This is a blog post on fabric printing with eucalyptus. Eucalyptus is a fantastic plant for eco or natural printing. It leaves both sides to yield color when printing. On protein fibers like wool and silk, it can give red to orangey red when printed. When I mean printed it simply means printing using bundle […]
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This is a blog post on using iron as mordant in natural printing. Iron available most as commonly ferrous sulphate. It is a mordant as it react with tannins that occurs naturally in dye plants and flowers. As a result it produces a print when it comes in contact with moisture and heat. Iron occurs
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This is a blog post on growing and harvesting cosmos flowers. All varieties of cosmos flowers are good for natural printing. Different varieties yield different colors. I am a big fan of natural printing at the moment, I started growing cosmos flowers after looking at what cosmos sulfurous flowers can do. It can be pressed,
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This is a blog post on how to make crispy seaweed crackers at home. This is a deep-fried snack that is popular during the Chinese New Year season. It is eaten with other types of Chinese New Years’ cookies like Kuih Kapit (egg rolls), Kuih Loyang ( Rose/ Honeycomb) cookies, Pineapple Tarts, and many more.
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This is a blog post on how to cook lodeh sayur. It is a Malay dish with Indonesian origins that simply means vegetarian stew curry cooked in coconut milk. It mainly consists of local ingredients. Living in the UK means a compromise of ingredients but most spices are easily obtainable from Asian grocers or supermarkets.
This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Wong Bok cabbage at home. Tips and tricks from sowing to harvesting them. Wong Bok is a lesser-known Chinese leaf than Pak choi. It is also known as Chinese cabbage. there are many varieties of them. The ones I grew don’t resemble much of what you
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This is a blog post on how to make tiramisu at home. Tiramisu is a bit like the British trifle except that is more chocolate and cream base rather than custard and fruit. It is a classic Italian dessert dish that is now available to buy ready-made from supermarkets here. I much prefer the homemade
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