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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Mar 11, 2023 13:30:35 GMT
Has anyone tried dying with Lily pollen? It suddenly struck me that as we are told not to get lily pollen on furnishing or other fabrics because the stain won't wash out, then it must be a substantive dye. As I no longer have a cat (even a grain of the stuff is poisonous to them) I have started buying cut lilies (rather than planting them in the garden so that visiting cats don't get zapped) and I've been removing the stamens as the flowers open. I've actually been doing it so that the flowers aren't pollenated so they last longer, but every time I wonder if I could use them for dying. Is it worth collecting them do you think?  |
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 11, 2023 19:50:17 GMT
It might be worth a try. It certainly lasts a long time on your fingers.
Google said this:
Pollen from lilies has been used as dye for clothing and can be used as a natural dye for Easter eggs. To make dye, take fully mature pollen from anthers that are beginning to shed pollen grains and mix the grains with water; let sit for a while to fully engorge the anthers and release pollen grains
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Mar 12, 2023 9:55:47 GMT
Yes, I read that too Ann but I'm not sure what comes next. I wondered if anyone else had already tried it and knew what to do. (I'm lazy and didn't want to reinvent the wheel!)
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 12, 2023 13:03:37 GMT
There are some natural dye groups on Facebook. I don't do natural dying, sorry.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 12, 2023 16:47:59 GMT
I would think it would work but I haven't tried it either. I am allergic to lilies and the minute I am near them, I start sneezing, runny nose, red eyes etc. So this isn't something I would try. But there is a load of information online. Do you look at YouTube? There might be a video there about it.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Mar 12, 2023 22:13:42 GMT
I would think it would work but I haven't tried it either. I am allergic to lilies and the minute I am near them, I start sneezing, runny nose, red eyes etc. So this isn't something I would try. But there is a load of information online. Do you look at YouTube? There might be a video there about it. I hadn't thought of that Ruth, so I just had a look and did a search for "dyeing with lily stamens/pollen" and all I got was how to remove lily pollen stains from carpets and fabrics; plus dying with everything else but pollen of any sort. I shall have to contact some of the members I used to meet at the Dorset Guild of Weavers Spinners & Dyers to see if they have any idea. Not that I especially urgently want to dye anything at all at the moment, it just occurred to me that if this pollen stains it must be a dye. If I find out I'll mention it here. |
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Post by afiberartist on Mar 13, 2023 2:24:34 GMT
It might be worth a try. It certainly lasts a long time on your fingers. Google said this: Pollen from lilies has been used as dye for clothing and can be used as a natural dye for Easter eggs. To make dye, take fully mature pollen from anthers that are beginning to shed pollen grains and mix the grains with water; let sit for a while to fully engorge the anthers and release pollen grains As an retired florist, lily dust will definitely stain. As far a longevity of the color in time I got it to come out of aprons but of course one was washing it all the time. |
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