Bundle Dyeing : It is a natural dyeing process done using flowers, leaves, natural dye powders, etc. on paper or fabric.
Eco Printing : It is a natural printing process done using flowers, leaves and other organic materials. The materials used in this technique need to have tannin, natural pigments or acids in them which reacts with different mordants to leave an imprint on the base fabric when it boiled or steamed.
Unlike eco-printing, bundle dyeing will not have a proper form to it. The structures are rather abstract giving it a very mordern and unconvetional texture and look.
The most commonly used mordants are alum and iron. which is readily available. Each mordant gives out different shades and shapes proving us a wide spectrum to play with.
We tried doing bundle dyeing using several natural dye powders like madder, marigold, annatto, etc. , garden and food waste.
Each eco printed peice is an art form. It is unique and one of a kind.
Techniques used
Fig 19: Eco print using guava leaves
Fig 17: Bundle dyed Tulsi Silk
Resist Eco Printing : It is a natural printing process done using flowers, leaves as barriers. The flowers or leaves used in this technique need not have tannin in them. It is a completely different technique compared to the normal technique of eco printing. Here we use the reaction between a tannin (Myrobalan) and FeSo4 (Iron Water) that produces beautiful shades of greys and browns to create lovely pieces of apparel that are distinctive and every bit special
Fig 18: Eco resist printed cotton tannin and iron blankets
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We used several wild leaves and flowers to create the beautiful formations. 44
