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Natural Experiments, part two
At the end of the forty-five minute simmering of my natural dye experiments, the red was gorgeous and the goldenrod was a beautiful, glistening honey color. The hydrangea leaves, on the other hand, had tanked. It was kind of a … Continue reading
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Tagged alum, cream of tarter, fleece, goldenrod, hydrangea leaves, mordant, red flower, sun annual
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Natural Experiments
As I walked out on the back porch to drain yet another pot of wool I noticed these flowers. Not the “Oh, that’s pretty” sort of notice, nor the “I need to water or deadhead those” kind. It was the … Continue reading
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Tagged alum, cream of tartar, fleece, goldenrod, hydrangea leaves, mordant, red flower, sun annual
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Mordanting 101
Through a turn of events I had today off from my usual work, so I decided to go ahead and pre-mordant the merino yarn in preparation for Saturday’s cochineal adventure. This is harder than it sounds because during my research … Continue reading
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Tagged alum, chemical, cochineal, cream of tartar, merino, mordanting, recipe
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