Om sommeren, når alt står i blomst, samler jeg store bundter af røllike, rejnfan og andre gode farveplanter. Men de skal bruges op inden næste sommer, og det er min forårsrengøring. ~ Mit lager af farveemner fra sidste år talte (blandt andet) store bundter af grå bynke og rejnfan, og mere beskedne mængder røllike, en […]
Fiasko i naturfarvning er tit defineret som det at få en anden farve end den man lige havde tænkt sig. Beige, råhvid, lysegul, ubestemmelig grumset er alle sammen farver, som jeg ikke har gjort noget forsøg på at få, og alligevel har jeg en hel bunke af garnnøgler i de toner. Men faktisk er der […]
Remember these jars? They had been fermenting for over a week, and the color of the liquid didn’t change over the last days, so I decided it was time to try them. The front jar contains the pit and peel from 1 avocado and 1 Tsp salt, the other one the same with the addition […]
My experiments in dyeing with avocado pits were quite successful if I do say so myself (although a couple of skeins needed a little boost of cochineal). But what about the peels? They can also be used for dyeing, and since I remembered reading that they give a slightly different shade, I kept them separate. […]
My recent attempt at dyeing with fermented avocado pits was only partially successful – I got three nice pink-ish test skeins out of it (on the left, dry) but two skeins of sock yarn came out a drab beige (still in the pot, so wet, which makes the color look nicer than it is) So […]
I’ve experimented with this salvage dye in the past, but not with much luck. Now, having tried many more dyestuffs, I’m returning to it. The idea that you can get good color out of something you would have otherwise just thrown out is appealing and worth pursuing, especially in winter, where dyestuffs are scarcer. I’ve […]
I lived in Grenoble for 2 years, and everybody there is always talking about walnuts. The region is famous for its walnuts – noix de Grenoble. But I have to admit that I didn’t actually see any nuts growing, nor did I eat very many of them while I lived there… So one day here […]
