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onionskins _ rustic orange
sunflower seeds _ deep blood red
manferns _ soft earthy brown
tumeric spice_ brilliant sun yellow
red cabbage _ mauve lavender
Directions for dyeing wool here.
Trying to get green & blue..... suggestions, anyone??
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Oh my goodness! These are beautiful! It seems like natural dyes often turn out slightly different than what one might expect so it's helpful to have these examples. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat great colors, cheers Marie
ReplyDeleteWow, those colours turned out great! I never knew sunflower seed wud dye red.. crazy.
ReplyDeletethese are so lovely, off to find some wool to dye xxx
ReplyDeleteJust discovered your blog, it's great! The colors look so intense. Great to learn about sunflower seeds as dye material. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love the cabbage and the sunflower seeds.
ReplyDeleteI used alum on my silks
Oh my goodness, you are amazing! I love that yellow!
ReplyDeleteindigo & indigo + tumeric? i don't know what else might make a true blue, but i'll check my books!
ReplyDeleteooo - just found this link for all the colors of the rainbow using natural dyes: http://teachinghandwork.blogspot.com/2010/05/plant-dyeing-silks-for-kindergarten.html
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, the one from the sunflowers is simply amazing, love this so much!
ReplyDeleteyou should be able to get liquid chlorophyll at a health food store. Haven't used it for dying, it's a very dark green but I know for a fact that it does stain.
ReplyDeletelove the deep colors.