Textile printing

Le monde des teintures naturelles

Dominique Cardon, Directeur de recherche émérite au CNRS, a reçu la Médaille d´argent du CNRS en 2011. Membre du groupe de recherche international Researchers into Dyes in History and Archaeology, elle est l´auteur de nombreux ouvrages et articles sur l´histoire des teintures naturelles et l´identification des colorants dans les textiles archéologiques qu´elle étudie. Elle collabore régulièrement à l´organisation des International Symposiums and Exhibitions on Natural Dyes (ISEND), congrès interdisciplinaires réunissant des centaines de passionnés des colorants naturels venus des quatre coins du monde. Elle a reçu en 2006 la Médaille de l´UNESCO "Penser et construire la Paix" pour cette action.

Natural indigo

Natural indigo from indigofera leaves (Indigofera tinctoria L.). Produced in India. Blue shades.

Historical pigment. This pigment can be mixed with all kinds of binders for fine arts, leisure or decorative coatings.
Can be used with your own recipes of fine paints, watercolours, gouaches, oils, and lots of other fine arts or decorative applications to create your natural colours.
More information? Mouse on "Shade cards & Notices".

This Indigo Pigment does not suit soap coloration in blue. So, we recommend  to use Indigo Pigmented Oil (Réf : PH10), available on this website.

Madder natural dye rich

Produced in France from our own cultures
For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

This product needs to be mixed with a binder, an ink or a printing medium before use.
See Instructions and shade card.
More information? Click on "Textile instructions & shade cards".
Binders and printing fixatives available on this page.

This extract may also be used for your natural dyed fabrics, yarns... (see the page "Textile dyeing").

Madder natural dye standard

Produced in France from our own cultures
For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

Weld dye

Coreopsis natural dye

 Produced in France from our own cultures

For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

Cutch dye

For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

This product needs to be mixed with a binder, an ink or a printing medium before use.
See Instructions and shade card.
More information? Click on "Textile instructions & shade cards".
Binders and printing fixatives available on this page.

This extract may also be used for your natural dyed fabrics, yarns... (see the page "Textile dyeing").

Chlorophyllin green dye

For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

This product needs to be mixed with a binder, an ink or a printing medium before use.
See Instructions and shade card.
More information? Click on "Textile instructions & shade cards".
Binders and printing fixatives available on this page.

This extract may also be used for your natural dyed fabrics, yarns... (see the page "Textile dyeing").

Charcoal plant pigment

Real plant carbon black pigment produced in France from oak & chestnut woods. Black, grey shades.
For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

This product needs to be mixed with a binder, an ink or a printing medium before use.
See Instructions and shade card.
More information? Click on "Textile instructions & shade cards".
Binders and printing fixatives available on this page.

Génipa Extract (ONLY FOR COSMETIC)

Textile printing medium COLORLESS

For screen printing, textile painting, stamps, stencils...

Colorless medium for the preparation of your own printing inks or textile paints.
For INTENSE SHADES, TRANSPARENT EFFECT.
Drying at room temperature, fixation by heat or with the proposed fixative.

Instructions for the preparation of natural inks from our extracts & plant pigments.
Download medium technical sheet (from manufacturer).

We also recommend :
Thinner - to lower the viscosity of you inks;
Fixative - for very good washfastnesses - Caution : product from synthetic origin;
Screens cleaner - especially for screens cleaning.

Fixative for textile printing medium

For very good washfastnesses of your natural inks & paints

This fixative is HELPFUL FOR FIXATION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE and  IMPROVED WASHFASTNESSES of your textile printing ink & paints prepared with  the Colorless Medium or White Opaque Medium.
Use at 2 % with the Colorless Medium, 3 % with the White Opaque Medium. NB : Product from synthetic origin.

 Attention : After addition of the fixative, your ink or paint must been used within 6 to 8 h ►THE FIXATIVE MUST BE ADDED ONLY TO THE QUANTITY OF PREPARATION YOU WILL BE USING SHORTLY.

Thinner for textile printing medium

To make your screen printing inks & textile paintings more liquid

This thinner may be used with the Colorless Medium or White Opaque Medium to prepare your own natural printing inks & textile paints. This additive may be NECESSARY FOR SOME SHADES.
Use at 3 - 5 % of the ink or paint without change of colour.

Instructions for the preparation of natural inks from our extracts & plant pigments.
Download medium technical sheet (from manufacturer).

We also recommend :
Fixative - for very good washfastnesses - Caution : product from synthetic origin;
Screens cleaner - especially for screens cleaning.

Cleaner for textile printing screens

Cleaning liquid for your screens

This product may be useful TO CLEAN YOUR SCREENS after using  the Colorless Medium or White Opaque Medium of your natural printing inks & textile paints TO REMOVE DRIED INK.

Annatto extract

 To dye 200 g to 4 Kg of fibres 

Gallnut extract

 Extrait de noix de galle de Sumac purifiées et donc très riche en acide tannique, l’extrait de noix de galles permet en teinture d’obtenir des nuances bleu foncé à noir très solides en association avec des mordants à base de fer.

Il peut également être utilisé en pré traitements des fibres cellulosiques afin d’améliorer la fixation des mordants ( engallage).

Il peut être également utilisé dans la préparation d’encre métallo – galliques.

Gallic Acid

Produit à partir de noix de galle purifiées et donc très riche en acide tannique, l’acide gallique permet en teinture d’obtenir des nuances bleu foncé à noir très solides en association avec des mordants à base de fer.

Il peut également être utilisé en pré traitements des fibres cellulosiques afin d’améliorer la fixation des mordants ( engallage).

Il peut être également utilisé dans la préparation d’encre métallo – galliques.

Il est autorisé en tant que complément alimentaire.

Alum mordant

Aluminum mordant - aluminum-potassium sulfate
Mordanting product for natural dye & natural colour.
To be used prior to dyebath for binding up the natural dyestuff on the fibre.

Aluminium acétate

Cream of Tartra

La crème de tartre ou bitartrate de potassium, est un ingrédient naturel, sous-produit du process de vinification.

C’est un additif alimentaire autorisé en Europe ( n°E336).

La crème de tartre s’utilise en teinture textile avec l’ alun dont elle améliore la fixation sur la laine et la soie.

Iron mordant

Iron mordant - ferrous sulfate
Mordanting product for natural dye & natural colour.
To be used prior to dyebath for binding up the natural dyestuff on the fibre.
For dark shades, browns, greys, blacks...

Calcium carbonate