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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

A Good Day to Dye

More experimenting with natural dye.
Some iron oxide to the mordant bath to strengthen some of the colours.
 The above images are some of our results hanging on the clothes line. Such a perfect spring day. And the colours are so exciting.
Cutch, Lac, Logwood and Madder. I have to say I really like the Cutch, a warm brown. I tried a scrap of Natural Tent Duck (not in the above images) and I was quite taken with the strength of the colour; I'll have to show it later.

The dye sessions are so much fun; just wish I had more pots and burners. 

Posted by barbara@sparrowavenue at 12:01 AM

5 comments:

  1. Margie OomenMarch 16, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    sorry i missed the fun day

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  2. barbara@sparrowavenueMarch 16, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    not to worry: i would so love to have you come when the warmer weather comes.

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  3. arounnaMarch 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    thanks barbara it was a lot of fun

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  4. LauraMarch 17, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Oh look my three favorite bloggers posting all right in a row! Your dyed fabric looks absolutely gorgeous. Actually, luscious is the word that comes to mind!
    I've included you in the stylish blogger award too! I've posted information about it on my blog if you're interested.
    Have a great weekend!
    http://laruelapalooza.blogspot.com/

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  5. Jason KozlowskiMarch 20, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Beautiful colors! Looks like a lot of fun to do.

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