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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 21, 2016 10:58:19 GMT
Yesterday I dye some alpaca with tansy. It gave a brighter look than red clover. Next year I want to dye with Marigold, there are lots of them were we were last time because people there are growing roses for the pharmacy. They have to change the roses with the marigold every year because of little worms who will kill the roses other wise if they don't. To prevent soil poverty. Here is the link, it is the same album but supplemented with new pics. goo.gl/photos/X2uCrdnZi3nLkzW79
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Post by triciaf on Oct 21, 2016 12:41:20 GMT
Very nice! The brighter yellow is prettier, I agree. People also say that marigolds repel mosquitoes.
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 21, 2016 14:13:50 GMT
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 21, 2016 16:28:09 GMT
Lovely colors!
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Post by elizabeth on Oct 21, 2016 17:32:35 GMT
I've been playing with natural dyeing as well. Here (I hope) is a link to my album. The photos should have descriptions. www.flickr.com/gp/131055257@N02/y12JD5I didn't post the results of my ecodyeing because they were pretty unimpressive. I was stupid and used many different leaves and dredged some in rusty water and some in a (possibly) copper solution. The overall results were not good, and since I didn't make any notes, I have no idea what the ones that did print well were from. I'll have to be patient next time.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 21, 2016 19:18:28 GMT
Nice yellow and tan. I'm bad at documenting once I get in the zone.,:-)
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Post by halay on Oct 22, 2016 5:29:33 GMT
For me natural materials dyeing is always full of surprises: you cannot expect consistent results. For example, I was previously dyeing with decorative nettle which I harvested during summer and it gave a lovely sage colour, however, shen I picked the leaves now in autumn, some other pigments were prevailing and I got brownish colour.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 22, 2016 14:36:00 GMT
A good start to natural dyeing, Elizabeth! Yes, but keeping notes is a must! You don't want to repeat the same mistakes, and you do want to learn from your successes as well.
Viltmaaran, I never have enough marigolds to dye with but love the various colors which can be obtained.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 24, 2016 19:19:17 GMT
I had great fun eco-printing with plant materials over the weekend. flic.kr/p/NtPA8G
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Post by elizabeth on Oct 24, 2016 22:12:31 GMT
Excitement!! I snagged some eucalyptus leaves from the florist at the grocer this weekend!! Plus a bag full of rose petals. Can't wait to try them!
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Post by halay on Oct 25, 2016 3:36:58 GMT
You got some beautiful prints Cathy. Is this silk? It will make a lovely scarf.
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 25, 2016 9:18:57 GMT
I had great fun eco-printing with plant materials over the weekend. flic.kr/p/NtPA8GWhat did you do, steam or cook it ?
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 26, 2016 12:53:43 GMT
Thanks, Nada. Yes, it was silk dupioni, but only a scrap. I usually make samples before attempting something large. It will be interesting to see if I can duplicate--or come close to--this first try with eucalyptus.
Viltmaaraan, I simmered in plain water.
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Post by zed on Oct 27, 2016 10:04:14 GMT
For me natural materials dyeing is always full of surprises: you cannot expect consistent results. For example, I was previously dyeing with decorative nettle which I harvested during summer and it gave a lovely sage colour, however, shen I picked the leaves now in autumn, some other pigments were prevailing and I got brownish colour. I wonder if that's because there's less chlorophyll at this time of year?
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 27, 2016 10:23:23 GMT
Maybe you harvested them last time from another soil, ground?
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