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07 Apr Eco printing in the dirty pot

Posted at 08:30h in Clasheen, eBook, eBook, eco printing, free bootcamp, Workshops, YouTube by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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I love how beautifully onion skins release their colour on protein based fabrics when eco printing in the dirty pot without traditional powered mordants. This does not mean that this 12.5 momme silk satin scarf isn’t washable or colourfast, it is. The colours achieved have a...

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31 Mar Heat and time when eco printing

Posted at 08:30h in Clasheen, eco printing, Uncategorized, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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It’s endlessly fascinating how sustained temperature and length of processing time affects the final colours achieved when printing with eucalypts. Both the varieties I’ve used here (nichollii and gunni ‘Azura’) print hot red usually but with less processing and intermittent heat the reds are less...

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28 Mar SUNrise and MidnightSUN bags

Posted at 08:30h in collaboration, eco printing, exhibition, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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Here is a photo of the second SUNrise pouch that I made during testing for Sarah last year. I choose to make this squishy version using the final remnants of Euca. parvifolia eco printed wool and Irish linen that I’d left over from another Sarah's bag,...

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24 Mar Wonderful wool

Posted at 08:30h in Clasheen, eco printing, Studio, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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One of my favourite fabrics to work with is wool and it’s difficult to beat the drama of simple onion skins when it comes to reliable prints! I’ve a selection of comfortable, feather filled cushions on various chairs and couches at Clasheen, the covers are...

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17 Mar Sewing with eco printed fabric

Posted at 08:30h in collaboration, wet felting, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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Last year, during Sew April 2021, one of the prompts was ‘knit fabric tops & tunics'. Here are a few pictures of my favourite ever knit tops. I’ve made multiple versions of each and love to wear them all! Three cheers for the Hug Hoodie...

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14 Mar Wet felted shoulder bag

Posted at 08:30h in Clasheen, felt, wet felting, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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Don’t the white linen fibres create a really interesting effect on the surface of this felt bag with integrated shoulder strap and flap? Eco printed using eucalyptus leaves from the trees outside the garden studio at Clasheen this effect is possible when working without traditional...

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28 Feb My favorite eco printing pot!

Posted at 08:00h in Clasheen, eco printing, felt, Trees, wet felting, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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While you don't need a pot anything like as large as this 240 litre beauty, the bigger the better. Eco bundles are rolled very tightly so without any metal pipe at the core they will curl up and fit into most regular kitchen sized pots....

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19 Jan FREE Wet Felt Meets Eco Printing ONLINE Bootcamp!

Posted at 12:33h in eco printing, felt, free bootcamp, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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Are you interested in clear information about how to eco print on your own handmade felt? Alternatively you be might an eco printer looking for helpful information about how to incorporate printed fabric into your wet felting layout to achieve the most successful and vibrant...

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23 Feb Selected news from Clasheen

Posted at 18:53h in Clasheen, Press, Trees, Workshops by Nicola B. 0 Comments

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Hi folks, by the time you read this short update from Clasheen a new decade is well underway! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable festive period and are looking forward to a creative and rewarding 2020. December started well for me with Gifted...

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