Fantastic boot camp videos. I watched live and replay, always nice to be able to pause the video so I can view your work in detail 😃 I love printing in the dirty pot, it is so much fun
Thanks so much Dilly, I am delighted you enjoyed them and appreciate the lovely comment. I have another free live bootcamp coming up too. Here is the link if you'd like to register - members.nicolabrown.ie/bootcamp
I am new to Eco printing and more of a paper artist than a fabric artist. However, tips are fascinating easily applicable to paper. Thank you so much for the detailed information, your passion, for this art form, and caring enough to share so much with your viewers.
Thank you so much Nicola for your generosity in sharing. I haven't commented during the live bootcamp but appear to be getting so much from you and of other's questions to add to my practice. Very much appreciated.
Oh my goddess Nicola. I don’t know how you’re doing this. The repetition of questions is exhausting. Definitely a boot camp. Just finished watching this at 9.30 Wed. evening in Melbourne. Back is aching.
Hi Jacqueline, I'm slightly confused by your question because I assume that soap making dye is a commercial one and as such wouldn't be suitable for working in the dirty pot. Without mordanting fabric first most commercial natural dyes aren't substantive and won't last on your fabric, if indeed they give any colour at all. Shout if I didn't understand your question correctly!
Just love this series!! I did notice you did not mention using coniferous plants like pine or juniper. Do these plants give results? Of course, I will try myself, but have you had results or are there special considerations? Thanks from Minnesota, USA.
Thanks Joseph, I'm glad that you are enjoying the series! I've had NO success at all with any coniferous plants. They can give results I believe when working with mordants although to be honest I can't think of any images where I have actually seen prints made using them. Casuarina on the other hand isn't actually a pine, it usually give super prints when soaked in rust water if you have access to it!
I'm glad that you are enjoying the bootcamp! I'll actually answer your question tonight during the live-stream but the simple answer is no. You won't get any good results from fruit or berries when working in the 'dirty. pot'. Here's a link if you'd like to hear me chat about this later on! ruclips.net/video/cA1GcRmziCA/видео.html
Hi from South Africa! For ironing after processing and washing, for SILK/WOOL still on very hot iron? Between parchment paper maybe? Thanks for the excellent bootcamp and how you have obviously spent a lot of time correlating your topics and info into specific orders.
I Just use the proper setting on my Iron for Silk.. use a pressing cloth as there is no need to think you are heat setting the cloth as it has been boiled in the pot for so long it is already set. Caroline Nixon advised this.
Thank you so much for so much information and insight into eco printing with your method. Appreciate this very much and thank you for the effort and work and patience you put into helping us all with this creative process (your love of it absolutely shows in all you share, thank you again!!) ❤
Hello! Quick question... Have you tried using flowers for eco printing with the dirty pot? I have marigold, cosmos and hollyhocks in my garden and was wondering if they would work well since they are known to contain a lot of pigments.
Hello Nicola :-) Can you tell us how you poceed when you want to ecoprint and indigo dyeing, i mean indigo first or ecoprinting first, and why? thank you. see you tonight ;-)
Hi Agnes, you can do both and get different results depending on which process you do first! It's fun to use indigo to over dye pieces that haven't got the best prints, use a rusty metal pipe for the best results in this case.
Absolutely Jennifer, all you need to do is soak your eucalyptus vegetation in water until it is soft and flexible again, then use it! I like to dab the soaked leaves or bark on a towel so that they are not dripping water. If the leaves are too wet you will still get beautiful colour and prints, just not crisp outlines. The water that you soak the eucalyptus in akes wonderful liquid to top up your dirty pot with!
@@clasheen Thank you so much for the reply & wonderful information. I've done some botanical printing on paper & made some natural dyes & dyed some fabric but I really want to take it up a notch & do the dirty pot printing. I can't wait. You are such an inspiration & fantastic teacher!
@@clasheen You said in your video that you can't use eucalyptus that's been treated with glycerine or dyed. How can you tell if it's been treated with glycerine?
Hi Rochana, I do use soymilk at times but that is something I share with members of my Eco Print and Wet Felt Club. I don't have it available here on RUclips at the moment.
Thanks Morag. I do sometimes use soy as a modifier but it's not something I discuss outside of the Eco Print and wet Felt Club. As you say, everything that I share here on RUclips is created using the dirty pot and/or home made rust water without traditional powdered mordants.
when starting from scratch how long it takes until the dirty pot will work good? how to start it? only a few metal things into it? and do you put your bundles into something like a basket or do they lay on the hot floor of the pot - i am afraid that they burn over gas heat which makes the floor very hot!?
It helps to make the dirty pot up at least an hour before the first session but the longer it is made the stronger the results will be. Here’s a link for you showing how to start your pot. ruclips.net/video/mR3pb6yljpQ/видео.html Please do NOT worry about your bundles burning. So long as you have plenty of liquid covering them they will be fine. Just don’t cram so many into the pot that they can’t move freely. You can also rotate the bundles when you don’t have much space but not cramming the pots is the best idea.
??? Have you tried dipping cellulose fabric into a mixture of soy milk and water? I read it helps the fibers accept color better. What I read said you could dip and let dry to use later.???
Hi Catherine, yes, using a pressure cooker would shorten the process but I’m afraid that I can’t tell you by how much. If you were to cook a stew for 3 hours in a conventional pot how many hours would you cook the same food in a pressure cooker? One? If this was the case I’d say you could shorten the time by two thirds so just use your head and experiment.
Rita - In the UK we have both Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Liquidamber (Liquidamber styraciflua), completely different trees. This is why using the Latin names avoids confusion!
As Morag has already commented they are actually two different trees! Liquidamber grows here in Ireland too but gives me no prints whatsoever in the 'dirty pot'.
??? For the blackberry leaves in your photo, how differently will the yellowish, spotted leaf print versus the totally green leaf And do spotted/damaged/bug eaten leaves print in an interesting manner???
Hi Cecile, depending on the time of year and current growing conditions leaves can print differently, they don't always though! Often leaves that are spotted (black spot for example on Acer pseudoplatanus) give no prints at all where the black spots are, that is fun and also, damaged leaves often give very interesting graduations of colour. I always look out for these when I am gathering leaves to print with!
??? I'm a little confused. Is this method really colourfast for cellulose with the vegetation mentioned? Is it the rust water or the cook time that achieves this?
It’s totally colourfast with the process and vegetation used. The reactive pot, rust water and option chunk of metal in the pot mimic traditional,powdered mordants to a degree
Hi Cecile, you only need to use the baking soda if your fabric is in direct contact with an iron pipe, not copper. When you do use it the quantity of water doesn't matter, use enough so that there is plenty for the fabric to swirl around in.
I only neutralise the fabric when it is in direct contact with iron or rusty metal Cecile, not copper. The quantity of water doesn't matter, it's the quantity of bicarbonate of soda or baking soda in relation to the amount of fabric that is important. A silk scarf for example needs only a quarter of a teaspoon but a heavy wool blanket could take a few teaspoons. Use your head and don't use too much!
How do you change the colors of the eucalyptus leaves.... How do I make it red or orange....the eucalyptus i use here...turns green..i want it in red color....please help
Many eucalyptus varieties never give red but here's a video sharing which ones work every time for me! ruclips.net/video/eAE6dPjPljc/видео.html There is a link in that video description, if you click it and join my newsletter mailing list you can get a free PDF with all the info you are looking for! BTW I'd love to have some green printing ones........
Amazon link to Wet Felting and Eco Printing supplies and books that you recommend doesn't work. Olive oil soap link works and the sprinkler tops links to another french soap, not bottle tops .
Thanks so much for flagging this Cate. I'm actually going to remove all the Amazon links right now as it's not something I have time to look into further for a few weeks. There is so much to do behind the scenes that is more important! Cheers. Nicola
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So informative .very inspiring .thank you from Australia
Fantastic boot camp videos. I watched live and replay, always nice to be able to pause the video so I can view your work in detail 😃 I love printing in the dirty pot, it is so much fun
Thanks so much Dilly, I am delighted you enjoyed them and appreciate the lovely comment. I have another free live bootcamp coming up too. Here is the link if you'd like to register - members.nicolabrown.ie/bootcamp
I'm Luisa from Bologna, Italia. I ' m ready to learn this wonderful tecnica,thanks you Nicola
You're so welcome! Have fun!
From South Wales, just over the water. Thank you Nicola for your wonderful video packed with information. I am just watching and learning!
You are so welcome!
I am from Port Saint Lucie, Florida……so glad to find you….already shared with friends!
Thank you Valerie!
I am new to Eco printing and more of a paper artist than a fabric artist. However, tips are fascinating easily applicable to paper. Thank you so much for the detailed information, your passion, for this art form, and caring enough to share so much with your viewers.
re watching this fantastic resource.
Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and Time, it IS very inspiring, thank you 🙏❤️
It's my pleasure. I'm delighted that you are enjoying the bootcamp videos!
Those furniture pieces are so beautiful. They compliment each other perfectly! 👏🏻
Hello! Back again after watching Day 1, from Valencia, Spain.
Welcome back!
درود تاجماه هستم از ایران .خوشحال هستم شما را پیدا کردم. سلامت و موفق باشید. به امید دیدار شما در ایران و شهر اصفهان🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you so much ❤️
Watched on catch up, but am amazed at your patience having to repeat constantly. Thank you so much, very instructive.
Thank you so much Nicola for your generosity in sharing. I haven't commented during the live bootcamp but appear to be getting so much from you and of other's questions to add to my practice. Very much appreciated.
You are so welcome. BTW I've never met anyone called Cynda before, it's a beautiful name!
Another wonderful session. Thank you. I admire your stamina and patience. Looking forward to session 3 tomorrow.
You are so welcome!
Nicola what a great bootcamp. You are so generous to impart this information and your patience is admirable!
Thank you so much Mary!
Thank you for a lovely informative session!
You’re very welcome!
Hi Nicola, River from Australia here
Hi River, greetings from Ireland!
Oh my goddess Nicola. I don’t know how you’re doing this. The repetition of questions is exhausting. Definitely a boot camp. Just finished watching this at 9.30 Wed. evening in Melbourne. Back is aching.
Hosting the bootcamp is fun Sheryl although it is taking me longer than usual to answer all the questions afterwards!
Tuning in again from Tasmania - so enjoying this!
You're the best, Nicola!
Thanks so much for the lovely comment and compliment!!!
Hello, Nicola! Here again today from Curitiba, Brazil!
Welcome back!
Hello from NW Oregon. Go as long as you want.
Thanks for the smile Phyllis!
Hello from Corbett, Oregon. Wonderful content!!! Thank you.
You're very welcome Kathryn, thanks!
Can soap-making dye be used in ecodyeing? Thank you for all your wonderful videos packed with information.
Hi Jacqueline, I'm slightly confused by your question because I assume that soap making dye is a commercial one and as such wouldn't be suitable for working in the dirty pot. Without mordanting fabric first most commercial natural dyes aren't substantive and won't last on your fabric, if indeed they give any colour at all.
Shout if I didn't understand your question correctly!
Hello from Texas
Hello there from Ireland!
Just love this series!! I did notice you did not mention using coniferous plants like pine or juniper. Do these plants give results? Of course, I will try myself, but have you had results or are there special considerations? Thanks from Minnesota, USA.
Thanks Joseph, I'm glad that you are enjoying the series!
I've had NO success at all with any coniferous plants. They can give results I believe when working with mordants although to be honest I can't think of any images where I have actually seen prints made using them. Casuarina on the other hand isn't actually a pine, it usually give super prints when soaked in rust water if you have access to it!
Hi from Dundas Ontario again.
Welcome back!
Thank you so much!!!
My pleasure Marie!
Wonderful information. Thank you Nicola. People have asked about flowers, I will ask about fruits and berries. Con they be used?
I'm glad that you are enjoying the bootcamp! I'll actually answer your question tonight during the live-stream but the simple answer is no. You won't get any good results from fruit or berries when working in the 'dirty. pot'. Here's a link if you'd like to hear me chat about this later on! ruclips.net/video/cA1GcRmziCA/видео.html
Hi from South Africa! For ironing after processing and washing, for SILK/WOOL still on very hot iron? Between parchment paper maybe? Thanks for the excellent bootcamp and how you have obviously spent a lot of time correlating your topics and info into specific orders.
I Just use the proper setting on my Iron for Silk.. use a pressing cloth as there is no need to think you are heat setting the cloth as it has been boiled in the pot for so long it is already set. Caroline Nixon advised this.
@@jdmosaics thanks so much.... Appreciated.
Can we ecoprinting directly om shirts and trousers,or first on the materiale and then makig shirts....?
Thank you so much for so much information and insight into eco printing with your method. Appreciate this very much and thank you for the effort and work and patience you put into helping us all with this creative process (your love of it absolutely shows in all you share, thank you again!!) ❤
Hello! Quick question... Have you tried using flowers for eco printing with the dirty pot? I have marigold, cosmos and hollyhocks in my garden and was wondering if they would work well since they are known to contain a lot of pigments.
Hello from Reykjavík Iceland
Hi back to you Gudrun! What a beautiful country you must live in
Nicola! Enjoying your presentation very much! If you use an iron pot for your dirty pot, do you still need to add a rust piece of iron to the pot?
No need
thank you x colleen
My pleasure!
Hello Nicola :-) Can you tell us how you poceed when you want to ecoprint and indigo dyeing, i mean indigo first or ecoprinting first, and why? thank you. see you tonight ;-)
Hi Agnes, you can do both and get different results depending on which process you do first! It's fun to use indigo to over dye pieces that haven't got the best prints, use a rusty metal pipe for the best results in this case.
Hi from Chicago
Good morning from Clasheen!
Your video's are so informative & your pieces come out so beautiful! Could I use dried eucalyptus leaves & branches or do they need to be fresh?
Absolutely Jennifer, all you need to do is soak your eucalyptus vegetation in water until it is soft and flexible again, then use it! I like to dab the soaked leaves or bark on a towel so that they are not dripping water. If the leaves are too wet you will still get beautiful colour and prints, just not crisp outlines.
The water that you soak the eucalyptus in akes wonderful liquid to top up your dirty pot with!
@@clasheen Thank you so much for the reply & wonderful information. I've done some botanical printing on paper & made some natural dyes & dyed some fabric but I really want to take it up a notch & do the dirty pot printing. I can't wait. You are such an inspiration & fantastic teacher!
@@clasheen You said in your video that you can't use eucalyptus that's been treated with glycerine or dyed. How can you tell if it's been treated with glycerine?
Hello from New Jersey, USA
Hello from Ireland!
Hi!!! Graciela form Costa Rica , Central America
Greetings from Clasheen
Thank you very much for your wonderful bootcamp, I've learnt heaps. Just one question ??? Where is it that you discuss using soymilk as a mordant???
She doesn’t use mordants, other than the pot she uses
Hi Rochana, I do use soymilk at times but that is something I share with members of my Eco Print and Wet Felt Club. I don't have it available here on RUclips at the moment.
Thanks Morag. I do sometimes use soy as a modifier but it's not something I discuss outside of the Eco Print and wet Felt Club. As you say, everything that I share here on RUclips is created using the dirty pot and/or home made rust water without traditional powdered mordants.
Hi from Marquette Michigan!
Hi Patty!
when starting from scratch how long it takes until the dirty pot will work good? how to start it? only a few metal things into it? and do you put your bundles into something like a basket or do they lay on the hot floor of the pot - i am afraid that they burn over gas heat which makes the floor very hot!?
It helps to make the dirty pot up at least an hour before the first session but the longer it is made the stronger the results will be. Here’s a link for you showing how to start your pot. ruclips.net/video/mR3pb6yljpQ/видео.html
Please do NOT worry about your bundles burning. So long as you have plenty of liquid covering them they will be fine. Just don’t cram so many into the pot that they can’t move freely. You can also rotate the bundles when you don’t have much space but not cramming the pots is the best idea.
??? Have you tried dipping cellulose fabric into a mixture of soy milk and water? I read it helps the fibers accept color better. What I read said you could dip and let dry to use later.???
Sorry, she has already addressed
Bicarb sofa to neautralise ? And how much in a normal size bucket
Thank you very much Nicola. I am following you and I will be buying the e-book in the near future.
Thanks so much for your support Sara!
???if using a pressure cooker, would you shorten bundle processing time and by how much???
Hi Catherine, yes, using a pressure cooker would shorten the process but I’m afraid that I can’t tell you by how much. If you were to cook a stew for 3 hours in a conventional pot how many hours would you cook the same food in a pressure cooker? One? If this was the case I’d say you could shorten the time by two thirds so just use your head and experiment.
We call sycamore ‘liquid ambar’ in Tasmania; some people also call it sweet gum 🌿😊
Rita - In the UK we have both Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Liquidamber (Liquidamber styraciflua), completely different trees. This is why using the Latin names avoids confusion!
Yes Morag, I totally agree about this and using the Latin names is the only way to avoid confusion!
As Morag has already commented they are actually two different trees! Liquidamber grows here in Ireland too but gives me no prints whatsoever in the 'dirty pot'.
???from Australia... Am looking for silk. Looked at Mairion.
Can I use satin silk???
Absolutely Tamsin, it will print beautifully
??? For the blackberry leaves in your photo, how differently will the yellowish, spotted leaf print versus the totally green leaf And do spotted/damaged/bug eaten leaves print in an interesting manner???
Hi Cecile, depending on the time of year and current growing conditions leaves can print differently, they don't always though! Often leaves that are spotted (black spot for example on Acer pseudoplatanus) give no prints at all where the black spots are, that is fun and also, damaged leaves often give very interesting graduations of colour. I always look out for these when I am gathering leaves to print with!
@@clasheen, very interesting! Thank you!
??? I'm a little confused. Is this method really colourfast for cellulose with the vegetation mentioned? Is it the rust water or the cook time that achieves this?
It’s totally colourfast with the process and vegetation used. The reactive pot, rust water and option chunk of metal in the pot mimic traditional,powdered mordants to a degree
When you mention using only 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to neutralize the reaction of a copper pipe, would that be to perhaps a gallon of water?
Hi Cecile, you only need to use the baking soda if your fabric is in direct contact with an iron pipe, not copper. When you do use it the quantity of water doesn't matter, use enough so that there is plenty for the fabric to swirl around in.
Can you put pieces wrapped on metal tubes into dirty pot vertically rather than horizontally????
Yes but you will fit far less pieces in the pot if you do this. Strange but true!
???When you mention using only 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to neutralize the reaction of a copper pipe, would that be to perhaps a gallon of water????
I only neutralise the fabric when it is in direct contact with iron or rusty metal Cecile, not copper. The quantity of water doesn't matter, it's the quantity of bicarbonate of soda or baking soda in relation to the amount of fabric that is important. A silk scarf for example needs only a quarter of a teaspoon but a heavy wool blanket could take a few teaspoons. Use your head and don't use too much!
Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😊
You're welcome 😊
How do you change the colors of the eucalyptus leaves.... How do I make it red or orange....the eucalyptus i use here...turns green..i want it in red color....please help
Many eucalyptus varieties never give red but here's a video sharing which ones work every time for me! ruclips.net/video/eAE6dPjPljc/видео.html There is a link in that video description, if you click it and join my newsletter mailing list you can get a free PDF with all the info you are looking for! BTW I'd love to have some green printing ones........
$$$$ when soaking paper ( cellulose) for eco printing , do you need vinegar in the water ? $$$$
I always use it because I like the results
Amazon link to Wet Felting and Eco Printing supplies and books that you recommend doesn't work. Olive oil soap link works and the sprinkler tops links to another french soap, not bottle tops .
Thanks so much for flagging this Cate. I'm actually going to remove all the Amazon links right now as it's not something I have time to look into further for a few weeks. There is so much to do behind the scenes that is more important! Cheers. Nicola
I so agree re: not controlling the prints but having a more organic ‘go with the flow’ approach … much more fun too, letting nature do its thing! 🙂🙂
We are definitely on the same page Rita!
??? Does the water need to be flurite free for rusting ???
In my experience any water, from a well or from a city supply with chemicals will work fine
Thank you :)
You're welcome
???can you use red onions too???
Yes
???do you work with damp fabric ???
Yes. Soaking the fabric overnight in water then squeezing to make it damp works best as it will absorb more of the natural dye colour
Do you ever use iron pills in the water?
Never, I always use a chunk of rusty metal
??Does it matter what type of eucalyptus is used??
Here's a link to a video which should help! ruclips.net/video/eAE6dPjPljc/видео.html
Lima in Tunisia
Greetings from Clasheen!
Windsor mass
Comment je peux traduire la video en français ou en Arabe merci beaucoup
Hi! You should be able to turn on subtitles in either language 🥰