Sand Hill ThicketGoing to dye some #wool today. I can tell by the angle of the sun the #mulberry leaves will start to fade soon. So, I'm dropping everything to get this done before I don’t! I'm NOT ready for autumn! 😫 #dyeing #fiberarts
I am glad I heeded the advice to simmer the leaves outside. Stinky! 😜 #Dyeing
So, 30 minutes or so of simmering the #mulberry leaves and then I'm just going to turn the stove off and let it sit there.
Now I'm #scouring raw #wool in small batches of 2 to 3 ounces at a time, for a total of approximately 8 ounces.
After the scoured #wool has been rinsed and squeezed out, I mixed a #mordant bath of about 20% alum (aluminum sulfate) to the weight of fiber, submerged my wet fiber in the mordant bath, and I'm keeping it all heated to around 180°F for 45 minutes.
It's hot today, so the #wool will dry fast. I rinsed it 5 or 6 times, dye was still coming out. Not sure what color yellow I would call this? 🤔
donkey herder, fowl friend@SandHillThicket it’s lemon curd buttercream icing 🤩
Sally Monster@SandHillThicket the first thing that comes to mind are spring chicks and daffodils.
@SallyMonster Yes! 🐥🌻🐤🌻🐣
Goimbla@SandHillThicket
What colour will the mulberry leaf mix #dye the wool? Keen to see the final product as I spin #wool & have a mulberry tree too.
What colour will the mulberry leaf mix #dye the wool? Keen to see the final product as I spin #wool & have a mulberry tree too.
@Goimbla It should be some sort of green color. I'm going to wash and mordant my wool here in a little bit and dye the wool this evening.
Catherine Rowan Jones@SandHillThicket
Watching this thread with interest.
I know a little about dyeing with plants, but mulberry leaves are new to me.
Curious to see what colour you make 🤓
Watching this thread with interest.
I know a little about dyeing with plants, but mulberry leaves are new to me.
Curious to see what colour you make 🤓
@ivyfox Me, too! I have no clue what color it will end up! Hoping for a shade of green! 😂
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That's the magic!
That's the magic!