tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post1996947348756760859..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Lichens on the snow Jäkäliä lumellaLeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-69765518272592995532013-03-30T11:03:46.372+03:002013-03-30T11:03:46.372+03:00Thanks:)Thanks:)Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-61275359102536222922013-03-29T19:21:46.489+03:002013-03-29T19:21:46.489+03:00so interesting to see the lichens fallen and on to...so interesting to see the lichens fallen and on top of the snow. a sight ive never seen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-88183214297466865962013-03-15T18:35:44.795+03:002013-03-15T18:35:44.795+03:00Thanks Anna and neki:)
I have never tried lichens ...Thanks Anna and neki:)<br />I have never tried lichens with solar method, so I don't know if the heat of sun is enough to get the color from lichens, but it's good to try, and it may work with enough time. Most of the books say that lichens need a long simmer (several hours), and you get the best color if the lichens are together with the fiber. And I have simmered lichens about 3-4 hours, then let cool and simmer again the next day with the fibers, and let cool with the fiber in the pot. if the color is not strong, then one more simmer. And if the color is not to my liking, then that is a good base for something else, usually needing no other mordant than the lichen dyed base (but that depends on the next dye).<br /><br />Neki, interesting to see what you get, they say that the longer the soak the better.Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-30449236210209508712013-03-15T13:26:29.675+03:002013-03-15T13:26:29.675+03:00great post as ever.i have some lichens in ammonia ...great post as ever.i have some lichens in ammonia lined up for summer dyeing.the color of the liquid is strong ochre, let's see what i get. neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-90499893124100940432013-03-15T11:45:16.751+03:002013-03-15T11:45:16.751+03:00your information is generous with its detail. I&#...your information is generous with its detail. I've been wondering about lichens, as alot on trees here in Devon, but again only collect after a storm. But not really sure what to do. Have been brewing a jar full in the super slow solar method in the greenhouse! Not tried putting any cloth in yet. Still too cold here, and not much sun. Experiments to continue!AnnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458188093832773505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-62262238741867640552013-03-14T10:36:35.969+03:002013-03-14T10:36:35.969+03:00Thank you lacelady and Bettina:)
I also collect li...Thank you lacelady and Bettina:)<br />I also collect lichens only growing from trees, and only fallen lichens or from firewood where they would be destroyed anyway, never from rocks, because as you say, they grow so slowly.<br />I get mostly yellowish browns from these lichens, but one time I even got green from a lichen growing on birch. I have never since been able to get that color and I don't know if it was a different species of lichen or if it was the time of year when I collected them (early spring when the birches were felled, I think it was late April, just before the leaves came out).Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-83056029035787650562013-03-14T01:11:25.733+03:002013-03-14T01:11:25.733+03:00I collect lichens, when we have to cut down trees,...I collect lichens, when we have to cut down trees, for firewood or because they are damaged. there are quite a lot on most trees, because they thrive in our damp climate! and I like very much the scent they develop in the dye bath, very "herby"! and the scent stays on the yarn for a very long time! I only ever get light browns, but I don't want to collect rare lichens along the coast that give pinks and purples. <br />in old times they used to collect "crottle" there, but as a stone lichen it grows even slower than those on trees, too precious to pick!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-30401939511969322242013-03-13T04:52:33.580+03:002013-03-13T04:52:33.580+03:00thank you for these photos and explanations. I hav...thank you for these photos and explanations. I have a lot of these lichens after a windstorm, and your post is a wonderful creative boost!LaceLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978773277374834951noreply@blogger.com