Europeans & Australian designers developed this art of printing leaves on fabrics and then it get popularized by many passionate eco-printers around the world.

EcoFab has developed its own process of scouring of fabric, mordanting, dyeing and printing which is completely eco-friendly and organic.

In this process fabric is first scoured with “Aritha” fruit (soapnut) or a solution of soda ash and castor oil. After scouring it is pre mordant with alum or symplocos (Lodhra) and then dyed with chosen natural dye. After dyeing various leaves put on the fabric and bundled then after steamed for an hour to get the impression.
After steaming it is unwrapped, washed with water and product is ready.

Washing Instructions:

1. Hand Wash or cold water wash.
2. Dark colors may bleed, should be washed separately
3. Natural detergents like ‘Aritha” or “Ritha” powder recommended. Baby shampoo or PH neutral soap works well
4. Do not scrub
5. No bleaching
6. Dry reverse or in shade
7. Do not use hot water in washing process

8.No dry clean.

Europeans & Australian designers developed this art of printing leaves on fabrics and then it get popularized by many passionate eco-printers around the world.

EcoFab has developed its own process of scouring of fabric, mordanting, dyeing and printing which is completely eco-friendly and organic.

In this process fabric is first scoured with “Aritha” fruit (soapnut) or a solution of soda ash and castor oil. After scouring it is pre mordant with alum or symplocos (Lodhra) and then dyed with chosen natural dye. After dyeing various leaves put on the fabric and bundled then after steamed for an hour to get the impression.
After steaming it is unwrapped, washed with water and product is ready.

Washing Instructions:

1. Hand Wash or cold water wash.
2. Dark colors may bleed, should be washed separately
3. Natural detergents like ‘Aritha” or “Ritha” powder recommended. Baby shampoo or PH neutral soap works well
4. Do not scrub
5. No bleaching
6. Dry reverse or in shade
7. Do not use hot water in washing process

8.No dry-clean. It damages the natural dyes and prints.

In this series we have created this master piece in Bagh print hand block printing technique which is practiced in Bagh village of Madhya Pradesh. Bagh print is a mordant printing technique. In mordant block printing technique a kind of natural binder known as mordant is printed on the fabric which allows dyes to get absorbed by the fabric while dyeing. Alum and iron two mordants are printed on the fabric and then dyed with Manjishtha (Indian Madder) formula re-invented by EcoFab to get red color in place of alum print. Black color is a result of iron mordant and myrobalan dye combination become fixed in this process of madder dyeing.

P.S.: In hand block printing and hand dyeing with natural dyes little dye color variation and imperfection is there, which is a mark of its handmade.  

Europeans & Australian designers developed this art of printing leaves on fabrics and then it get popularized by many passionate eco-printers around the world.

EcoFab has developed its own process of pre-washing of fabric, mordanting, dyeing and printing which is completely eco-friendly and organic.

In this process fabric is first scoured with “Aritha” fruit (soapnut) or a solution of soda ash and castor oil. After scouring it is pre mordant with alum or myrabalan and then dyed with chosen natural dye. After dyeing various leaves put on the fabric and bundled then after steamed for an hour to get the impression.
After steaming it is unwrapped, washed with water and product is ready.

Washing Instructions:

1. Hand Wash or cold water wash.
2. Dark colors may bleed, should be washed separately
3. Natural detergents like ‘Aritha” or “Ritha” powder recommended. Baby shampoo or PH neutral soap works well
4. Do not scrub
5. No bleaching
6. Dry reverse or in shade
7. Do not use hot water in washing process

8.We do not recommend dry clean as its results were not satisfactory.

Europeans & Australian designers developed this art of printing leaves on fabrics and then it get popularized by many passionate eco-printers around the world.

EcoFab has developed its own process of pre-washing of fabric, mordanting, dyeing and printing which is completely eco-friendly and organic.

In this process fabric is first scoured with “Aritha” fruit (soapnut) or a solution of soda ash and castor oil. After scouring it is pre mordant with alum or myrabalan and then dyed with chosen natural dye. After dyeing various leaves put on the fabric and bundled then after steamed for an hour to get the impression.
After steaming it is unwrapped, washed with water and product is ready.

Washing Instructions:

1. Hand Wash or cold water wash.
2. Dark colors may bleed, should be washed separately
3. Natural detergents like ‘Aritha” or “Ritha” powder recommended. Baby shampoo or PH neutral soap works well
4. Do not scrub
5. No bleaching
6. Dry reverse or in shade
7. Do not use hot water in washing process

8.We do not recommend dry clean as its results were not satisfactory.