Making Nature Pigment Fabric Prints

Nature Pigment Fabric Prints: My kids enjoyed watching the different colors appear as they pounded the flowers and leaves. Some of them surprised us, revealing colors we didn't see in the plants before.
You will need:


*A piece of unbleached muslin


*Various items from nature that contain pigment


*Waxed Paper


*A piece of wood


*A hammer
Use flowers with deep colors and leaves. We did ours in the fall and chose Black-Eyed Susan, Mums, and other smaller flowers with stems from our wildflower patch. We grabbed some dark colored leaves to add some green.
Place a piece of wood on a hard surface (we did this outside on our old deck). Lay your fabric on top of the wood. Place an item to be pounded on the fabric, face down. Lay a piece of waxed paper over to item. Now, carefully pound away. For more details go to:
Mama's Homestead
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  • Ann4127121 Ann4127121 on Apr 27, 2016
    what do you do with it afterwards and how do you keep the colour in tact.
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