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Henna can be used on fabric and has been often! I don't know how well printing would work due to the thick, muddy texture of the stuff though.

Henna likes keratin, and to a lesser degree cellulose. That means animal fibers, that are made of keratin take up the color best, like silk and wool. Plant fibers come close, and synthetics wont take up the dye hardly at all.

I know that squeezing henna out of a tube or bottle (like puffy-paint... remember that stuff?) onto the fabric works great. Then after a few days, remove the henna and iron the fabric.

You also might want to try doing it like a batik. Paint on the fabric with a resist like hot wax, then spread henna over the whole piece and wash it out hot to remove the wax and the henna. I'm thinking the heat would help set the color like ironing too.

I'd love to see your results!

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