Way back in 2016, when I had just begun selling clothes under the label Gumnut Magic, I had a lot of interest from other natural dyers about my eco-print technique. Back then people were mostly eco-printing on wool so I had a lot of questions about how I was managing to get clear, bright prints […]
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If you are interested in eco-printing on cotton, and want alternatives to or additional options besides metal mordants, then soy milk binder is the way to go. One of its advantages is that the proteins in soy milk make cotton behave like wool and other protein fibres. This means that any leaves that produce red
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It is a common misconception that natural dyes only work on natural fibres like cotton, linen, wool and silk. While many synthetic fibres won’t work, the chemical composition of nylon means that it can absorb acidic and slightly basic plant-based dyes. And I have found that very striking eco-prints can be achieved on nylon through
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