Rebecca Desnos

Plant Dye Zine Rebecca Desnos

I'm delighted to share my Plant Dye Zine with you! 100+ pages botanical dye recipes, tutorials, articles and inspiration. I've written 4 of the tutorials, and there are 7 written by other plant creatives from around the world.


ContentsBotanical inks on paper, made from avocado stones + pomegranate skins (by Rebecca Desnos) Eco-printing with leaves (by Louise Upshall from Gumnut Magic) Petal paint (by Rebecca Desnos) Flower + leaf pounding (a brand new technique by Samorn Sanixay) Inspiration from the forest - blind tree drawings and making ink from pinecones (by Yasuna Iman) Making paint from oak galls (by Rebecca Desnos) Homegrown colour: starting your own dye garden (by Flora Arbuthnott from Plants + Colour) Growing cuttings (by Tina Bettison) Bundle dyeing with flowers (by Maggie Pate from Nade Studio) Make + decorate a flower press (by Rebecca Desnos) Flower pressing: bonus interview + tutorial with lots of wonderful tips! (by Tricia Paoluccio from Modern Pressed Flower)