Winter Leaf Printing: Beauty from November to March

Print with dry leaves and weeds

For many people, printing with leaves on fabric or paper feels like a seasonal activity. Once the leaves and flowers disappear—and if you haven’t preserved any—the chance to create beautiful prints seems to be gone. But it doesn’t have to be. In this class, you’ll learn how to continue printing with the leaves you find on the ground and with dry weeds throughout the colder months. While leaves that stay on the ground longer may produce softer prints, Lena will show you techniques for achieving sharp, rustic, and beautifully detailed impressions using leaves collected from November to March.

What You Will Learn

Please follow the prerecorded videos to explore the many possibilities of working with fallen leaves trough autumn and winter and dry weeds. You can ask questions in the chat room attached to each video—I’m here to help you achieve amazing results.

  • How to create clear, detailed prints using dry leaves found on the ground—even those collected from under snow between autumn and spring

  • How to print with common weeds to achieve striking, graphic botanical designs

  • How to balance composition and layout for harmonious, visually appealing fabric prints

  • How to enhance and refine your eco-prints using simple, natural techniques

  • How to add color using spices and natural materials from your kitchen cupboard

INTRODUCTION

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Let's Start

    • Materials for printing are everywhere
    • Introduction
    • Tools & Materials
    • Leaves Containing Tannin
    • Extracting Tannin
    • Making a long core tube
  • 2

    Printing With Dry Leaves & Weeds

    • Preparing Weeds & Leaves for Printing
    • Preparing Fabric
    • Experiment 1
    • Experiment 2
    • Steaming Prints
    • Final Results
  • 3

    Other Botanical Classes

    • Other Classes about Felt & Print

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