tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post2179829611367342980..comments2024-03-05T08:38:28.236-07:00Comments on Snowcatcher: My Dyeing DaysSnowcatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-29770224651535866342020-10-11T11:04:47.364-06:002020-10-11T11:04:47.364-06:00Thanks for clarifying! The green is from a lichen ...Thanks for clarifying! The green is from a lichen that’s soaked for more than three months. Old man’s beard, I think; it’s the pale green webby stuff you see on very old-growth trees. I collected from wind-downed branches I found on the ground. It needs no mordant.<br /><br />The pink is either hibiscus, which changes to blue when you wash it, or beets, which are not colorfast but can be overdyed after fading. Both would have been mordanted with alum.Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-5248315075280439552020-10-11T07:48:26.029-06:002020-10-11T07:48:26.029-06:00Oops, you're right. My comment was very vague...Oops, you're right. My comment was very vague. I'm most enamored with the colors in the second cowl, which looks like it uses the yarn in the unlabeled photo -- the photo with the bright pink and green yarnSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473756619549199303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-72493441314239782812020-10-11T06:56:33.929-06:002020-10-11T06:56:33.929-06:00Sam, I just realized most of the colors are labele...Sam, I just realized most of the colors are labeled with what I used above.Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-63332785658213017532020-10-11T06:53:11.400-06:002020-10-11T06:53:11.400-06:00Thank you, Sam! Which cowl? There are three abov...Thank you, Sam! Which cowl? There are three above. I do think I remember what I used for each color. I’ll see if I can find the blog post that lists what I used for each. Most of my projects are mordanted with alum, but I also use sumac and tea because both are easily and inexpensively plus safe and available right here at my home. I think I’ve tried dyeing with every plant I could get my hands on.Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-34388061399514843452020-10-10T17:00:37.604-06:002020-10-10T17:00:37.604-06:00Wow!! The naturally-dyed cowl has shockingly brigh...Wow!! The naturally-dyed cowl has shockingly bright and bold colors! Naturally dyed yarns usually seem more neutral. Do you remember what kind of material + mordant you used for those brilliant colors?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473756619549199303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-18443907838551770312019-06-20T05:07:08.404-06:002019-06-20T05:07:08.404-06:00Thank you, PJ! I don’t have enough of anything to...Thank you, PJ! I don’t have enough of anything to sell, unfortunately. I don’t have enough time to dye as much as I’d like, but perhaps one day when I retire...Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-22837230172575787102019-06-20T05:05:12.729-06:002019-06-20T05:05:12.729-06:00Thank you, Joy! I’m having such a ball getting ba...Thank you, Joy! I’m having such a ball getting back into dyeing!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-54949324614046971712019-06-19T12:38:38.030-06:002019-06-19T12:38:38.030-06:00OH! How rich this post is!!! WOW!!! scrumptious......OH! How rich this post is!!! WOW!!! scrumptious...do you sell your yarn?PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104319952137455099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-80544992297979592152019-06-16T09:14:20.307-06:002019-06-16T09:14:20.307-06:00What a wealth of information on natural dyeing! To...What a wealth of information on natural dyeing! Too messy for me. Those flower photos and your hand dyed crochet projects are phenomenal!!The Joyful Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706614750500929214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-37757932650597839132019-06-13T21:43:27.771-06:002019-06-13T21:43:27.771-06:00Ha ha! I know a soul or two who have dyed their h...Ha ha! I know a soul or two who have dyed their hair or the ends of their hair purple, but I don't know if they did it with onion skins, Pat. I'm perfectly content with plain old blonde with natural silver highlights growing more prominent every day!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-23448322716073889502019-06-13T21:41:36.555-06:002019-06-13T21:41:36.555-06:00Thank you, TexasNascarCowgirl! I don't know t...Thank you, TexasNascarCowgirl! I don't know that I need any more irises because I'm going to have to thin out what I have this fall or they might not bloom again. But I would be very happy to send you a Man in Black once I get done thinning! You'll have to show me your Purple Rain, too. I'll bet it's gorgeous!Snowcatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360228352528558176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-27476268704317330222019-06-13T14:57:19.612-06:002019-06-13T14:57:19.612-06:00Sure got your juices flowing just from sitting on ...Sure got your juices flowing just from sitting on the porch and running back in and out haha Never knew people dyed their hair with onion skins, that just sounds weird.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672125489692725745.post-52262479422209087372019-06-13T14:09:49.601-06:002019-06-13T14:09:49.601-06:00If you are interested, I have some iris plants tha...If you are interested, I have some iris plants that are beautiful! I would love to share. I have one I call Purple Rain and it is so purple, it's almost black. I have all white, all yellow and ones that are deep maroon on the bottom and an orangy yellow on the top. I would love to have some of your men in black!texasnascarcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931502283648967024noreply@blogger.com