About This Course:

This online course is hosted directly on our website — once enrolled, you can log in anytime, from any device, to learn at your own pace.

Throughout the course, you’ll gain a deep understanding of how to prepare cellulose fabrics for botanical printing, from fiber preparation to mordanting and beyond.

The course includes 14 detailed lessons, covering:

• Selecting the best cellulose fabrics for printing

• Properly cleaning and scouring fibers before mordanting

• Three essential mordant recipes, plus variations for optimal results

• How to effectively fix the mordant to the fiber

• Expert methods for decorating, rolling, bundling, and steaming to achieve crisp, vibrant prints — and more!

Cellulose fibers — like cotton, linen, viscose, ramie, and rayon — all begin as plants, each with its own texture and spirit. Before they can receive color, these sturdy fibers need gentle preparation to open their surfaces and invite in the pigments of leaves and flowers.

Once you learn these simple, grounding techniques, you’ll be able to create a wide variety of botanical prints — each one a reflection of your own intuition, artistry, and connection to the natural world.