tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post960619229585217806..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Solar dyeing experiments 1 Aurinkovärjäyskokeiluja 1Leenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-17507650491679724202010-07-02T11:15:47.256+03:002010-07-02T11:15:47.256+03:00Hi Leena I think you would get on better with sma...Hi Leena I think you would get on better with smaller jars 2-3 litres and leaving them longer -at least a month. A ten litre jar is a lot of water for the sun to heat.<br />I agree with you that cochineal seems to need the heat to set -it is one of the few dyes that I boil but I have had success scattering the whole bugs onto fabric and then rolling the fabric before leaving them in the sun.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-3596135421644630212010-06-25T14:41:01.427+03:002010-06-25T14:41:01.427+03:00wow! the variegated yarn is lovely, in the skein a...wow! the variegated yarn is lovely, in the skein and knitted up.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-37061776900359966162010-06-22T10:30:46.065+03:002010-06-22T10:30:46.065+03:00the heather yarn is gorgeous.
i'm presently d...the heather yarn is gorgeous. <br />i'm presently doing madder solar dyeing. it's been around 3 weeks +in the pot and the color has changed from orangeish to redder and deepened over the days. <br />battling with indigo now.too cold outside, even in sunny spain.neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-16160069018812005872010-06-21T22:11:47.096+03:002010-06-21T22:11:47.096+03:00Oh Leena,
that's gorgeous, especially the fir...Oh Leena,<br /><br />that's gorgeous, especially the first one - wow !<br /><br />Best wishes and a good dying-year!<br /><br />Ute, GermanyUtenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-37913283842268751712010-06-21T21:22:35.106+03:002010-06-21T21:22:35.106+03:00Ihanaa tuo monivärinen lanka.Ihanaa tuo monivärinen lanka.Piahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983926275988272994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-13850778417421172122010-06-21T16:33:29.913+03:002010-06-21T16:33:29.913+03:00The heathery colours are lovely! What an interest...The heathery colours are lovely! What an interesting experiment with the multiple dyestuff in one jar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-83293037493475476722010-06-21T15:16:25.539+03:002010-06-21T15:16:25.539+03:00Oi, hurjan kaunista tuo monivärinen lanka :)Oi, hurjan kaunista tuo monivärinen lanka :)Luinelenhttp://www.kotiluola.net/~luinelen/blogi/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-75880986158856998182010-06-21T12:55:32.464+03:002010-06-21T12:55:32.464+03:00Thanks Jasmine and Ladka:)
I had 10 litre jar, and...Thanks Jasmine and Ladka:)<br />I had 10 litre jar, and I had about 500grams of yarn (5 skeins), that was all I could cram into the jar, with the dyestuffs.<br /><br />I have read about flower petals, but they are so pretty in the garden, I just can't pick them. The answer: to have a bigger garden:)Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-2354156976502001012010-06-21T12:47:01.384+03:002010-06-21T12:47:01.384+03:00Inspiring! The results are interesting, the cochen...Inspiring! The results are interesting, the cochenile lovely - yes, it does dye best in hot. How much yarn did you use? Will have to try dry rhubarb root as well, I've got plenty of it.Ladkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-13566349439650219712010-06-21T12:33:13.495+03:002010-06-21T12:33:13.495+03:00If you cook flower petals into a dye bath and at t...If you cook flower petals into a dye bath and at the end of it, scatter the pulp onto silk, bundle it and pop it in a jar, this will solar dye very well, even at low temperatures. You can achieve wonderful patterns too. i will have to try rhubarb. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is always a pleasure to read.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101808317736275755noreply@blogger.com