Once you make the purchase email thedogwooddyer@gmail.com to notify of completion and I will send the Tutorials right over. Thank you!

EcoPrinting with Naturally Dyed Plants Tutorial

⚘ When EcoPrinting in the conventional way, color palette results are limited to the inherent dye compounds found within the plant, but this NEW method unlocks an entire RAINBOW of colors for the art of EcoPrinting- many of which are impossible to achieve with the traditional EcoPrint process.

⚘ This process also IMPROVES & ACCENTUATES prints made by plants that EcoPrint reliably, making for fun & surprising color combinations: mixing the inherent dye compounds that occur naturally in the plant with the color of your choice!

⚘ EcoPrinting with dyed botanicals allows you to use practically ANY leaf or plant (use what you already have in your local environment) -even if they’re not good dye plants or plants whose prints have been underwhelming for you in the past.

Tutorial Includes:

• 40+ pages with visual step by step process & print samples to reference various possible mordants & colors.

• Materials Lists with direct links to my favorite suppliers.



• Which plants & dyes to use including RECIPES for strong/striking & light/subtle color results. 


• Step by step directions to mordant in multiple ways.

• Use this technique YEAR ROUND including in the winter. 


• This process works with MANY NATURAL DYES & the Tutorial includes a spotlight on working with Madder

• PLUS- exactly how to get saturated REDS & not just orange or pink with Madder!

• +BONUS: Section on Printing TWICE with the Same Plants!

Plastic Free EcoPrinting Tutorial

⚘ I created this in depth lesson to put natural & compostable materials to the test for all the EcoPrinters out there that want alternatives to using plastic in their natural dye practice.

⚘ Learn how to EcoPrint effectively with a completely biodegradable process achieving clear, vibrant prints without the use of plastic barriers!

⚘ If you are like me, your interests in natural dyeing lie not only in the beauty of the process, but also in the notion that natural dyes offer an alternative to the production of toxic, synthetic materials. 

⚘ Unfortunately the standard method for achieving clear ecoprints is by using plastic barriers that prevent dye from seeping through the rolls of the bundle when steaming. The most convenient & popular barrier material among EcoPrinters has primarily been single use -or- virgin PLASTIC, which is why I’m motivated to guide you through making this beautiful process even more sustainable by escaping the need for petrochemical products to get good EcoPrint results.

⚘ Join me in taking this process an additional step further towards examining how else we can work responsibly & considerately when being creative.  

Tutorial Includes:

• The problems with plastics, & reasons to transition away from from using them as barriers 

• Explorations of alternatives to plastic for ecoprinting barrier materials

• Barrier Materials Trials & Tests

• In depth section on coreopsis & cosmos flower varieties with visual examples of prints in tandem with various pre-fixatives 

• Supplies lists with direct links to my favorite materials suppliers.

• Fabric prep & mordant methods

• Plastic free ecoprint demonstrations with step by step directions for ecoprinting fabric, home linens, garments & socks with NO barrier & renewable, compostable, biodegradable barriers.

• Rinsing & washing ecoprinted fabric & garments to avoid bleeding of dye!

  Once you make the purchase email thedogwooddyer@gmail.com to notify of completion and I will send the Tutorials right over. Thank you!