dying with redwood

[Shepherdess]

www.wollknoll.eu/shop/wbc.php?sid=424842da5e9&pid=3004&rid=117&recno=8&cmd=lang&lc=97&tpl=produktdetail.html

Does anyone know if thy mean red wood as in cedar? I wonder if its what they call cedar in the middle east or what we call ceder on the west coast of Canada. I wonder whether it is the wood or the bark. Has anyone one tried this. It makes such a nice colour on the eggs but adding an acid seems to make it go orange. I wonder if you can dye wool without the acid. Or do all the natural dyes use an acid in some form? I really don’t know a lot about natural dyeing other than to be careful especially with the mordents.
This is what lead me there. translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://anajskreativestagebuch.blogspot.com/2012/03/rezept-fur-rotholzeier-mit-zitronensaft.html

[MTRuth]

Ann - I can't remember the name of it but I've seen it in shops before as a natural dye. It is not cedar. Hopefully, Terriann will chip in as she is our resident natural dyeing expert.

[teriann]

I'm not an expert yet but I'll chime in.

I'd guess they are talking about Brazilwood.
It's PH sensitive so vinegar or washing soda is used adjust the PH. Acid changes it from red to orange.
It's usually used with an alum mordant And it's not supposed to be very light fast.

In the post the translation says to use a fine brush to paint lemon juice (acid) to change the color from red to orange. So it sounds like Brazilwood

The Brazilwood dye comes from a few different tropical and subtropical leguminous trees. They have leaves and seed pods that look rather like peas.

[MTRuth]

I knew you'd know what it is called. You're my resident expert

[Shepherdess]

I was wondering if thats what it was, but then it was talking about cedar. I've seen it before. I have a friend that was dating somen who made violin bows out of brazilwood and she got the scraps.

[jufergu]

Back from vacation and am working on a very mixed media piece. I am dyeing papers with Rit dye. Rit dye is available in every store in the USA. Cheap is the word. It does a good job on paper and synthetic lace and even white plastic buttons. It is not a natural dye, of course. Never tried dyeing wool. I read that you can use Kool Aid on wool, but I think you need to use vinegar as an acid.

[jufergu]

Sorry, I meant to post this on the Dye conversation. Oh, well.

[MTRuth]

Judy - I moved your post for you. I hope this is the place you wanted it.

[karen]

Judy i've tried dying with rit dyes on wool and it gives a really pale color, i usually use food coloring and steaming but you soak the wool in a vinegar mix first, gives some great colors

[jufergu]

Thanks for putting me in the right conversation. I had so much to catch up on when I got back. I do not use Rit dye on fabric. Someone told me that it fades in time. Has anyone tried the Kool Aid on wool, with vinegar?

[Shepherdess]

It works well but it not supposed to be very light fast.

[MTRuth]

Plus it's really stinky and you need lots of packets to get vivid colors.

[jufergu]

I do have some food coloring. Looks like that is the best choice. But I have a good amount of pre dyed wool roving. I probably won't need it for while.