How to Flower Pound Fabric 🌼 | Tataki Zome

[@annicerader6021]

The fabric you made looks so retro. ❤

[@helloemilymills]

I love how you arranged individual petals instead of hammering the whole flower. Looks so good!

[@ajp5527]

Stardew shout out. Love it. 😍 I wasn't interested in flower pounding fabric until your video. Also loving the beginners sewing videos. I've been sewing for many years, but I'm self taught. I'm learning a lot from the videos. 😊

[@yoonchongong8914]

Recently I wanted to decorate my room with pictures of flowers. I even thought of cutting up cushion covers with embroidered flowers ..Now this has come up. will try this, I have plenty of cotton materials. I only need a board. . The faded ones also look nice. vintage vibe

[@MicheleHannan-ln3es]

That flower print is definitely your colours Janelle!!

[@AnitaSouthall]

Wow Japan such a brave move, hopefully it gives you so much more inspiration with all your sewing journey.

[@ahumig8]

I've been wanting to give this a try but none of the tutorials I've seen mention treating the fabric or color fixing agents so I really appreciate you taking us along on your learning journey and sharing all the details!

[@mdlw7314]

I absolutely love it! I love flowers and is the first time I heard of that method of dying. I will try it for sure 😍

[@RoseryApparel]

Isn’t it beautiful! I’m so amazed at how well the process works 😍

[@ashleylim2954]

Congratulations that your favourite colour worked! looks fun, I'll try next time. :)

[@sharonbrinders1224]

Thank you for sharing this new flower craft Janelle. I think you did an amazing job, it turned out beautiful. Looking forward to part 2!!!

[@Luma994]

What a nice keepsake to have from a trip.

[@infamoussphere7228]

It turned out so cute! I'm a bit surprised you couldn't find alum in Japan - I did an artists' residency there and the instructors were surprised when I said it was difficult to buy alum in Australia. Apparently in Japan it's available in the supermarket because they use it to make pickles.

[@carolwocker26]

I would like to give this a go, we have so many daffodils in our garden at the moment I’d like to see how these work out.

[@susanroberts]

I love your flower material you created. Such a great inspiration. I think they’d make gorgeous pillow cases. 💝🥰🤗

[@marionmathews9852]

This was so interesting to watch and find out about this technique. Your results looked incredible! Happy pounding!

[@theresachucle5362]

Great video love the flower 🌸 patterns have a wonderful week 😊🧵🪡🤗🤩

[@RoseryApparel]

Thank you 🧡🧡

[@fayehendricksen5689]

Love this, cannot wait to see stage 2, thank you for sharing.

[@whatnow8362]

This is so pretty! I love this idea. I have so many dahlias in bloom right now. I’m going to do this next week.

[@craftybookworm8280]

Alum sulphate is often used in natural dyeing and is available on Amazon in the UK and probably other countries too.

[@lyndapeterson9948]

What a beautiful project. I never knew this could be done. I look forward to seeing a dress made with hammered flower prints. Thanks for sharing. 🌼🌸🌺

[@mischymischy8321]

Even the other piece of fabric is amazing! Thank you! I would use the part that the tape leaves undyed for small gift labels :D

[@olivers333]

Wow, that’s pretty cool. I have heard of this but haven’t ever seen it done. Hours of fun to be had for sure!! Turned out sweet. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@RoseryApparel]

Thanks lovely! I had a lot of fun with this one 😍

[@soniabentancour6153]

@@RoseryApparel haha I can see that. Looking forward to some more

[@pamd6532]

I've been wanting to try flower pounding a long time. Great inspiration!

[@aldahyett8133]

I am a quilter and need colour fix for fabrics, have been look for it for months. The best way is to know the propper name so Amazon can find it. Found it last week. RIT dye UR820 fix fabric liquid treament fixative. This is in my wish list for my family to get me. Birthday in 2 weeks. Love all things Japanesse. Maybe I can go for my 70th next year. Keep up the good work. Perth W.A.

[@janeseemann2527]

Amazing fun! Your fabric turned out beautifully.

[@sarathiessen9345]

Beautiful job, Janelle!

[@nahte123]

Thank you for sharing! I was gonna comment you should hammer directly on the concrete, and then you did! I've seen alum (pronounced Al-um here, if that makes sense...) in the spice section in America with the canning and pickling stuff, but I'm not sure it would be the same in Japan.

[@macquadj]

I have also seen alum sold in pharmacies and hardware stores that sell preserving and pickling supplies. I think it would make a big difference. Good luck.

[@sarablomvist1288]

I would love to try this! Try using tannins on the fabric. Maybe soak int in tea? Use flowers that work for dying yarn. For example dyers chamomile, woad, japanese indigo, black holly hock, marigold, goldenrod etc.

[@Amanda-jd8xs]

This is so sweet. I have not heard of this technique before. I wonder would a roller work as well as a hammer.

[@marianacaffaro]

It looks lovely, try it again in Australia. You could do a garland at the bottom of a dress. I'd love to see you try again

[@shellylemons]

Alum can be found in the spice section of the grocery store in the US. It might be the same in Japan.

[@RoseryApparel]

Checked everywhere in the grocery stores, including the spice section and no luck 😢 Its probably called something completely different here!

[@shellylemons]

@@RoseryApparel Myōban is the translation I received when I googled it. This might help. I like to research stuff. I have even helped get evidence against a sex offender using dating apps to meet women locally. He is now in prison.

[@carolyngrotaers4454]

This is a beautiful technique. 😍 l would like to try this, too 😀 Thank you for sharing your experience. 😀

[@RoseryApparel]

It was such a fun project, perfect for the summertime 😍

[@bhaka4521]

Alum in japaneese is Myoban (ミョウバン)

[@katieb1836]

Usually alum can be found in the spice & seasoning aisle of grocery store or with canning goods.

[@koleensecrest5290]

We use Alum for canning. I think it's the same thing you are talking about. It's with the spices here in the US.

[@desireedeboer9811]

What a great idea to do this, love it. Greeting from the Netherlands🇳🇱 Desiree

[@amiehamilton1840]

I tried this recently as well. I also couldnt find alum in Australia, its called something completely different here. And as canning isnt very popular, we do t have cannibg sections. But, i found thst soy milk can also be used to pretreat tge fabric. Diluted soy milk, soaked and left to dry for about a week apparently works best.

[@RoseryApparel]

Oh no! I was hoping it would be easier to find in Aus! Maybe I’ll have to give the soy milk method a try then🤞🏻

[@evasaker2476]

Yes I was going to suggest soymilk pretreating, it is used a lot for eco printing which is another method where you use flowers and leaves. Look it up on KZbin.

[@infamoussphere7228]

the only alum I've seen for sale in Aus is swimming pool alum at Bunnings.

[@elfeneule103]

I know this is quite old, but here in Europe, I would go to the pharmacy to get it. Maybe that works in Australia as well. Or they might know where to get it.

[@micktissa]

Lovely video. Perhaps for something wearable that doesn't need washing, you could make a padded headband with the fabric.

[@meghangordon2834]

Hi Janelle! I'm loving your video's and plan to try making the Rosa dress soon. Are you able to tell me what your measurements are for your bust, waist and hips? I'm trying to get the sizing right but I'm not used to the Australian sizes.

[@jessicaumana6973]

India Flint is another textile artist who uses natural dyeing techniques and flower prints.

[@eebeegee8325]

Lovely job! Did you try salt to set the colours? I hope it works out for you in the future. 😊

[@RoseryApparel]

No?? Is that a thing? I’ll have a look into it, thanks 😄

[@eebeegee8325]

@@RoseryApparel Yes, definitely! If you put about 1/2 to 1 cup of salt in the water (depending on water amount), it sets the natural dyes in if your using cotton. Use white vinegar if you are using wool. I hope it helps! 😊

[@janeseemann2527]

@@RoseryApparelsure is. When I lived at the coast and needed a garment or something not to fade, I’d take it down to the beach and dunk it in the waves. Works a treat.

[@mamavibetribe8878]

I googled aluminium sulfate and you get it at Bunnings here so maybe a hardware store there?

[@hawthorngrove3629]

When i first started plant dying i couldn't find alum in Tassie stores. i started with soy milk then i ordered alum online.

[@CeeceeWhip]

When I use SHARPi’s on fabric, I make my design then spritz with vinegar till saturated. Then I let it dry for 24 hours and wash. It is permanent!!

[@deannahuizing6475]

In Canada we can get Alum at pharmacies.

[@rgx4306]

Hello, musts curious how your able to stay in Japan for 6 months?

[@robynr]

I love how it turned out. It is a disappointment that the dye fix didn’t work though. I love this art. I was going to attempt it myself but I have sensitive skin so I am not sure about the mordant people have been using. I looked up substitutes and saw lemon juice, baking soda and cream of tartar. I haven’t tested them though.

[@susanac5869]

😍

[@marybaranowski4175]

Iron the fabric it might set the color in the fabric. That’s what you would do if you stenciled the fabric.

[@ideasoftrends]

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[@nataliak2350]

you can make a cute sewing machine cover out of this fabric

[@grumpysincebirth]

Run it through a die cutting machine to save the hammer work