[SeikyouClothing]

Hello!, I was researching hemp for a school project and I came across several times that hemp seed-oil could be used to make ink. I have done extensive research to find such ink to screenprint with on my organic t-shirts but no where could it be found.

1.) Does such a thing exist?

2.) Where could I acquire it?



Thanks ahead for your support!

 

[Fauxfax]

There seem to be plenty herbal shops that sell it for consumption. I don't see any ink out there though. It’s an oil and so you could probably add pigment powder to it and turn it into ink that way. I think if you are looking for a hippy-dopey-natural look you could maybe mix it with henna powder. I think you even get different kinds of henna powder – red and black etc. I'm not sure how you would dry it though. It might be well worth trying though. Henna powder, touch of ganja oil and a few drops of lemon juice. Mix well. Print. Allow to thoroughly dry. Cool machine wash. Iron.

 

[greenstonegrphix]

I live in a town where shirts printed with organic compounds would get snapped up. Good luck!

 

[SeikyouClothing]

After several weeks of looking and researching hemp in general, I have came across a few sites that say the same thing, that "hemp seed oil can be used to make ink", so I only ASSUME that it can be applied to screen printing ink. But I have not seen ANYWHERE any additional information on it. So why would these sites claim such a minute detail of a bi-product of hemp is it is not true??? So it MUST be True. I need your help on this matter because I would Love to have this clearly unique aspect instilled into my business. Anything Anything Anything!

 

[Fauxfax]

When I was at Art College we made ink for etching by mixing pigment powder with oil. We put a small pile of the powder on a smooth slab and made a pit in the middle, then we poured oil into the middle and gradually mixed it into the powder with a scraper until we got the constituency we wanted. Sometimes we would add a hint of another colour to the black so that where it ran thin it had a shade such as green, brown or blue depending on the look we wanted.
If you went to an art supplier you would get printing ink powder, or as I said - use henna powder to mix with the oil.
I think drying it will be the problem as it will not behave like either water based ink or Plastisol. You might have to mix it with alcohol or similar to get a base that you can print but which will then flare off when you heat it. You'll also have to experiment on the best kind of screen emulsion (or paint your own screens). Try a few tests with what you have in the house before you go to any great lengths. Buy olive oil and henna powder and try that - you could do that today. Let it sit for an hour after mixing and then mix again. Paint it on to bits of 100% cotton. After printing make sure you wash it. Maybe the pigment will stay in and the oil will wash out?? Maybe someone else can comment on how best to dry it. You are definitely onto something original here. I can imagine a fuzzy natural look that might look good with the right designs.

 

[PIAcademy]

If they're starting to make (rechargeable?) batteries out of hemp, I'm sure they can use it for a base for ink but I don't think would be processed the same as the edible oil.

I'm glad there's talk of hemp fabric and other hemp products. It seems every few months they come out with a new item made from hemp and it's the easiest plant to control and grow without the chemicals other industries have to use.

Having said that, I've been getting emails from Hemp News for curiosity reasons for a few years. There's always some good articles and resources.

 

[PIAcademy]

Also, having lived in the Northwest, I'm sure there's people or companies that have tired this, especially in Eugene or Portland, Oregon and the Seattle area. Portland has an art school you might try.

 

[Evilspock]

There is, but it is hard to keep it lit.

 

[DrivingZiggy]

It would probably only work on tie-dyed shirts.