{"id":19729,"date":"2025-09-19T21:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19729"},"modified":"2025-09-20T14:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:12:45","slug":"ekoprinttausta-botanical-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19729","title":{"rendered":"Ekoprinttausta \/ Botanical printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Siirryt\u00e4\u00e4n vaihteeksi v\u00e4h\u00e4n kevyempiin aiheisiin. Arvasitte ehk\u00e4 jo otsikon perusteella, ett\u00e4 k\u00e4vin taas uudella kurssilla. Olen ottanut tavakseni opetella joka syksy jonkun uuden tekniikan. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa valikoitui tekniikaksi ekoprinttaus. Suomenkielinen nimi ei ehk\u00e4 oikein anna selke\u00e4\u00e4 k\u00e4sityst\u00e4 mit\u00e4 ekoprinttauksessa tapahtuu. Totuudenmukaisempi termi voisi olla kasvipainanta, tosin sekin saattaa antaa mielikuvia siit\u00e4 mit\u00e4 lapsena harrastettiin, eli v\u00e4ritettiin kasvien lehti\u00e4 peitev\u00e4reill\u00e4 jonka j\u00e4lkee niit\u00e4 paineltiin paperille. Ekoprinttaus ei kuitenkaan vaadi mit\u00e4\u00e4n v\u00e4riaineita, sill\u00e4 v\u00e4rit tulevat kasveista itsest\u00e4\u00e4n. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kurssilla ekoprintattiin paperia, mutta yht\u00e4 hyvin sit\u00e4 voi tehd\u00e4 my\u00f6s kankaalle, jolloin ohjeet ovat hiukan erilaiset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarvikkeet<\/strong>
– kasvien osia, kukkia, lehti\u00e4, kuivuneita tai kuihtuneita kasveja jne
– tukevaa vesiv\u00e4ripaperia
– alunaa
– isohkoja laattoja tai levyj\u00e4 jotka kest\u00e4v\u00e4t keitt\u00e4misen
– iso kattila jonne isot laatat mahtuvat sis\u00e4lle
– rautanauloja tai hevosenkenki\u00e4 (tai rautavihrilli\u00e4)
– narua
– vett\u00e4
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Ekoprinttauksessa kasvien omat luonnolliset v\u00e4riaineet siirtyv\u00e4t alunan, kiehuvan veden ja raudan avustuksella paperille. Lopputulos on aina yll\u00e4tys, eik\u00e4 sit\u00e4 ihan tarkalleen voi kontrolloida. Usein lopputulos ei ole edes identtisen\u00e4 toistettavissa, vaikka materiaalit olisivat t\u00e4ysin samat. Paperit kastetaan aluna-vesiseoksessa, jonka j\u00e4lkeen ne ladotaan laatojen v\u00e4liin vuorotellen kasvikerrosten kanssa. Liian paksut, ter\u00e4v\u00e4t ja kovat kasvienosat poistetaan, jotteivat ne riko paperia. Paksuista kukinnoista voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 vain ter\u00e4lehdet. Asetteluun voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 omaa taiteellista n\u00e4kemyst\u00e4. Laattojen v\u00e4liin pinottu nippu sidotaan tiukasti kasaan naruilla jonka j\u00e4lkeen koko nippu laitetaan kattilaan, kiehuvaan veteen hevosenkenkien tai rautanaulojen kanssa ja annetaan kiehua 1-2 tunnin ajan. Nippu nostetaan hetkeksi j\u00e4\u00e4htym\u00e4\u00e4n ja sitten kun sormet kest\u00e4v\u00e4t l\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00e4, nippu avataan. Kasvit poistetaan ja paperit asetetaan yksitt\u00e4in kuivumaan pyyhkeelle, lakanalle tai pyykkitelineelle. Kannattaa huomioida ett\u00e4 jos k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 myrkyllisi\u00e4 kasveja kuten pietaryrtti\u00e4 tai monia perennoja, keitt\u00e4minen kannattaa suorittaa ulkona. My\u00f6s alunalle herk\u00e4t voivat saada oireita sis\u00e4tiloissa kattilaa keitt\u00e4ess\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Viinik\u00f6ynn\u00f6ksen tummanpunaiset lehdet ja poimulehden kukinto. \/
Dark red leaves of vine and flowers of ladies mantle.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

J\u00e4nnitt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 on ett\u00e4 jokainen kasvi tuottaa erilaisen lopputuloksen. L\u00e4hesk\u00e4\u00e4n kaikista ei irtoa v\u00e4ri\u00e4, mutta kasvi voi silti j\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 paperiin j\u00e4ljen, er\u00e4\u00e4nlaisen varjokuvan. Lehtien eri puolet antavat erilaisen kuvion. Kuvio voi olla positiivi tai negatiivi ja joskus v\u00e4ri voi levit\u00e4 niin ett\u00e4 se on vain pelkk\u00e4 l\u00e4ikk\u00e4 paperilla. V\u00e4rit voivat siirty\u00e4 my\u00f6s paperin l\u00e4pi seuraavaan paperiin tai paperin toiselle puolelle. Hehkuvan punaisista lehdist\u00e4 tulee usein tummaa vihre\u00e4\u00e4 v\u00e4ri\u00e4. Violeteista kukista ja lehdist\u00e4 voi tulla vihre\u00e4\u00e4 tai sinert\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4. Jotkut keltaiset kukat antavat punaista v\u00e4ri\u00e4, jotkut eiv\u00e4t oikein mit\u00e4\u00e4n. Oransseista kukista ja lehdist\u00e4 voi tulla vihre\u00e4\u00e4 tai voimakkaan keltaista. Ruskeista lehdist\u00e4 voi tulla ruskeaa v\u00e4ri\u00e4, vihreist\u00e4 lehdist\u00e4 voi tulla vihre\u00e4\u00e4, sinert\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4, kellert\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 tai sitten ei oikein mit\u00e4\u00e4n. Vadelman lehdet antavat usein ruskeaa ja raudan kanssa reagoidessaan mustaa. Maitohorsman lehdet antavat usein ruskeaa ja v\u00e4h\u00e4n mustaakin. Vuorenkilven ruskeat lehdet antavat ruskeaa ja mustaa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e4llaisena perfektionistina minua kiehtoo tekniikka, jossa en itse voi juurikaan hallita lopputulosta. Se kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 sietokyky\u00e4ni ep\u00e4t\u00e4ydelliseen, kontrolloimattomaan lopputulokseen, jossa luonto ja sattuma hoitaa varsinaisen luomisty\u00f6n. Voin toki ohjata teoksen synty\u00e4 valitsemalla ja asettelemalla kasvit. Lopputulos on aina enemm\u00e4n tai v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n sattumanvarainen, vaikka kokeilun ja kokemuksen kautta kontrolli kasvaa jonkin verran. Lopulliseen kuvioon ja v\u00e4rimaailmaan vaikuttavat valitut kasvit ja niiden sis\u00e4lt\u00e4m\u00e4t v\u00e4riaineet ja niiden m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4t, raudan m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 keitoksessa sek\u00e4 valittu paperi. Ostin kurssia varten kolme lehti\u00f6t\u00e4 akvarellipaperia. Yksi lehti\u00f6ist\u00e4 oli muovitettu joten en ostohetkell\u00e4 tajunnut ett\u00e4 paperi on hennosti lilan s\u00e4vyinen, verrattuna muihin papereihin. Keitoksessa v\u00e4ris\u00e4vyt tasaantuivat ja paperin lilas\u00e4vyisyys h\u00e4lveni. Toki saattaa olla ett\u00e4 paperi vaikutti kaikkien muidenkin paperien v\u00e4ris\u00e4vyihin. Kuviin valitsin omia suosikkejani joissa muodot ja v\u00e4rit miellytt\u00e4v\u00e4t omaa silm\u00e4\u00e4ni eniten. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Let’s move on to some lighter topics for a change. You may have guessed from the title that I took another new course. I have made it a habit to learn a new technique every fall. This time, I chose eco-printing\/botanical printing. Term eco-printing may not give a clear idea of what it actually is. A more accurate term might be plant printing o botanical printing, although that might bring to mind something we did as children, namely colouring plant leaves with paints and then pressing them onto paper. However, eco-printing does not require any dyes or paints, as the colours come from the plants themselves. On this workshop we printed on paper, but this can be done on fabric too. For fabric the instructions are slightly different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/strong>
– Plant parts, flowers, leaves, dried or dying plants, etc.
– Sturdy watercolour paper
– Alum
– Large flat tiles or plates that can withstand boiling
– Large pot that can hold the large tiles
– Iron nails or horseshoes (or iron rods)
– String
– Water
(- cooking plate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In eco-printing, the plants’ own natural dyes are transferred to paper with the help of alum, boiling water and iron. The end result is always a surprise and cannot be controlled precisely. Often, the end result cannot even be reproduced identically, even if the materials are exactly the same. The papers are dipped in an alum-water mixture and then stacked between tiles, alternating with layers of plants. Plant parts that are too thick, sharp, or hard are removed so that they do not tear the paper. Only the individual petals of thick flowers can be used. You can use your own artistic vision for the arrangement. The bundle stacked between the tiles is tied tightly with strings, after which the entire bundle is placed in a pot of boiling water with horseshoes or iron nails and left to boil for 1-2 hours. The bundle is lifted out to cool for a moment, and then, when your fingers can withstand the heat, the bundle is opened. The plants are removed and the papers are placed individually on a towel, sheet or drying rack or clothesline to dry. It is worth noting that if you use poisonous plants such as tansy or many perennials, it is best to boil them outdoors. People who are sensitive may also experience symptoms from alum fumes when boiling the pot indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lehdet antavat erilaisen lopputuloksen riippuen siit\u00e4 kumpi puoli on paperia vasten. P\u00e4\u00e4llipuoli antaa v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n tai erilaista v\u00e4ri\u00e4 kuin alapuoli. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 maitohorsman lehti\u00e4. \/
Leaves give different result depending on white side is against the paper. Upper side of the leaf gives less or different colour than underside. These are fireweed leaves.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

It is exciting that each plant produces different result. Not all of them release colour, but the plant can still leave a mark on the paper, a kind of shadow image. Different sides of the leaves produce different patterns. The pattern can be positive or negative, and sometimes the colour can spread so that it is just a smudge on the paper. The colours can also transfer through the paper to the next sheet or to the other side of the paper. Vibrant red leaves often give dark green colour Purple flowers and leaves can turn green or bluish. Some yellow flowers give a red colour, and some give no colour at all. Orange flowers and leaves can give green or vibrant yellow. Brown leaves can give brown, green leaves can give green, bluish, yellowish, or not really anything. Raspberry leaves often give brown and black when they react with iron. Milkweed leaves often give brown and slightly black. Elephants ears brown leaves give brown and black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a perfectionist, I am fascinated by techniques where I have little or no control over the end result. It develops my tolerance for imperfect, uncontrollable outcomes, where nature and chance do the actual creative work. Of course, I can guide the creation by selecting and arranging the plants. The end result is still always more or less random, although through trial, error and experience, some control can be gained. The final pattern and colour scheme are influenced by the selected plants and the dyes they contain and their quantities, the amount of iron in the mixture, and the selected paper. I bought three pads of watercolour paper for this course. One of the pads was wrapped in plastic, so I didn’t realize at the time of purchase that the paper had a slight lilac tint compared to the other papers. In the pan, the colours evened out and the lilac tint of the paper faded. Of course, it may be that the paper affected the colours of all the other papers as well. For these pictures, I chose my own favourites, whose shapes and colours appeal to my eye the most.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kasvit ja taitellut A4-arkit odottavat k\u00e4sittely\u00e4. \/
Plants and folded A4 sheets waiting for the treatment.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Muoviastiassa on litra vett\u00e4 ja ruokalusikallinen alunaa. Paperiarkit kastellaan aluna-vedess\u00e4 ja ladotaan vasemmalla muoviastiassa n\u00e4kyv\u00e4n laatan p\u00e4\u00e4lle kerroksittain niin ett\u00e4 jokaisen paperin v\u00e4liin tulee kasveja. \/
Plastic dish has one liter of water and one table spoon of alum. Each sheet of paperi is dipped into the alum-water and then layered on top of the tile, seen on the left. Place plants between each sheet. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Viimeisen arkin p\u00e4\u00e4lle lopuksi kasveja ja toinen laatta ja lopuksi sidotaan nippu naruilla yhteen<\/strong>. Valitettavasti unohdin ottaa kuvan kiehuvista kattiloista, mutta kattilassa on hevosenkenki\u00e4, rautanauloja tai muuta ruosteista rautaa (tai pieni m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 rautavihtrilli\u00e4). Vett\u00e4 on oltava niin paljon ett\u00e4 laattanippu on kokonaan veden alla ja kattilan pit\u00e4\u00e4 kiehua 1-2 tuntia. Mit\u00e4 enemm\u00e4n liemess\u00e4 on rautaa, sit\u00e4 tummempia s\u00e4vyist\u00e4 tulee, v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n rautaa, pastellisempia s\u00e4vyj\u00e4. Samaa lient\u00e4 voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 noin kahdesti. Kolmannella keitolla arkeista voi tulla jo melko mustia, joka toki sekin voi olla taiteellista. \/<\/strong>
On top of the last sheet some plants and finally second tile. Then the whole bundle is tied together.<\/em><\/strong> Unfortunately I forgot to take photo of the boiling pans, but there are rusty horse shoes, nails and other rusty iron bits in there (or small amount of vitriol). Water has to cover the bundle completely and it has to boil 1-2 hours. The more iron in the water, the darker the colours become, less iron, more pastel results. You can use same liquid twice. Third boiling might make the sheets quite black, but even that can be artistic. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Arkit kuivumassa pyykkitelineell\u00e4 \/
Sheets drying on laundry rack.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Keijunkukan viininpunainen lehti ja kukinto. \/
Purple alumroot leaf and flowers.<\/em><\/strong>
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Tunnistamattomia lehti\u00e4, mahdollisesti koivuangervon punavioletteja lehti\u00e4 ja joitakin muita pieni\u00e4 lehti\u00e4. \/
Unknown leaves, possibly purple Spiraea leaves and some other smaller leaves.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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T\u00e4m\u00e4 saniaisprintti on melkein kuin taidevalokuva. \/
This print of a fern leaf is almost like art photograph.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Punaisia syksyn lehti\u00e4. Oikealla lehtien alapuoli, vasemmalla haamuprintti, eli lehtien yl\u00e4puoli. \/
Red autumn leaves. On the right side is the underside of the leaves, on the left is the “ghost print”, the upperside.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Mesiangervon kuihtuneita kukintoja. \/
Withered flowers of meadowsweet.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Viinik\u00f6ynn\u00f6ksen lehti ja samettikukan punaisia ter\u00e4lehti\u00e4 ja keltaisia keskuslehti\u00e4. \/
Vine leaf and red and yellow petals from marigold. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Oranssin v\u00e4rin antaa hehkuvanpunaisen dahlian ter\u00e4lehdet, nelilehtiset muodot ovat syyshortensian kukinnoista. \/
Orange colour comes form bright red dahlia petals, four-leaf shapes are form the autumn hydrangea flowers.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ruskea lehti on kuihtunut pionin lehti, kukinnot tuntemattomasta keltakukkaisesta kasvista. \/
Brown leaf is from dried peony leaf, flowers are from unknown yellow flower.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Vadelman lehti\u00e4. \/
Raspberry leafs<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ruusun lehti\u00e4. Vasemmalla oleva haamuprintti on kuin vesiv\u00e4rimaalaus. \/<\/strong>
Rose leaves. Ghost print on the left is like a watercolour painting.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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T\u00e4m\u00e4 hauska sekasotku on pelkki\u00e4 kuihtuneita maitohorsman kukintoja h\u00f6ytyvineen. \/
This funny mess is plain dried fireweed flowers with fluff.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Vasemmalla tuoreita siank\u00e4rs\u00e4m\u00f6n lehti\u00e4, oikealla vaahteranlehti ja joitakin tuntemattomia kukkia, ehk\u00e4 syysastereita. \/
On the left fresh common yarrow leaves, on the right maple leaf and some unknown flowers, possibly michaelmas daisy.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Viinisuolahein\u00e4n lehti ja joku korte joka n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 hauskasti keuhkokuvalta. \/
Rumex leaf and some horsetail which looks like lunges.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Alla isomaksaruohon kukintoja, yll\u00e4 vuorenkilven vaaleanruskea lehti. \/
Bottom is orpine flowers, top is brown elephants ear.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Siirryt\u00e4\u00e4n vaihteeksi v\u00e4h\u00e4n kevyempiin aiheisiin. Arvasitte ehk\u00e4 jo otsikon perusteella, ett\u00e4 k\u00e4vin taas uudella kurssilla. Olen ottanut tavakseni opetella joka syksy jonkun uuden tekniikan. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa valikoitui tekniikaksi ekoprinttaus. Suomenkielinen nimi ei ehk\u00e4 oikein anna selke\u00e4\u00e4 k\u00e4sityst\u00e4 mit\u00e4 ekoprinttauksessa tapahtuu. Totuudenmukaisempi termi voisi olla kasvipainanta, tosin sekin saattaa antaa mielikuvia siit\u00e4 mit\u00e4 lapsena harrastettiin, eli… <\/p>\n

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