I learnt how to dye yarn recently and I'm hooked. I have so many skeins of yarn that need 'colour therapy' . I have been looking a bit more into this dyeing business, I found a list of vegetables with the possible colors one can get from them. Its wonderful being able to use stuff in the larder and fridge.No food stuff will be safe. I'm off to experiment!!!
So here:
Light Purple: small quantity of grape juice
Violet blue: red onions skins
Blue: Canned blueberries, red cabage, purple grape juice
Green: spinach, grass
Yellow: orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, ground cumin, ground tumeric
Brown: strong coffee
Orange: yellow onion skins
Pink: beets, cranberries
Red: lots of red onions skins
And then I found another list of possible dyers .
Light Purple: small quantity of grape juice
Violet blue: red onions skins
Blue: Canned blueberries, red cabage, purple grape juice
Green: spinach, grass
Yellow: orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, ground cumin, ground tumeric
Brown: strong coffee
Orange: yellow onion skins
Pink: beets, cranberries
Red: lots of red onions skins
And then I found another list of possible dyers .
Marigold flowers
Tansy flowers
Dahlia flowers
Walnuts
Apple leaves
Oak leaves
Crushed pomegranates
Onion skins
Corn husks
Walnuts
Tansy flowers
Dahlia flowers
Walnuts
Apple leaves
Oak leaves
Crushed pomegranates
Onion skins
Corn husks
Walnuts
I like dying too, but so far I have only done it on the hob, using foodstuff dye and vinegar to fix the colour.
ReplyDeleteVegetable dyeing produces such beautful shades and tones, love the photo with your dyes & yarns did you use hot or cold water
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