Plant hammering

Hammering: Natural Fabric Dye: This is a really cool fabric dyeing technique that I learned when I was younger. It's surprisingly simple: all you need is a hammer, some fabric, a flat surface, and some plants. Well, and something to fix the dye helps.

Learn about the technique of flower pounding to create beautiful hammered flower prints on fabrics or paper.

This is a whole new way to preserve flowers 😯 🌸 | flower, hammer

Hapa Zome is an easy eco printing technique using fresh plant material, natural fabric and a hammer or mallet. It is a unique nature craft!

From moss to milk, these alternatives to the usual drawing tools will inspire you to create in a different and super fun way!

We explore the many different applications of flower pounding, including illustration, embroidery, sewing and fabric dyeing.

Liz Spencer • Natural Dye & Plant Color on Instagram: "Plant Possibilities ~ Perspective Pivot ☞ Pollen or Paint? 💫 ☞ Comment PLANT PRINT & I’ll send you the direct link to access this tutorial before it RETIRES! 📝Documenting the magic of plant hammer prints for you! Get the whole shebang in ✨A Year in Natural Dyes✨ 📌TODAY is the LAST DAY ~ just a few more hours until this info packed tutorial RETIRES. 🔗Click the link in my bio ☞ the first button will take you there ~ you’ll get…

Liz Spencer • Natural Dye & Plant Color(@thedogwooddyer) • Instagram写真と動画

Beth of Acorn Pies has a neat tutorial on spring printmaking using plants and block printing ink, and I long to try it. I love print-making, but am often trying to do such projects when the youngest children are napping--if I am so fortunate as to have them napping at the same time. This method involves fewer materials, no cleanup, and a hammer--making it especially appealing and appropriate for young boys. This is so easy, I'm almost ashamed to call it a tutorial. Gather some nice leaves…

Liz Spencer • Natural Dyes & Growing Color on Instagram: "Plant hammered 🌿🔨Garden Botanical Sampler - A documentation of my garden on cloth 💚 this technique is the perfect way to record the plants around you whether you have a garden, or a snip of a flower or leaf from your favorite local plants. 📌Learn how to pre-treat fabric naturally to achieve plant prints that will withstand wash & wear in my new Tutorial in ✨A Year in Natural Dyes✨ The tutorial has lists of my favorite fabric…