15 Nov PRO tips to smooth out your eco printing process!
Learn how to minimise creases and ensure every project comes out as vibrant and beautiful as you imagined. Click HERE or the image below to watch the video! ...
dirty pot printing Tag
13 Nov Simple Folds, Stunning Upcycled Garments
Ready to up your eco printing game? These PRO tips about folding garments can transform your botanical prints. Watch now and get inspired! Click HERE or the image below to watch the video! ...
10 Nov Quick Botanical Printing TIP for BIG Results!
Discover one of my favourite PRO tips that adds unexpected beauty and detail to your finished eco prints. You don’t want to miss this! Click HERE or the image below to watch the video! ...
07 Nov Eco Printed Yarn – How To!
Botanical printing isn’t just for fabric! Join me for this short chat where I’ll guide you through the basic process of eco printing yarn so you can try it yourself. https://youtu.be/QGCSbjzMf-w...
03 Aug I need your help!
Help please as I do some research! What are the top 1 or 2 challenges that you face when eco printing in the 'dirty pot' without traditional powdered mordants? If you have not eco printed before, please let me know what is the top concern...
17 Jun My hand knitted Montpellier Top using eco printed yarn
Here’s a glimpse of how my Montpellier Top fits, that I hand knitted using eco printed yarn, ignore the denims! I’ve a nice pair of rust coloured cords as well as several other autumnal coloured bottoms that match far better with it than jeans. I...
02 Jun Eco printing WIP part 4
I'm really happy with how my first two batches of eco printed Irish wool yarn worked out. On the left, you can see three skeins printed using onion skins and Euca. cordata leaves in an aluminium pot with a reddish liquid, the first two wrapped...
31 May Eco printing WIP part 3
After three hours boiling (hot, hot, hot) in the dirty pot, the next stage of the eco printing process was to untie these bundles of wool yarn and carefully remove all the eucalyptus vegetation. Check back in a few days to see the washed out and...
27 May Eco printing WIP part 2
Eco printing yarn is fun but time consuming! These skeins of Irish yarn have been interlaced with mixed home grown eucalyptus leaves and rolled tightly on rusty metal pipes. They are ready for processing in the dirty pot now. Check back later this week to...
21 May Eco printing WIP
Eco printing WIP - washing and soaking Irish woollen yarn in preparation for a dirty pot eco printed session. Watch this space! [video width="1080" height="1920" mp4="https://nicolabrown.ie/wp-content/uploads/a8fb705192184fbaa8cedf1c16df2071-1.mp4"][/video]...