|
Post by Pandagirl on Sept 11, 2015 17:18:25 GMT
Nice results Nada. Did a lot of the color wash out during felting?
|
|
|
Post by halay on Sept 11, 2015 18:10:11 GMT
No, Marilyn, I was surprised that the colour did not wash out at all during felting.
|
|
|
Post by Pandagirl on Sept 12, 2015 2:55:54 GMT
Great news Nada!
|
|
|
Post by jwugg on Sept 12, 2015 5:56:19 GMT
Fabulous scarves Nada
I've been worrying about the lightfast & washing with these natural dyes (especially the eco-prints). I know that they must be dried out of sunlight or the prints may disappear. Wonder if anyone has any advice on how to tell whether they'll fade quickly or not?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 11:49:33 GMT
You lovely colors your got with the different mordants.. Love the sage green one..
|
|
|
Post by bearmtnbeads on Nov 15, 2015 20:51:34 GMT
Hello Ladies! Can I join the dye garden party? I'm a member of the "mad canning jar scientist on the back porch" club in No. California. So far I'm the only member, but have a couple recruits in the works!
I've been playing with solar dying and steaming for about a year. I've been stalking neighborhoods all over town and now have zip bags full of Fall leaves and finally found an Ironbark Eucalyptus that shows promise. I'm envious of the Aussies with lots of Euc. choices.
I have been looking for a forum about plant dyeing - to share the learning/creating process
I dabble in felt making, plan to learn to sew better than my decades-old student skills, and use up some of my 30 years of collecting beads on something felted and dyed.
Thanks for letting me pop into your dye garden!
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 15, 2015 22:29:04 GMT
Welcome! I'm glad you joined us. There are quite a few here that like to play with natural dyeing so I'm sure you'll fit right in. Do show some photos of your experiments if you have any.
|
|
|
Post by Pandagirl on Nov 15, 2015 22:56:53 GMT
Welcome Bearmtnbeads! We're always happy to have new members and insights. I'm envious you have access to any eucalyptus. I live in the Midwest and we don't have any here. I look forward to seeing your projects and progress. Jump in and ask questions. We have some members who love to experiment.
|
|
|
Post by Shepherdess on Nov 16, 2015 2:16:19 GMT
Jill I don't know any way to tell. natural dyes do tend to fade badly in the sun. People didn't used to think it was strange to redye their cloths. Mordents were used to increase wash and light fastness. Many of the best mordents for that, are the most dangerous to use.
I am jealous of those that can get nice clear prints and not just smudges of gray and orange.
|
|
|
Post by koffipot on Nov 16, 2015 8:19:51 GMT
Hello Ladies! Can I join the dye garden party? I'm a member of the "mad canning jar scientist on the back porch" club in No. California. So far I'm the only member, but have a couple recruits in the works! I've been playing with solar dying and steaming for about a year. I've been stalking neighborhoods all over town and now have zip bags full of Fall leaves and finally found an Ironbark Eucalyptus that shows promise. I'm envious of the Aussies with lots of Euc. choices. I have been looking for a forum about plant dyeing - to share the learning/creating process I dabble in felt making, plan to learn to sew better than my decades-old student skills, and use up some of my 30 years of collecting beads on something felted and dyed. Thanks for letting me pop into your dye garden! I'll join your club! Sounds like we have much in common. I'm doing a lot of eco printing just now - great fun. 'Printing Botanicals' on Facebook is a new group you might like - perhaps see you over there as well as here.
|
|
|
Post by koffipot on Nov 16, 2015 8:32:15 GMT
Fabulous scarves Nada I've been worrying about the lightfast & washing with these natural dyes (especially the eco-prints). I know that they must be dried out of sunlight or the prints may disappear. Wonder if anyone has any advice on how to tell whether they'll fade quickly or not? Berries are the worst for fading, though having said that I have had an elderberry dyed silk scarf in use for a couple of years and it's fine. I kept some small pieces from the same dyebath in a folder to compare and there's very little difference. I find the colours continue to develop for a few days after unwrapping, rinsing and a gentle wash in a pH neutral solution. I don't worry too much about sunlight as long as they're not berry prints. Dipping the leaves in metal waters as you lay them down (e.g. iron, copper, or alum) can help with colourfastness and also makes stronger prints with some colour changes.
|
|
|
Post by bearmtnbeads on Nov 18, 2015 13:39:09 GMT
Thanks for the welcome! This is a recent group of experiments. L to R orange marigolds, wolf lichen, rosemary, euc. ironbark shavings, redbud pods w/ willow leaves, and mixed marigold. The bags have leaves solar steaming. I am glad to have a protected southern exposure so I can use the sun on good days. I boiled the rosemary first and wasn't impressed, so decided to see if the sun and time will improve the color. It was a very pale yellow/tan on the alumed cotton test during boiling. I've had some success solar steaming silk scarf bundles wrapped in plastic and put in a black pipe for a week during the hot summer (100+F day temps). Winter solar steaming may take more patience than I have. One of my favorite fall leaves for silk is tulip tree - Liriodendren ( I think ). It made beautiful shimmery amber and the leaf shapes are unique. I've waited all year to get some more to play with! My coworkers are amused by my daily leaf collecting on breaks.....
|
|
|
Post by koffipot on Nov 18, 2015 15:51:12 GMT
View Attachment Thanks for the welcome! This is a recent group of experiments. L to R orange marigolds, wolf lichen, rosemary, euc. ironbark shavings, redbud pods w/ willow leaves, and mixed marigold. The bags have leaves solar steaming. I am glad to have a protected southern exposure so I can use the sun on good days. I boiled the rosemary first and wasn't impressed, so decided to see if the sun and time will improve the color. It was a very pale yellow/tan on the alumed cotton test during boiling. I've had some success solar steaming silk scarf bundles wrapped in plastic and put in a black pipe for a week during the hot summer (100+F day temps). Winter solar steaming may take more patience than I have. One of my favorite fall leaves for silk is tulip tree - Liriodendren ( I think ). It made beautiful shimmery amber and the leaf shapes are unique. I've waited all year to get some more to play with! My coworkers are amused by my daily leaf collecting on breaks..... Your solar jars are looking good. I find alum mordant always gives a yellow tinge, my beautiful pale pink pomegranate came out gold because of the alum mordant. Too cold here for solar dyeing just now and our last summer wasn't great either, though I had success by using a sunny windowsill. I get strange looks as I gather up foliage too! I don't care!
|
|