Making ink from plants

As you might be aware from reading my blogs, crafting is one of my other hobbies and when crafting and history meet, I’m even happier! This week (May 8th & 9th 2018), I attended a 2 day…

Natural Ink Making Techniques, Getting Started with Natural Inks, Ink Recipes, Ink Making Supplies and Tools

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…

Have you ever wondered how ink was first made? How did the ancient civilizations make those beautiful colored inks? What were the pigments and dyes used in making inks? Many of the colorful dyes that were used by ancient civilizations came all from the natural world. These early pioneers created ink using fine carbon particles and natural pigments combined with plant gum to acts as a binding agent. Inks have a large impact on our lives! It is essentially a fluid substance containing a…

Even if you're confined to your own backyard, hundreds of colours are waiting to be bottled.

How to make green ink with two simple ingredients: grass and water.

Making Ink from Flowers and Berries https://www.felicityjenkinsart.com/blog/making-ink-from-flowers-and-berries

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…

Making Avocado Ink & How to 'Really' Get Blood Out of a Stone: Mother Nature has some absolute gems of natural beauty & utility hidden away in the environment and human endeavour has always mananged to discover how to harvest and incorporate them into every day use. Obviously this curiously with nature is b…

Even if you're confined to your own backyard, hundreds of colours are waiting to be bottled.