A good heavy rolling pin with handles can be used to emboss damp watercolor paper by pressing pretty hard while rolling. It doesn't take a ton of pressure to create a good impression.
Thank you so much for the tip! I actually had hoped I would have a rolling pin where I was staying in Idaho, but no luck. Was curious how this might work, so wonderful for you to confirm for our Color Quest family 🤎
Hi Margaret, I met you during my residency with the Ayatana Biophilium. I just tried this method and OMG!!! It's coming out beautiful. I have just shared it to my instagram page. Thank you for sharing your color wisdom. xoxo Maria Schechter💚
Hi Maria! How lovely to hear from you 💚 I'm so happy to hear you tried this already - isn't it precious? I am rarely on IG any more, but I will pop over and have a look 😊
We JUST did the pressing process at a birthday party botanical printing workshop last Saturday. We used a die cut press. I have heard those exert about 3000lbs of pressure so it makes sense that it would be difficult to get the same result with our own hand pressure. You got some beautiful results though! Thanks for sharing.
Love it, Kim! Would love to see some of the results if you feel like sharing 😊 It is wonderful that natural color is becoming such a popular creative alternative - warms my heart 💚
There is a lot of beauty in simplicity. I love how this turned out! Which country or countries in Europe are you going to visit? Greetings from Germany 🙂
I couldn't agree more - simplicity is beauty 🤎 I live part time in NL nowadays and my daughter is working in Spain, so I just spent time in both 😊 I'm sailing back to the US right now, so will be visiting more of Spain including Mallorca and Portugal before crosing the Atlantic. I got to spend some time in and around Dusseldorf while I was here last year. Really enjoyed the forests in the area 😊 There are many lovely places to visit in your country 🌼
Yes, that has been my experience. I would use fresh leaves right away without soaking. I do eco-printing, and I collect leaves and dry them for future use. I have found that one should soak the dry leaves for just 10 minutes or so or just enough to soften them enough to print with. Soaking too long leaches the tannin. Ask me how I know!
You make an excellent point, Charlie. The more yellow aspen leaves seemed a bit better, but I will definitely keep that in mind for the future. Maybe a good video to make where I compare the difference - thank you for the tip!
@@polaroiddiva This is wonderful information to share with the Color Quest family. So many incredible botanical printers out there who have so much knowledge from their own experience. Thank you for being with us to spread all the goodness 🤎
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I always enjoy your videos, Margaret. I learn so much also! I love your willingness to experiment. I have printed on paper before, but not with iron, so will try this out next!
@@polaroiddiva This is so lovely to hear - thank you 🌼 Experimentation is the spice of life! Check out the videos I did this summer using iron for printing on paper with various leaves from the PNW. Will give you a few more ideas to try 😊
What a surprise at the end to see the ash leaves appear! Love the sweet simplicity of the black & white result. Thx for sharing💚
Thank you, Debora 🤎 It was a fun reveal and such a great way to better understand tannin & iron.
A good heavy rolling pin with handles can be used to emboss damp watercolor paper by pressing pretty hard while rolling. It doesn't take a ton of pressure to create a good impression.
Thank you so much for the tip! I actually had hoped I would have a rolling pin where I was staying in Idaho, but no luck. Was curious how this might work, so wonderful for you to confirm for our Color Quest family 🤎
Wow! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. 🩷💐🙏🏼
You bet, Malathie 🤎 It is a very easy way to start working with botanical printing.
Very interesting method.
Thanks for sharing it with us 🥰
You are most welcome! I hope to try it again with a stronger press and see where it goes 🤎
Hi Margaret, I met you during my residency with the Ayatana Biophilium. I just tried this method and OMG!!! It's coming out beautiful. I have just shared it to my instagram page. Thank you for sharing your color wisdom. xoxo Maria Schechter💚
Hi Maria! How lovely to hear from you 💚 I'm so happy to hear you tried this already - isn't it precious? I am rarely on IG any more, but I will pop over and have a look 😊
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I am so lucky to have met you. Your channel is my favorite and I am learning so much. ;) thank you.
@@T6DH You just made me blush! Thank you so much - it means the world to know Color Quest is making a difference in the natural color world 💚
We JUST did the pressing process at a birthday party botanical printing workshop last Saturday. We used a die cut press. I have heard those exert about 3000lbs of pressure so it makes sense that it would be difficult to get the same result with our own hand pressure. You got some beautiful results though! Thanks for sharing.
Love it, Kim! Would love to see some of the results if you feel like sharing 😊 It is wonderful that natural color is becoming such a popular creative alternative - warms my heart 💚
Love your video ❤
Thank you very much! Happy to have you here at Color Quest 🌼
There is a lot of beauty in simplicity. I love how this turned out!
Which country or countries in Europe are you going to visit?
Greetings from Germany 🙂
I couldn't agree more - simplicity is beauty 🤎 I live part time in NL nowadays and my daughter is working in Spain, so I just spent time in both 😊 I'm sailing back to the US right now, so will be visiting more of Spain including Mallorca and Portugal before crosing the Atlantic. I got to spend some time in and around Dusseldorf while I was here last year. Really enjoyed the forests in the area 😊 There are many lovely places to visit in your country 🌼
Wouldn’t soaking leaves in water overnight leach the tannins?
Yes, that has been my experience. I would use fresh leaves right away without soaking. I do eco-printing, and I collect leaves and dry them for future use. I have found that one should soak the dry leaves for just 10 minutes or so or just enough to soften them enough to print with. Soaking too long leaches the tannin. Ask me how I know!
You make an excellent point, Charlie. The more yellow aspen leaves seemed a bit better, but I will definitely keep that in mind for the future. Maybe a good video to make where I compare the difference - thank you for the tip!
@@polaroiddiva This is wonderful information to share with the Color Quest family. So many incredible botanical printers out there who have so much knowledge from their own experience. Thank you for being with us to spread all the goodness 🤎
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest I always enjoy your videos, Margaret. I learn so much also! I love your willingness to experiment. I have printed on paper before, but not with iron, so will try this out next!
@@polaroiddiva This is so lovely to hear - thank you 🌼 Experimentation is the spice of life! Check out the videos I did this summer using iron for printing on paper with various leaves from the PNW. Will give you a few more ideas to try 😊