Foray into natural dyes. in Tales from the kitchen witch
- July 9, 2019, 10:21 a.m.
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I want to try my hand at natural dyes. Just for funsies.
To start im reading about marigold as a natural dye to dye fiber a sunshiney yellow tone.
it says to harvest marigolds at its peak of health. Dry till ready to use.
Mix alum ( a mordant) to your water, then simmer your flowers and wool in the same pot till the dye extracts.
Sounds easy enough right?
going to try this tomorrow. I bet if i can use the marigolds dried. I can use them fresh too!
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Deleted user ⋅ July 10, 2019
Can’t wait to see how this turns out !!
ChainedChrysalis Deleted user ⋅ July 10, 2019
Its turning yellow!!
Deleted user ChainedChrysalis ⋅ July 10, 2019
Tasha Tudor wrote a book that talked extensively about dying things with natural products . You might like it .
ChainedChrysalis Deleted user ⋅ July 10, 2019
Ill look for it. Because there are a few things i would like to try. Mostly i dont want to use food stuffs, I would like to use whatever i can find in the woods!