Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper
Effects with blankets
A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist
About the video: Effects with blankets
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain the procedure for obtaining leaf outline effects and background colors by adding a pre-etched or stained blanket. You will learn the following variants: Ferrous sulfate blanket to obtain outlines, tinted blanket to obtain other background colors and ferrous sulfate blanket to obtain another background color. ”
In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: Effects with blankets, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper. Learn how to transfer textures and colors to create patterns with flowers and plants.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to teach you to use blankets or fabric as a vehicle to create effects. I'm going to put my cotton cloth, previously washed and bitten. Remember to always stretch the fabric well so that there are no folds when printing. Now I'm going to start arranging different eucalyptus leaves. I'm going to put a lot of tension on the side of the moon touching the fabric, since this is where we're going to get the result. All of these leaves have been soaked in water with vinegar. Remember that at the end you can put smaller leaves to finish filling. vamos a poner is in the cent...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing, Textile Printing

Anabel Torres
A course by Anabel Torres
Anabel Torres has been a specialist in natural textile dyes for the past seven years and, through her brand Antesis, she designs and sells sustainable items decorated with stunning organic colors, as well as offering textile art workshops across Mexico City.
Her focus is on studying and experimenting with colors that can be easily obtained from the world around us—such as indigo, annatto, and cochineal—and she draws inspiration from the textures found in nature.
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