natural dye day
July 17, 2011
the day started with 2 pots of alum mordant and a big pot of mixed lichens
oh look, onion skins on wool give a buttery yellow
different shades from lac on wool, cotton and silk
lichen on wool and cotton. Mohair solar dyed with mullein, the mullein is over 8 feet tall.
the day was voted a success.
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How fascinating, I am intrigued by dyeing and natural dyeing in particular. I would love to spend a day or two in a workshop.
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Thank you again Jean for my retire and dye day. I really had fun and learned so much. I hope to dye many more times for many more years.
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Looks like a very successful dye day – and fun too!
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Beautiful results! how long did you solar dye with mullein for?
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the term “solar dye” is misleading – because we haven’t had any sun let alone any heat but it has been in the jar about 2 weeks, I’ll leave it for the summer.
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i want lac! what lovely shades!!
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gorgeous result! I love that buttery shade, beautiful. Lichen is lovely on silk too – hugs nat
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