99 Prints: Tweaking Botanical Prints

Did I quit this 99 prints project? Quite...I will never be able to make 99 prints before the end of the year, I know, shame on me :-D. Anyway, from the batch of eco printed fabric I picked the worst ones and tweak them a little bit with my beloved Gelli printing plate. This is the result:

Here's a short video process:

EcoPrinting No Boiling No Mordant, does it work?!

Hello everyone, it's been a pretty while since I posted here, and in the meantime I got hooked by, well, another obsession: eco printing! I attended a very thoroughly -in person- workshop about it, and I was pretty sure I would never attempted it in the future because it was too much hassle, especially the boiling and the mordant part (adding some chemicals to the water to prep the fabric/paper). 

But curiosity won me over and I decided to ride the heat wave that hit Italy this Summer. I made several experiments, and filmed two videos, very long ones, you can watch them double speed, since my English is pretty simple and I speak slow :-)

First experiments using a tin can, iron blanket on paper:

Experiments with a proper rusted tube on fabric and paper:

Here's a short showing a notebook made out of ecoprinted papers:

E-Book in italiano: "Riciclo di stoffe creativo: sottobicchieri e vaso"

E' uscito il mio libro sul riciclo creativo di stoffe in italiano!!! Disponibile su Etsy, con spiegazioni complete passo passo e video per creare insieme a me il sottobicchiere ed un vaso tessile o cestino, dall' inizio alla fine:

Dopo un anno ancora mi diverte molto, ecco la mia ultima super piccola creazione:

Video Tutorial: Unique Prints with Cyanotype and Gel Printing

Helloooo, cyanotype again! Well, I have one kit and it lasts for many many many prints. The only problem was to find nice botanicals to use to make impressions, so I designed and laser cut them out.

And what better idea to put together cyanotype and gel printing? A match in Heaven? Maybe...let me know it and enjoy the video:

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My new botanical stencils are available on Etsy, Mylar and Digital

99 Prints Part 4: Alcohol inks on Canvas

And here we are with 4 new prints for my year long craft project '99 Prints'. This time I played with alcohol inks on canvas. Since I discovered cyanotype prints I found out that I don't have any nice real leaves to use to make impressions, so I designed them: I created a set of 3 leaves stencils, and I used them also here with alcohol inks. I love them!

Here's a short video process:

My new botanical stencils are available on Etsy, Mylar and Digital

Video Tutorial: How to Cyanotype with Stencils and Chipboards

A new obsession?! No way, just curious and eager to find a new way to dye fabric. Despite blue is my second last favourite colour I really love how this bunch of fabrics turned out. I started from an old white bed linen, cut in squares, and here's how it works:

I've found a new way to use my stencils (the dirtier the better):

This is a first experiment on paper, need more tests and playing:

Upcycled Fabric Coiled Jewels

Oooops, I did it again!! :-D Couldn't resist making some more fabric coiled jewels, I've already wore the pendant, it is so my stile: perfect on jeans and black shirt or dress!

Here's a short video process...I've made them from an old t-shirt:

If you like to learn and master this technique here's an ebook I wrote, available in my Etsy shop:

Video Tutorial:Handmade Specimen Cards with Grafix

And here we are with the latest collaboration post with Grafix! I had this idea to make a set of specimen cards, and I confess I struggled a bit at start, but then I found the right size and medium, and in the end I really like how these turned out (maybe I am biased with anything colourful). The trasparent effect you get printing on the Grafix Inkjet Backed adhesive film is gorgeous, definitely one on my favourite product out there. Enjoy the video!

Here's a short video feauturing them:

You can find free vintage nature inspired images to print at home here biodivlibrary

Fabric Tea Bags Galore!

Stitch by stitch by stitch...I needed to keep my hands busy, what better way than a small stitched project? But small doesn't mean fast, so it takes several months to finish these slow stitched tea bags, but I liked the result I got and these are easy to store/hide somewhere, at least :-D

Fabric collage:

Jeans and gel printing:

Here's a short video process:

Rusted fabric:

Here's a short video process: