I have been thinking about eco-printing a shirt for some time. I like the concept of wearing naturally dyed clothing and I love the earthy look and colors. The one thing that was holding me back was how to deal with eco-printing the two sides of pre-made clothing at the same time and still create a visually pleasing item. In the end I decided to stop thinking about it and just try it, after all how hard can it be?
I laid out the shirt, wet it down, and sprinkled on the leaves. then it was time for bundling and steaming.
This shirt sat bundled for longer than I usually do as life just simply got busy. I am pretty happy with the end results.
shirt front
Okay, to be honest I am very happy with the results and for that reason I am keeping the shirt for myself. Olive green is one of my favorite colors and the shirt is so earthy that I just must keep it.
shirt back
I think the leaf placement worked, and I like how the bundle marks ended up on the back.
details
The details printed beautifully, possibly because the item stayed bundled for so long.
I am still amazed at how well rose leaves print.
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this looks beautiful … I would like too!
Thanks for taking a look. There is something neat about being able to wear part of your garden.
absolutely!
Love the results! Haven’t tried rose leaves; looks great =)
Luckily I have a large supply of rose leaves due to my negligence in pruning! LOL!