"Flower pounding is the art of transferring the natural pigment of flowers and plants onto cloth or paper
through the act of physically hammering the two mediums together"
through the act of physically hammering the two mediums together"
Flower pounding craft
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1. On a flat surface lay out the fabric or water colour paper
2. Place foliage ( vein down) in desired pattern 3. Tape foliage down with masking tape 4. Flip fabric/water colour paper so foliage is touching the table 5. Using a hammer lightly tap on the fabric/water colour paper to transfer the natural dye of the foliage 6. Flip fabric/water colour back over and gently peel off tape 7. If desired, a black or gold sharpie can be used to outline the pattern 8. Fabric can be placed inside the picture frames and water colour paper can be folded for cards or cut into strips to make bookmarks
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PattieWack Designs
Crazy fun with Joan Fee at Marlene Watson's studio in Santa Maria, CA making beautiful designs with flowers, PFD Fabric, and a hammer. Curious? Take a look as Joan shows Pattie how to take beautiful flowers from your yard and turn them into beautiful patterns on fabric. This is a craft that anyone can do and would be really fun for kids. Just be sure that nobody smashes their little fingers.