Make these set of coasters and placemats using the tie and qye effect with the leaf prints. Tie and dye the fabric, dry the fabric under the sun with an actual leaf placed on the fabric to get subtle leaf prints with a bleached effect.
Fevicryl Soft Acrylic Colours - Chrome Yellow 203, Crimson 204, Orange 217, Colour Palette, Fine Art Brushes , Water Container, Pencil, Ruler, Scissors, Cotton Fabric For Tie and Dye, Threads, Leaves from your garden
Take a cotton fabric Cut small squares measuring 4” x 5” inches in size Cut two big squares measuring 12” x 12” inches for the placemat You may cut the placemats in rectangular shapes if you desire
Place each cut square, flat on the surface and pick it up from the centre Gather the fabric and tie it with threads for dyeing Wet the tied cloth evenly and remove the extra water from the cloth Colour the cloth in a gradation using Acrylic Colours starting from yellow to orange then to crimson from the centre towards the edges
Leave the cloth tied for sometime and then remove the threads Keep the fabric flat for drying in the sun with leaves arranged and placed on the wet fabric Leave it to dry completely Once dried you will get the leaf prints on the fabric in a bleached effect
You may get the coasters and the placemats stitched from a tailor with a nice cotton lining