Dyeing bundles unwrapped

After a busy day I finally got to my sample bundles from my dyeing -eco printing session several days ago.

I had collected sixteen samples from the vicinity where I live to see how effective the plant material was for  eco printing.  Some plant material is more effective in the dye bath than in eco printing.  So it was my time to experiment and get to know the local flora for my dyeing. We moved here just over two years ago and I am finally getting back into my fibre arts.

I had used silk noil for my samples with cotton that had been soaked in soy milk between the layers of silk.  One bundle was put into a pot with iron, the other with copper.

I was quite excited as I peeled the layers apart.  Some of the colours were amazing, whilst others were somewhat disappointing.  I was surprised how well the  ecoprint appeared on the cotton with some plants.  I initially laid them out in pairs so I could compare the results.

I finally laid them all out and left them to dry overnight.