I have been wanting to try
dyeing from natural materials for a while now and this might be the time to do
it. The muted colors from natural dyes echo the colors from the West Desert
that I want to replicate.
I have some natural
reclaimed silk raveled from a thrift store sweater that would be perfect to try
some dyeing experiments on. I wound the silk into 1 oz skeins so I can try a
variety of dyes.
I think the first experiment
will be with some purple coneflowers in my garden. I think they will yield a
yellow but I really don’t know. The mordant I am planning on using is just alum
and cream of tartar. I don’t want anything more toxic than that in my house
because I have two small boys that get into everything.
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