HOW TO PRINT WITH IRON & TEA TANNIN | ORGANIC COLOR | SURFACE DESIGN & PATTERN | ROOIBOS & BLACK TEA

The combination of iron & tannin is an amazing way to make dark colors for printing designs on textile. With the help of a tannin-rich dye source like tea, you can bring deep natural tones to the fiber while keeping the warm neutral background hues. Join me as I brew rooibos tea for dyeing cotton & make a polka dot design using iron water (ferrous sulfate).

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction - Iron & tea tannin printing
1:28 Iron + tannin
3:08 Tannin sources
5:29 Rooibos tea dye
8:04 Iron water
10:28 Printing set-up
11:52 Thickeners
13:00 Printing with iron
15:43 Post print prep
17:19 Cold tea soak
17:46 Results
18:58 Wrap up
19:14 Sneak peek of next tutorial
19:39 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST
Textile - cotton shown in video
Tea - rooibos dye shown in video
Iron water - ferrous sulfate powder
Sodium carbonate - washing soda or soda ash
Bowls
Measuring spoons
Pot with lid
Tongs
Spoon
Mark-making tools - sponge, brush, stencil, etc.
Painter's tape
Scrap cloth for blotting

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