How to FLOWER POUND with FRESH FLOWERS | NATURAL DYE

[@MarigoldMen]

Do you have a video I missed talking about the care for fabrics after flower pressing? I am curious about how long the patterns last and how you would wash the clothes.

[@Peachattair]

I just really want to know the eco print can long lasting after wash?

[@ngamjiisri5491]

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[@PracheeKorday]

U can wash it in salt water for the first time. And then later washes can be done with natural soaps.

[@anndriggers6660]

I am absolutely enthralled! There are so many beautiful wildflowers out right now I just have to do this.!

[@billynou]

I agree you simply must!! 🥰🥰😆

[@soniatriana9091]

What a total pleasure to see you create such a gorgeous print! Your crop top will be a sensation anywhere you go! People brave enough will go right up to you & ask you about it, while other will admire it & wonder how you did it!! Thank you for sharing!! I’m excited because this next weekend, I will be taking an eco-print class. We will print onto linen, cotton, & possibly silk. Can’t wait to see your next videos!!! I believe the cloth will already be prepared for us!!

[@billynou]

How did your class go?!? Are you addicted now? ☺️ thanks for the lovely comment

[@InTheMoonforLove]

It's really beautiful but I wish you did show also the results after a few washes to show the evolution of the dye and the oxydation 😊

[@chanteldamon2415]

Love your videos love your bangles just love your voice and accent very therapeutic to listen to just love you love

[@billynou]

I love these kind of comments ☺️☺️ makes me feel good about myself…. Watch out for some yoga nidra meditations I’m hoping to offer in the future…. Hopefully not tooooo far in the future 🥰

[@hirwashemayvan1723]

Thanks but I want ask before, to fix a colour what you do for cotton

[@wandahumphrey9378]

What are your fixatives and how do you keep the color in when you wash your piece?

[@leylalauand6059]

Do we have to fix those colors or dry naturally?

[@niks966]

That is a great question and hope there is a response.

[@afnanalghamari3906]

Ur channel needs way more hype

[@billynou]

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@naughtyskyline]

you pronounced it very well dear! (botanical dyer here in Japan), tataki (comes from the verb tataku (to hit or beat), zome comes from some (sew meh) meaning to dye, when 'some' comes after another word, we pronounce it as a z' sound, so tataki zome. Hapa means leaf, so hapazome is leaf dye. Ai (eye) is the word for Japanese indigo , therefore Aizome is indigo dye. i think the lady you borrow the garden from would maybe love a table cloth or table runner to have flowers on to remember summer garden :)

[@billynou]

Thank you for this! And the gift idea…. I think she would LOVE it 💙💙💙💙

[@naughtyskyline]

@@billynou youre welcome :)

[@WisteriaDream]

Thanks for your explanation. Makes it so much easier to remember the different technique names. And I agree with the great gift idea.

[@margietitus4702]

i just cone across your video.. i was so amazed that this tecnique existed..and lucky that i come across yourvideo. i was wondering . when you mention prefix??? how do you do that and what matetiak to use..

[@rohinisuri6]

PreFix =mordant.

[@DanielaIMP24]

This morning I went to a middle aged woman who lives in the village where I moved 4 years ago to ask if I could use her abandoned 300 square metres to grow dye flowers but she said No. I'm sad now and I understand your gratefulness very much

[@billynou]

Ohhh goodness …. How disappointing 😕 I’m sure she had her reasons and it’s always worth asking even if the answer in no right? 💜💜

[@DanielaIMP24]

@@billynou always!😊

[@chic203]

Ma non usi mordente? Che succede quando lavi la maglietta? Grazie molto. Bellissima ❤

[@DanielaIMP24]

@@chic203 a chi lo stai chiedendo? Questo canale è inglese. Comunque ti rispondo io in base a ciò che Billynou ha detto nel video. Fa vedere una maglietta di sua figlia e dice di averla già lavata due volte. Poi dice di aver pretrattato la maglia che tingerà nel video con tannini+allume (perché è cotone, quindi solo l'allume non darebbe un buon risultato). La seta invece è trattata solo con allume essendo fibra animale.

[@MS-cl5lz]

Absolutely lovely !!!

[@billynou]

Thank you 💜

[@VASIAPATINIOTOU-un7nv]

very nice technique and excellent result, thank you very much❤❤🎉

[@billynou]

Thanks ♥️♥️

[@shaoul7059]

Merci pour le partage. J'adore les impressions sur le crop top. Very nice

[@billynou]

Merci 🥰

[@roxannedawson3920]

I really wanted to like this video put she didn't show us how to prep the fabric whuch us mainly why I was watching.

[@Katykearns]

Me too

[@joycerogers4679]

Your top turned out beautifully! Do you ever mix a few leaves and ferns in with the flowers? I think that would be really nice.

[@billynou]

Yes absolutely🌼

[@mandyb7277]

Could you offer tips to me? I’m wanting to make a baby jumper and would use organic cotton. What mordant should I use? Also, I love your videos. They are informative, inspiring, and so calming. Thank you.

[@billynou]

I like using soy milk binder for baby stuff because it’s so safe. It’s not officially a mordant but works very well 🌸

[@mandyb7277]

@@billynou Thank you! I appreciate you getting back to me!

[@hujaifahumatasfia6663]

Does it fade way after wash ?

[@marythompson4414]

Would rinsing in a salt solution to fix and then ironing work. With the Soya , do you boil it and then leave the cloth in the milk? Do you then rinse and hammer while still damp. Loved the video. I noticed in the garden you had what looked like lemon or peach trees. Are you in the UK. x

[@ThePilgrimsProcess]

Simply gorgeous! ❤

[@billynou]

Thank you! 😊

[@kingshotff6110]

Will This colour go when we wash it

[@MNic13]

This top turned out beautiful. What kind of fixative is used so the flowers don’t fade?

[@billynou]

I used a mordant of tannin and alum

[@jessicajohn1962]

@@billynoucould you tell us more about preparing the cloth first ?

[@PracheeKorday]

Instead of hammering, can we use rolling pin?

[@yashshukla9653]

This is so pretty 😍❤️

[@billynou]

Thank you

[@bellisgirl6050]

Wunderschön, aber wie fixiert man den Stoff nach dem hämmern, damit man das Shirt waschen kann?

[@sangeethagopal8846]

did u wet the fabric before u pound the flowers?

[@charosgd]

I absolutely love it!!! Do yo use anything special so that the printing doesn't go away when you wash the t-shirt?

[@billynou]

I premordant my fibers and give them a good hot iron after printing 😊

[@art83islife]

Can I user flowers from a store like fresh flowers? as I don’t have enough flowers in my garden :) 😊

[@billynou]

Yes of course… sole flowers will work better than others… marigolds, coreopsis and purple pin cushion flowers are all good options 🌸

[@k_asmr_official]

Wonderful result 😍 do you use something that helps the stain remain? What’s the result after washing ?

[@billynou]

Yep I mordanted/fixed with tannin and alum and the colours last really well with cool gentle washing

[@harshipathirana1033]

A very beautiful creation😍😍😍.Does the color of these flowers change when drying or washing at the end of the creation? Can any cotton fabric be used?please tell me

[@taylorseal5280]

The colours stick around through washing and drying because she pre-treated the fibre with alum and a tannin. Any natural fibre can be used! So any cotton, linen, hemp, silk, wool etc. I think how loose or tightly woven, how thick or thin the fabric is probably impacts how it soaks up the colour, but all would work.

[@fatoomgierdien110]

You are so Amazing and wonderful. Thank you. 🤲‼️👌♥️

[@cheri6785]

@BillyNou Im so happy I found your channel! This is so lovely and you have such a calming energy💞 I have one question I hope you’ll see and answer🙏 You mentioned using “scrap cloth” on each side of your shirt…but not what type of fabric it is. Does the type of fabric contribute to the results? Thank you💞

[@billynou]

Hey so yes I’m just using a piece of scrap cotton or linen or whatever I have lying around… I prefer something a little thicker because I feel like it’s extra stable and there’s little bleeding of the colours 🌸❤️

[@cheri6785]

@@billynou thank you so much for responding and for sharing your beautiful art🙏💞

[@lauraflood8208]

So beautiful 🥰thank you x

[@billynou]

Thank you ☺️

[@justynka369]

Hello, i like your videos, they are very inspiring and beautiful to me! I also like the way you make them, so I have a question - what kind of camera do you use and how you edit the video, what kind of filters do you use?

[@debbenjo5875]

I love this!

[@pandorabotica]

Hi! Do you vaporized the garment after the pounding to fixate the flowers pigments? Thanks ❤

[@r-e-s-o-n-a-n-t]

So good.

[@billynou]

Thanks ☺️

[@hellyeah_ellajane]

Came to learn about pounding flowers, got multiple minutes of back story about her neighbor 😂

[@hollisadams6590]

Hi I love your channel! I can't wait to try this. What kind of alum do you use for cotton?

[@billynou]

Hey I normally use alum acetate but for this top I used alum sulphate and tannin 😉

[@spg592]

@BillyNou. The top looks beautiful .... Your hard work pays off But how did you fix the color

[@billynou]

Thank you! I pre mordanted the top and heat set it with an iron after dyeing

[@DeepthiVijay3]

Beautiful piece of work! What do you do to fox the colours in place after pounding,? Is it ok to wash it in the washing machine or only hand wash?

[@billynou]

I’ve washed mine in the machine gently with cool water a few times but I would always say hand wash to be careful

[@cait.l]

I naturally dyed a cotton towel and mordanted it with alum. Do you have to mordant fabric every time you want to apply a new dye or technique?

[@billynou]

It’s recommended but not always 100% necessary 😊

[@doommusicjeanne]

😭😍🏵️♥️So beautiful

[@billynou]

🥰🥰

[@valeryburton5447]

really cool!

[@billynou]

Thank you

[@WildRose22S]

Could you make a video about what kind of cloth you use for your project? I am trying to find cloth, but there is so many kinds. And I don’t know what’s best for different projects or where to buy them

[@cypherknot]

Natural fibers like 100% cotton, linen, silk, wool. You wash it well before printing to remove any chemical treatments applied during manufacture.

[@amyisle4785]

Beautiful!!! Do you damp your material first to prepare them?

[@billynou]

This top was damp ☺️

[@Gratitudewithgrace]

Hello, its beautiful, did you treat it in the washer then transfer to the pounding process

[@billynou]

I rinsed off the mordant an went straight to hammering ☺️

[@risalangdon9883]

So is the fabric still damp? Or do you let it dry??

[@billynou]

This time it was damp

[@RebeccaHolland-q6l]

thanks for the vid, super helpful! I'm wanting to do this on a parasol I am making, i'm worried the sun might fade the flowers though, do you know whether this will happen or should it be okay? i'd really appreciate some help!! thank you! xx

[@billynou]

Hello it is quite likely that the sun will fade the prints over time…. There are steps you can take to minimise like properly mordanting your fiber and choosing good dye flowers 🌸

[@anotherkalistudio4979]

Do you need any special treatment before or after so the color stays in ?:)

[@naughtyskyline]

if you check her other videos she shows tannin premordant . you can also search for alum pre mordant on youtube, usually it is 10% of alum diluted in warm water, (10 % of the weight of the fabric you are dyeing) , the water should be the volume enough to soak your fabric in, i usually leave it in this mordant for an hour in hot weather or several hours to overnight in cold weather,. wring out the water, let it sit for 12 hours to bind even longer with the material, lastly rinse well. then you will flower pound onto dry fabric, and dont wash straight away, if you can leave it for even up to a week in a dry airy place out of direct sunlight, then iron to set even further, then you can gently hand wash and always dry in the shade,

[@bellevans]

@@naughtyskyline Excellent. I was just going to mordant / hold dye by boiling a tshirt and adding a tablespoon of alum. I've just done an ecoprint with alum as a mordant with paper, worked quite well. Thanks!!

[@aiswaryaps5850]

Will these colors go away after washing?

[@art83islife]

do you wash it in vinegar or anthing to set it :) looks beautiful

[@billynou]

I usually pretreat my fibres with a mordant, depending what fibers I’m using will determine what mordants I choose 😊

[@cypherknot]

Can you launder this fabric?

[@billynou]

You can wash by hand or on a cool wash in the machine

[@bertafernandez4009]

Great video! what exactly do you call "tanin bath"? Iron? guts? any other?

[@billynou]

Hey, a tannin bath is a vessel of water where tannin powder or anything high in tannin is extracted 😊

[@giftswithlove7379]

Should we need to do anything before or after for them to long last??

[@phahn290]

My question too

[@lesgoelandsvoyageurs4407]

Oooh I really want to try this on all my clothes now 😅 Does it works with any flowers?

[@billynou]

Some flowers do work better than others… try flowers like marigold and coreopsis as they will work well 🌸

[@natalija9413]

Hi! I find my flowers bleed after the first riinse? what are some after care tips?

[@billynou]

Have you mordanted the fibers properly? I like to steam iron my fabric before the first rinse

[@marjoheuvels-alders8192]

Thank you for the video. I love the way you are presenting.❤ Is there a way to preserve the colours also after washing?

[@naughtyskyline]

hand wash in cold water, and dry hanging in the shade :)

[@VASIAPATINIOTOU-un7nv]

@@naughtyskyline 🥰🥰🙏

[@Natsole]

No detergent?

[@Gypsy218]

Looks like the fabric is dry when pounded, I know you mentioned tannin mordant but is there something to do afterwards to keep the colors?

[@Gypsy218]

Listened again and I heard you say tannin and alum and that the material was damp which makes more sense to me. Still don’t know if there’s anything you do before you wash it. Thanks for the fun video, I’ve done bundle dyeing but never this technique.

[@billynou]

Hey love… give it a nice hot steam iron before you wash for that extra bit of staying power

[@rupasinha6484]

​@@Gypsy218😊

[@janesawyer1342]

Maybe you can do 2 garments at once with this technique.

[@alisahib536]

This is ecoptinting yes?

[@billynou]

This is flower pounding it hapazome 🌸🌱

[@vishwashah3663]

Will it wash off if I will hand wash or machine wash it?

[@polujza877]

Thank you for the video ❤ i have a question. You said you used tannin and alum. Do you mix the two liquid or use separatly one after another? Thanks!!

[@billynou]

I do a tannin bath first and then alum 🤎🤎

[@polujza877]

@@billynou thanks 🌼🌼🌼

[@lelan8222]

@@billynou ❤❤❤

[@v1kohle]

can you do this on canvas and watercolor paper

[@billynou]

Yes!

[@Ella-l3g]

does it work on yellow fabric too? :)

[@billynou]

Any natural fabric 😉

[@nikkihoo627]

So are you saying you can soak the fabric in soy milk 1st and then pound the flowers? I'd love to do this with my granddaughter. But don't want to mess with chemicals.

[@billynou]

Yes absolutely! You won’t have colours that are quite a vibrant but still beautiful 💗

[@dunavis3432]

Is it possible to reuse the tannin and alum dye baths or do we have to pour it out after one use? Thank you

[@billynou]

Yep you ca

[@billynou]

Yep you can reuse them … add a bit more Alum to your alum bath🌼

[@osannatadevosyan3364]

Hello Can we wash it with detergent?

[@bethanyKuczmarski]

Is the fabric dry or wet from the mordant bath when pounding?

[@bingumiparanavithana-ej6oq]

Yeahh is it wet or not ?

[@MomNkitchen]

My question is the fabric has be dry or wet while pounding? ❤

[@billynou]

Mine was damp 😊

[@sathishkumarm4792]

Hey dear, It's permanent one or if we wash it will get discharged.? And which is used to get permanent colour in fabric using natural dyes .it is possible..

[@taylorseal5280]

The colours slowly fade with sun exposure and washing, but last longer with fibre that has been pretreated with a mordant and with gentle washing. If you think about it, all historical garments were dyed with natural dyes prior to the invention of synthetic ones, and many textiles in museums still have colour! So although it fades, it won't wash out immediately. The flowers she used are all known as good dye plants, so will last longer than other ones.

[@ela100297]

How to u get the print to stay?

[@alexandrevalentino7643]

LOVE

[@billynou]

Lol

[@dinazaman7989]

Can you give me link for mordant

[@papoochacoo]

I don't know if St. John's Wort makes an actual dye, but it would be an interesting experiment. If you take a flower stalk of it, place it between paper napkins (or fabric?) - then use a rolling pin to press it, it will leave a pleasing imprint of pink! 💓

[@billynou]

Ive never tried it but I also think it turns red if you make an infused oil with it so maybe! 🥰

[@1aliveandwell]

Forgot to use a mordant on old tank top and print flowers with a weight and hot sunny day for 1-3 days. It came out pretty well and stayed thru 1 wash so far. Isnt as detailed as pounding though. Nice video !

[@billynou]

I love this…. Just goin with the flow 💗

[@yarnbar1111]

amazing isn't it?

[@BrindhaNc]

Can we wash the clothes

[@alexiiamonroe]

How do you wash this to ensure that this last

[@billynou]

Cool water with oh neutral soap is my go to 🌸

[@chanteldamon2415]

Do you need fabric to be wet

[@billynou]

I like it to be damp but I imagine there are some fibers that might work a bit better dry x

[@selflove4273]

Is this kind of designs with natural dye process will fade the design after washing or this design have long life mam Kindly respond

[@billynou]

This all depends of how you fix the colours, the dye you use and the fabric you use and how you care for your dyed piece 🥰

[@anjli_chauhan1011]

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[@cherylprindle5421]

What is the alum treatment for this?

[@billynou]

Hello… I used a bath of tannin then alum

[@thelazynortherngardener7607]

Thank you!

[@prasisravanam596]

oney for a single use

[@CarolSteinfeld]

Can these be washed?

[@billynou]

Yes they can. Of course, depending what pretreatment, flowers fabric etc you have chosen will all affect how the colours last

[@mattlindsayb9856]

I can't wait to try this! If it wasn't 11:45pm I'd do it right now! As a dyer, I can offer that I wash in synthropol for the 1st wash to set the dye... just adding that very humble thought because several people asked about washing after 💜

[@mattlindsayb9856]

@@billynou I love your videos I have shared with many!!!❤️

[@sinchusatheesh-bl8eu]

Thank-you mamma

[@billynou]

Thank YOU

[@clarityfiberarts]

Beautiful! What percentage WOF do you use to measure mordant? I’ve been trying both 10 and 20 percent with only marginal success

[@billynou]

I usually use 20% … have you been using in conjunction with tannin?

[@harshipathirana1033]

❤❤❤❤

[@ぽんぽん-y1y2c]

とてもすてき、ぜひやってみたい❤でもそのあと洗濯はどうしていますか？いつまでも綺麗？

[@arifpatel6072]

It will fade after washing

[@martamariamroz8438]

🤍

[@winifieldboeckx8692]

promo sm

[@emiliahuban4812]

Yow do you fix the colors ?