This video, eco printing on paper is a flip-through of all the papers I eco dyed recently, all with frozen leaves.
Because someone always asks (and I don't mind sharing) here's what I did:
I have big pans, big enough for my paper to lay flat and not be folded. It's a personal thing for me - I don't like the crease down the center because I'm not sure how I am going to use them. They don't ALL go into journals. Plus I like to scan them and put them into my Etsy shop and I figure the people who buy them can decide if they want to crease them or not. :)
I usually put a piece of fabric or watercolor paper in the bottom of the pot since that's the hottest part of the pan. Then I layer the paper and leaves.
I did two batches (all shown here) all with leaves that had been frozen for anywhere from 3-9 months. One batch I used 28 pound printer paper. The other batch I used Dollar Store sketch paper. While the sketch paper was okay I really preferred the 28 pound paper. Plus the sketch paper was bigger and I don't like to have to cut the pages. :)
I put a piece of paper in the pot and spritz it with a mix of 50/50 water and vinegar. I like the papers to be a bit wet before I add the leaves. Then I layer the leaves and another piece of paper, spritz it, and repeat.
I build my stack of papers right in the pot. I know that most people who fold their papers and then tie them up, they drop the bundle into boiling water. Since my papers aren't tied, that doesn't work for me. So I stack the papers and leaves (I work mostly with leaves) in the pot and try to remember to leave room for water.
I add copper pipe and rusty objects.
I dissolve about 2 tbsp of alum in hot water and dump that in the pan and then I fill the pan up the rest of the way with water. I do this out on the BBQ grill. I always recommend doing any boiling of plant material outside or if inside, please make sure you have adequate ventilation. Many of the fumes can be toxi.
I bring the water in the pot to a boil and as soon as it starts to boil I reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 45 minutes. Or an hour. Or more or less. But usually around 45 minutes. Then I turn off the heat and shut the lid of the BBQ and let it all sit overnight.
When I remove the leaves from papers the next day I put the leaves into a tub of water so I can reuse them. I rinse the papers and set them on the deck to dry. (Here in the summer in California that means about 10 minutes.)
I bring them into the house and put them under a pile of heavy books for a few days.
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