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    Haar Eco Prints 2011 KSU Sustainability

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    This document summarizes a study on creating eco prints through dyeing and printing fabrics using plants. It discusses using direct contact between plants and fabric or extracting dye from plants through solar heating or decomposition to create unique color effects and patterns on fabrics in a sustainable way. The methodology section describes experimenting with different plant materials, mordants, fabric types, and dye extraction methods like using solar heat or decomposition. It provides examples of different eco print techniques that can produce single plant value effects, variegated multi-plant patterns, ombre effects, physical resist patterns, tri-fold prints, and imprints of flowers and leaves on fabrics.

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    This document summarizes a study on creating eco prints through dyeing and printing fabrics using plants. It discusses using direct contact between plants and fabric or extracting dye from plants through solar heating or decomposition to create unique color effects and patterns on fabrics in a sustainable way. The methodology section describes experimenting with different plant materials, mordants, fabric types, and dye extraction methods like using solar heat or decomposition. It provides examples of different eco print techniques that can produce single plant value effects, variegated multi-plant patterns, ombre effects, physical resist patterns, tri-fold prints, and imprints of flowers and leaves on fabrics.

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    This document summarizes a study on creating eco prints through dyeing and printing fabrics using plants. It discusses using direct contact between plants and fabric or extracting dye from plants through solar heating or decomposition to create unique color effects and patterns on fabrics in a sustainable way. The methodology section describes experimenting with different plant materials, mordants, fabric types, and dye extraction methods like using solar heat or decomposition. It provides examples of different eco print techniques that can produce single plant value effects, variegated multi-plant patterns, ombre effects, physical resist patterns, tri-fold prints, and imprints of flowers and leaves on fabrics.

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    Haar Eco Prints 2011 KSU Sustainability

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    This document summarizes a study on creating eco prints through dyeing and printing fabrics using plants. It discusses using direct contact between plants and fabric or extracting dye from plants through solar heating or decomposition to create unique color effects and patterns on fabrics in a sustainable way. The methodology section describes experimenting with different plant materials, mordants, fabric types, and dye extraction methods like using solar heat or decomposition. It provides examples of different eco print techniques that can produce single plant value effects, variegated multi-plant patterns, ombre effects, physical resist patterns, tri-fold prints, and imprints of flowers and leaves on fabrics.

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    The key takeaways are that the document describes methods for dyeing and printing fabric using plants in a sustainable way, including extracting dye through direct contact with plants or through solar decomposition processes.

    Some methods described for extracting dye from plants are direct contact between the plant and fabric, extraction through solar decomposition by leaving plants in water and sunlight, and extraction using electric or gas heating.

    Some techniques described for applying dye to fabric include layering plants on fabric and solar dyeing, accordion folding fabric with plants inserted and solar dyeing, and sandwiching plants between fabric layers and hammering the fabric to imprint the plants.

    Eco Prints: Dyeing and Printing with Plants

    Sustainable Practices for Color Effects


    Sherry Haar, Ph.D. Apparel, Textiles & Interior Design; Agricultural Experiment Station Kansas State University

    Purpose Solid color yarn dyeing information available Explore/document unique color effects on fabric Direct contact between plant & fabric
    (Kadolph & Diadick-Casselman, 2004; Flint, 2008)

    Extraction through solar & decomposition


    (Richards & Tyrl, 2005)

    Alternative, sustainable dye method Methodology Practice-based Experimentation to discover/revise methods with the end result being an artifact (Gray & Malins, 2004)

    Fabric Preparation Scour & Mordant (Wipplinger, 2005)


    Potassium aluminum sulfate Aluminum acetate Soda ash Cream of tartar

    Bag & refrigerate or dry


    Cellulose vs. protein

    Plants Grow in landscaping; K-State student farm; source in the wild


    (sumac, ironweed, goldenrod, biden, oak gulls, osage orange bark, broom sedge)

    Fresh, frozen, dried

    Cosmos

    Weld

    Hollyhock

    Hibiscus

    Coreopsis

    Zinnia

    Madder

    Marigold

    Indigo

    Tickseed

    Pansy

    Rudbeckia

    Hopi Black Sunflower

    Dahlia

    Purple Basil

    Daylily

    Impatiens

    Safflower

    Gaillardia

    Coleus

    Woad

    Rudbeckia

    Chamomile

    Dye Extraction
    Electric or Gas Monitor temperature & time Solar & Decomposition Natural resource Variables
    Container size/amt of fabric/amt of water Outdoor temperature/time Plant hardiness

    Single Plant Value Effects Frozen black hollyhock; solar dye; bamboo/ organic cotton/spandex jersey knit; inset is exhaust on silk crepe de chine.

    Multi-Plant Variegated
    Flowers (cosmos, coleus, coreopsis, day lily, pansy, hollyhock) on hemp/silk faille. Rolled & covered in plastic; solar dye.

    Ombre Effect Lemon gem marigold, zinnia, cosmos, & coreopsis layered by color as t-shirt was scrunched in jar; solar dyed one day.

    Physical Resist. Flowers were placed by color (cosmos orange, day lily/hibiscus/hollyhock, cosmos yellow, pansy/lobelia) in sections on one-half of damp, mordanted silk crepe de chine. Cover with remaining fabric; twist & secure sections; mist with water; cover; and solar dye.

    Tri-fold Print
    Accordion pleat and fold mordanted fabric into a stacked triangle while inserting fresh and frozen petals into corners. Wet bundle; place in plastic bag under weights; solar dye.
    Flowers: tickseed, hollyhock & cosmos Fabric: cotton/silk satin

    Flower & Leaf Imprints New Guinea impatiens on mercerized cotton print cloth. Folded damp fabric over impatiens, covered with plastic and weighed down with wood shelving; solar dye.

    Imprinting with Dahlia Placed dahlias on half of damp organic cotton sueded muslin, covered with remaining fabric. Encased in plastic, added weight and solar dyed.

    Imprinting Layers Color permeates through fabric layers (stack, fold, roll) creating shadow imprints. Hibiscus on cotton/silk; accordion folded; solar.

    coleus

    hollyhock

    coreopsis

    black pearl pepper

    weld

    Imprint Samples

    Prints by Hammering

    Sandwich fresh plants between mordanted fabric; fabric or paper as a base Hammer the fabric using a hammer with a rounded rubber face. (Use scrap fabric under the hammer head to
    prevent smudging).

    Remove plant, dry, press, hand wash to remove remaining plant pieces and excess color; machine wash.

    Sowhat do you do with these fabrics???

    From the Garden Garments

    Selected References
    Buchanan, R. (1995). A dyers garden. Interweave. Cardon, D. (2007). Natural dyes. Archetype. Fletcher, K. (2008). Sustainable fashion & textiles. Earthscan. Flint, I. (2008). Eco Colour. Murdoch Books. Gray, C. & Malins, J. (2004). Visualizing research. Ashgate. Bhmer, H. (2002). Koekboya: Natural dyes and textiles. Kadolph, S. J. & Diadick-Casselman, K. (2004). In the bag: Contact natural dyes. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 22(1/2), 15-21. Niles, J. N. (1990). The art and craft of natural dyeing. University of Tennessee Press. Richards, L. & Tyrl, R. J. (2005). Dyes from American native plants. Timber Press, Inc. Wipplinger, M. (2005). Natural dye instruction booklet. Seattle, WA: Earthues.

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