tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post179580071010113167..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Dyeing with rhubarb seeds Värjäys raparperinsiemenilläLeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-31180100760925259492020-07-29T21:16:56.351+03:002020-07-29T21:16:56.351+03:00I'm glad this was helpful:).I'm glad this was helpful:). Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-57431426554167627932020-07-29T03:00:53.870+03:002020-07-29T03:00:53.870+03:00I had never thought of using the seeds. How fantas...I had never thought of using the seeds. How fantasticBishop Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124543757872721665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-89039789978561566112020-07-24T18:57:30.439+03:002020-07-24T18:57:30.439+03:00If your water is hard, then there is calcium in it...If your water is hard, then there is calcium in it and it is neutral or more alkaline than acid. Many times that kind of water gives even better results in dyeing, or at least different colours than acid water. So many small things may affect the colour we get from plants:).Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-12789953770341040582020-07-23T21:20:14.201+03:002020-07-23T21:20:14.201+03:00I never tested the acidity of our water It's v...I never tested the acidity of our water It's very hard - doest that fit with being alcaline? Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-28537559099660984572020-07-23T19:57:24.152+03:002020-07-23T19:57:24.152+03:00Your water must be neutral or slightly alkaline:) ...Your water must be neutral or slightly alkaline:) Ours is acidic and I think that is why the colour is more yellow.Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-29258831535167702612020-07-23T19:47:48.333+03:002020-07-23T19:47:48.333+03:00Oh, when I saw dyeing with rhubarb seeds I expecte...Oh, when I saw dyeing with rhubarb seeds I expected a pinkish or orangeish hue, That is what I have got from rhubarb seeds on alum mordanted wool. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-29240102100198714132020-07-23T19:38:14.038+03:002020-07-23T19:38:14.038+03:00Hi Ladka, I haven't noticed birds eating rhuba...Hi Ladka, I haven't noticed birds eating rhubarb seeds here, but it is possible. They are so plump seeds so I can imagine they are good food for birds:).Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-26618745681838382572020-07-23T19:36:35.564+03:002020-07-23T19:36:35.564+03:00Thank you:) Maybe it is a matter of climate or som...Thank you:) Maybe it is a matter of climate or something like that? Or a matter of cultivar? Here rhubarb makes flowers every year, and when it does, it stops growing leaves, and that is why most people don't let it flower. I make rhubarb pie only in the beginning of summer when there is nothing else yet, so I don't mind that I don't get it later in the summer. And seeds are better to dye with than leaves:).Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-11830172538504170192020-07-23T17:52:29.785+03:002020-07-23T17:52:29.785+03:00When our rhubarb flowered birds ate all the seeds ...When our rhubarb flowered birds ate all the seeds before they were ripe - so no dyeing :( Now the garden and mom's house have been sold and I have no rhubasrb.<br />But I was wondering about dyeing with woad seeds and eved did it but have not tested for colour-fastness.Ladkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-82457429473114867122020-07-23T17:11:39.761+03:002020-07-23T17:11:39.761+03:00Gosh, that’s a beautiful color. (My rhubarb has ne...Gosh, that’s a beautiful color. (My rhubarb has never flowered, so I’ve never seen seeds.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.com