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Dye experiments: Pokeweed
Aug. 21st, 2012 08:46 pmYesterday's post detailing the Goldenrod dye experiment was, to tell you the truth, not my first foray into plant dyes. I had previously tried the pokeweed from my garden, but that failed miserably. Time for another experiment now that the goldenrod yielded such marvelous results!
( I made a pink! )
It's interesting to see how dyes react to different fabrics. Of course, this is all experimental. I am interested to see if wool will pick up this particular colour better if I used alum or another mordant than vinegar. I am also curious to see if the dye will get a darker shade if it had been a warm dye bath instead of a cold night soak. Maybe we'll see another time!
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*) Cue puns about 'green cards'.
( I made a pink! )
It's interesting to see how dyes react to different fabrics. Of course, this is all experimental. I am interested to see if wool will pick up this particular colour better if I used alum or another mordant than vinegar. I am also curious to see if the dye will get a darker shade if it had been a warm dye bath instead of a cold night soak. Maybe we'll see another time!
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*) Cue puns about 'green cards'.
