Chopped up a bunch of avocado skins, added the pits, and set it all to simmer. Once strained the concoction made a surprising dye bath - the cloths came out maroon/rust/dusty pink pending on kind. While I had the pots on the stove I could not resist making a few bundles filled with fresh spring leaves, such as japanese maple, redbud, and roses... A wonderful end to a wonderful day. Happy spring.
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I have been using avocado for a while now and love the results! Love your leaf prints...Happy Easter, Lotta.
If you try slicing the pit into half circles and using them in a bundle with some iron you get lovely prints.
beautiful leaf prints.
Magical.
xo jane
What a wonderful way to spend the day! The leaf prints are beautiful.
Surprising result with the avocado (never used this myself), lovely colour... and the leaf prints are very nice too.
your garden of prints . dyes . cloth is spectacular .. you and nature make a very special team~
Ahh, those avocado shades are pleasing (leaves too, of course...) - I´ve thrown quite some avocado skins in the bin lately, seeing no use in the rather pinkish pink I usually get from them - so this is an encouragement to give it another try...
Oh, Lotta.......these are beautiful......ah, spring......we are weeks behind in Michigan. I am just now bundling up the walnuts a friend dried for me last fall......I am inspired........Thank YOU!
Does avocado skin make that colour? I am impressed!
Love this way your work is taking...and the comparisson of the last photos...great composition
delicious colors and prints, you must be pleased!
What mordant did you use, if any? You do such beautiful work!
and unboiled avocado skins print green...
totally lovely especially the last one which I've never seen as an ecoprint before.
simply beautiful! you are so creative :)
have a wonderful weekend!
it's really fantastic ! i like the leaf prints !
I've never seen this done before. so lovely. What sort of fabric are you using, just cottons?
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