Learn how to capture some of nature’s beauty by printing leaves and flowers on silk.  Botanical printing, sometimes called eco printing, is a direct-contact printing technique. Natural dyes and tannins in leaves and other plant materials are transferred to paper or cloth with prolonged high heat to create prints. No paints, inks, or external dyes…

Botanical or eco printing is a direct contact printing technique. Dyes, pigments and tannins in leaves are transferred to paper or cloth with prolonged high heat to create prints. Flowers, bark, roots, and berries can also be used. No paints, inks or external dyes are needed to create these beautiful monoprints. One of the rewarding aspects…