{"product_id":"printed-notes-on-making-botanical-ink-volume-2","title":"Botanical Ink Recipes: Nettle, Oak Gall, Hawthorn — Printed Notes Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eBotanical ink is one of the oldest art materials in the world. Oak gall ink — the same type used to write the Magna Carta and pen Jane Austen's novels — can be made at home, from materials you've gathered yourself, with nothing more than a saucepan and a handful of kitchen ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003ePrinted Notes On: Making Botanical Ink\u003c\/cite\u003e is a full colour, 32-page printed booklet by Emma Hogbin of Princetown Press, made in Devon on recycled paper. It takes you step by step through turning foraged and kitchen plant matter into richly coloured, chemically reactive botanical inks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering the three core stages of ink-making — collecting plant matter, creating plant liquor, and adding a binder — this booklet goes into the details that make the difference: how water pH affects your colours, how to test saturation with paper strips, how to work with gum Arabic (including how to make your own), and how to get the most from each batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed recipes are included for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNettle ink — greenish yellows to olive greens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpruce bark ink — warm reddish browns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic oak and iron gall ink — near-black, historically proven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHawthorn haw ink — salmon and orange through to red, purple, and grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn extensive section on modifiers — kitchen staples like citric acid, baking soda, and vinegar, alongside iron sulphate, copper salts, and tin — opens up a world of colour play and experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet is perfect for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatercolour artists and illustrators looking for expressive, earth-connected media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalligraphers and dip pen enthusiasts wanting to make their own historically inspired inks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForagers, gardeners, and naturalists ready to take their relationship with plants one step further\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafters who love hands-on, slow making with natural materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do you make ink from oak galls?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak galls are simmered to release tannins, then combined with an iron modifier to produce a near-black ink — the same chemistry used historically for iron gall ink. Full recipe and ratios are included in this booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat household ingredients can change the colour of natural ink?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitric acid, baking soda, and vinegar are all kitchen-cupboard modifiers that shift botanical ink colour — this booklet has a full section on how each one reacts with different plant inks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDo I need Volume 1 before this one?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot strictly — Volume 2 stands alone as an ink-making guide — but Volume 1 covers the foraging and plant identification that pairs naturally with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWant to see this level of detail applied to your own land? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.princetownpress.live\/collections\/custom-letterpress-posters-stationery\"\u003eEnquire about a place-based commission\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princetown Press","offers":[{"title":"Volume 2","offer_id":55629016334721,"sku":null,"price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Volumes 1-3","offer_id":55629016367489,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/2842\/4733\/files\/PrintedNotes_Vol2_Ink.png?v=1777986740","url":"https:\/\/www.princetownpress.live\/products\/printed-notes-on-making-botanical-ink-volume-2","provider":"Princetown Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}