tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post139095978832606829..comments2024-03-27T18:12:02.867+00:00Comments on Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing: Hammer Printing Fresh Leaves onto ClothFran Rushworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-52437580170676297512016-06-17T09:36:16.217+01:002016-06-17T09:36:16.217+01:00Herb pillows are a lovely idea, you could use the ...Herb pillows are a lovely idea, you could use the leaf prints from the herbs that are inside. Thanks very much, I will enjoy trying this.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-82493471770080796832016-06-14T15:55:04.989+01:002016-06-14T15:55:04.989+01:00I did some research on this technique and the colo...I did some research on this technique and the color is mostly considered a stain not a dye. I have try an alum mordant first but did not notice a difference. You definately can not put the fabric through a wash cycle. Makes into nice cards, or little pieces to hang and enjoy. I enjoyed my pillows I still have them-I added some hand embroidery around the leaves and flowers etc, added a few buttons or beads-knowing most of the colors would fade-still fun to make and usekathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-34523056166215387152016-06-14T15:34:05.251+01:002016-06-14T15:34:05.251+01:00Fun I haven't done this technique in a long ti...Fun I haven't done this technique in a long time now-I really enjoyed it-most of the colors will fade to brown but it is still pretty nifty-I made several herb pillows with my clothkathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-55374490666495705502016-06-12T13:43:05.960+01:002016-06-12T13:43:05.960+01:00with ice dyeing you crumble up fabric (or sock bla...with ice dyeing you crumble up fabric (or sock blanks?), put ice over and in between the folds, scatter dye powder (works with natural dye extracts, too, but more pastel results) over - and wait until the ice is melted - it leads to very water coloury effects (best done on a base, where the liquid can drop off, or the colours will be muddied). Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585678210760195232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-78728067211598833362016-06-11T19:24:47.721+01:002016-06-11T19:24:47.721+01:00Would steaming the damp fabric inside a wrap of sa...Would steaming the damp fabric inside a wrap of saran plastic put through say a microwave, a few seconds to minutes, set it? Pre-mordant before hammering. ??? HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-24730818145287313332016-06-11T18:34:54.294+01:002016-06-11T18:34:54.294+01:00Ah, sigh, transience is all very lovely and poigna...Ah, sigh, transience is all very lovely and poignant in theory rather than practice. Elinor is away this week, sailing round the Greek islands, or was it Corfu? Wherever she went, it involved a lot of shopping for very small bikinis and sun tops.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-87112741559742015392016-06-11T18:31:06.834+01:002016-06-11T18:31:06.834+01:00ooo, what is ice dyeing? I am going to try a cunn...ooo, what is ice dyeing? I am going to try a cunning plan for 'permanent' hammer print scarves, but only over some other dyeing that didn't turn out right.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-12592275191582949772016-06-11T15:25:25.448+01:002016-06-11T15:25:25.448+01:00Interesting isn't it Fran. I tried this metho...Interesting isn't it Fran. I tried this method on very fine cotton fibre a year or so back and it was beautiful... till I tried to wash it...it became very muddy and was totally useless as the scarf it was intended. <br /><br />Better make sure Elinor doesn't get under it and suffer the hammer's blow!!!!<br /><br />JakiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-50487053565915950942016-06-11T13:21:18.070+01:002016-06-11T13:21:18.070+01:00I tried the hammering a while back and was delight...I tried the hammering a while back and was delighted with the results - for a while at least:) it's a great technique for kids, who have no patience to wait for simmering etc. - and usually they don't care about light or wash fastness. geraniums, fuchsias and crocosmia all left beautiful prints, but unfortunately despite the pre-mordanting I've not managed to make anything permanent. off to try some ice dyeing now - with procion, because I forgot to mordant material for using natural dyes.....Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585678210760195232noreply@blogger.com