Saturday, April 26, 2014

Pine and Bottle Brush prints 針松與串錢柳印染

Last year I tried the bottle brush (Callistemon Viminalis 串錢柳)on silk, it gives purple. I was wondering how it looks on boiled wool.  The day before I done a piece but not quiet nice and I've to remake with brighter euc leaves. 
去年做了串錢柳印在𢇁料上有明顯粉紫色,日前嘗試印在呢絨上,但效果不什清晰,後加上一兩片按樹葉帶出一點橙色後,總算有些看頭。

  
This is how it looks after I put a few orange euc.  The background purple is the bottle brush shade only.

I made three groups on a boiled wool with the leaves picked on the day I strolled along the river.

Already April, it's still spring here in Hong Kong.  Sprouts with vivid colours.
Me, busy as the egret, looking for something...... walked and walked......

Spring - carpet of flowers, refreshed my sights.

Finally found the bottle brush.  I picked a few home.
Before and after pictures comparison.
The top picture,  three groups of leaves, all are with casaurina, the left one with bottle brush, others without but with a marigold.  After an hour boiling, the outcome was not very good, I then put the euc to bring out some color.
The "before and after" of the one with bottle brush.  The final added euc got a bit orange color.

So I found that bottle brush is no good on wool but only on silk.  
Quite rich patterns with Casaurina and euc. Casaurina on boiled wool is my fav so far.

6 comments:

  1. what a beautiful place to stroll, I love that you compared to the Egret!!! The placement of your plants madea lovely design, beautiful,

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  2. Hello Terriea, you are having so much fun experimenting with lovely flowers and leaves. They all are unique and pretty. I enjoyed seeing your carpet of Spring flowers. The lavender color is beautiful. The bottlebrush flower are also gorgeous. Have a wonderful week. Hugs Judy

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    1. Purple. I love. The carpet of spring flowers was an accidental find on the way. Nature is of beauty !

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  3. You must have pages of notes, by now, of what does and doesn't work!

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  4. Every time something new is an adventure in finding the natural materials to play with and then adding your special touch to make it unique. I am so glad you are having fun.
    (((HUGS))) Susanne :)

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