Spread the wet fabric in a plastic container like a dishpan or storage bin and arrange rusting objects
on top of it or wrap the wet fabric around a rusty object and lay it in the plastic container </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.Then wait it usually takes only a day or two but you need to keep the fabric wet with the vinegar and
water. Some people like to cover it all with plastic to keep it wet, but remember that you want to let in
air because oxygen it what causes oxidation (rusting) so wrap it loosely if you do. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. When you have the amount of color you want, rinse with a solution of water and baking soda to neutralize the
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And that’s all there is to it But there are a couple important things to keep in mind: </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> A. Just because rust is so familiar and generally not considered toxic, this does not mean you should ignore
safe studio practices. Rust is iron oxide which could harm your health if you have to much contact
with it. So it is advisable to wear your gloves and mask if you plan on doing this often <i>And be sure keep young children and pets away from the rusty liquid!</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> B. Rusted fabrics <i>will eventually degrade</i> (although it may take years) because oxidation continues as
long as it is exposed to oxygen. Therefore, rusted fabric may not be the best choice for a quilt that you
are planning to hand down to you grandchildren. If you would like more information about the process, I found Kimberly Bater Packwood’s Blog
<a href="http://www.prairiefibers.com/Rust%20Dyeing.htm">http://www.prairiefibers.com/Rust%20Dyeing.htm</a> is very informative and helpful. Also, she has some very </span>affordable and informative ebooks on natural dying as well as on line classes available @ <a href="http://prairiefibers.com/">http://prairiefibers.com</a>/</b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">7.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">After the ice has melted keep covered with black plastic in the sun to keep it warm and let it cure for 24 hrs for the best results to insure colorfastness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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