ECO-DYE
FASHION PRINT DESIGN
is a technique within eco dyeing where fabric is tied directly to plants. This allows the pigments to stain the fabric, creating intricate plant patterns.
1. Place fabric on a flat surface and place leaves
2. Soak a cotton cloth with weak iron water and place on fabric and leaves
3. A layer of plastic sheet wrapped around the iron blanket
4. Wrap the cloth into tight rolls and place in pot to simmer
5. The result will have dark outlines
Experiment 2
Medium-weight Calico
Step 2. Roll with plastic sheet in the middle to prevent bleeding
St�etchy Silk
95% silk 5% spandex
Cotton Jersey
Heat pressed with iron (15 min)
Not sure if stain is color pigment from petal or burn stain
No clear shape perceptible
Successful Results
Iron heating for 45 min
Dark yellow stains
Not sure from plants or burn stains
Vague shape of leaves
No clear shape of petals
Silk
Step 1. Roll tightly with plastic sheet in middle and fasten with nylon string
Step 2. Simmer for 1 hour
Cotton folded with petals & leaves in between
Petals from my garden
Calico
Calico
Cotton
Silk
Cotton
Use scans of the fabric and patterns collected from the prints to design new prints with watercolor and gouache.
The elaborate use of draping silk and floral print reminds me of the jazz age, leading to research in this direction
Transparent fabric
Elegant Floral Print
Kimono Open Collar
Prints cleaily represented
Draping 1
Draping 2
Draped rose knot
Double layered collar
Draping 4
Flared shoulder
Draped fabric
Draping 5
Ribbon add of drape
effect
Low waist smooth cur�ed waistline
Draping 7
