🌼 Botanical Contact-Printing: Enhanced Prints with Background Colors

$111.00

In this richly illustrated workshop, you’ll explore how to eco-print with carrier blankets to achieve both bright, colorful backgrounds and deep, moody tones. You’ll also discover the mordant recipes essential for preparing natural fibers—both protein fabrics (like silk and wool) and cellulose fabrics (like cotton, linen, hemp, and viscose)—for successful printing and dyeing. 🌿

In this richly illustrated workshop, you’ll explore how to eco-print with carrier blankets to achieve both bright, colorful backgrounds and deep, moody tones. You’ll also discover the mordant recipes essential for preparing natural fibers—both protein fabrics (like silk and wool) and cellulose fabrics (like cotton, linen, hemp, and viscose)—for successful printing and dyeing. 🌿

Through a combination of instructive text, detailed photographs, and process videos, you’ll learn:


🌸 How to mordant protein and cellulose fabrics for vibrant, lasting color
🌸 How to botanical contact print (eco-print) with flowers and leaves
🌸 How to set up a simple home studio and choose essential supplies
🌸 How to mix the “Colorful Mordant” for vivid backgrounds
🌸 How to create the “Dark & Rich Mordant” for deep tonal carrier prints
🌸 How to select, prepare, and successfully print with fresh and dried vegetation
🌸 Fabric and color recommendations for best results
🌸 Tips for experimenting with dyes, plants, and compositions

These techniques can be applied across many natural fibers—offering endless variations and creative freedom.

🌼 Course Format

  • Self-paced – Start anytime and move at your own rhythm

  • Includes: step-by-step videos, high-quality photos, and easy-to-follow text

  • Access: enjoy unlimited access for two years after purchase

  • Support: a Q&A field at the bottom of the course page lets you ask questions and see answers as they’re added

After purchasing, you’ll receive a special link and password to access the course directly through the Flora Obscura website. (Please note: this course is hosted online, not a downloadable file.)

🌸 Why You’ll Love It

This course blends artistry, botany, and science to illuminate the natural dye process. It’s a gentle invitation to slow down, observe nature’s palette, and translate the ephemeral beauty of plants into cloth. With every print, you’ll witness the quiet alchemy of color emerging from the natural world.

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