tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post3678583572403681269..comments2024-03-27T18:12:02.867+00:00Comments on Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing: Dyeing Plant Prints on Boiled EggsFran Rushworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-1239122535508630682017-04-16T18:04:16.733+01:002017-04-16T18:04:16.733+01:00I didn't try dyeing brown eggs - I'll give...I didn't try dyeing brown eggs - I'll give it a go another time, thanks. I'm not sure if I will find refosco wine in Wales, but I will look out for it.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-5281308852192989452017-04-16T18:02:28.101+01:002017-04-16T18:02:28.101+01:00Blue and orange/brown eggs on toast made breakfast...Blue and orange/brown eggs on toast made breakfast more interesting, if not more appetising, to my smaller visitors - only one opted for cereal instead. Happy Easter :)Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-65590786087008889052017-04-15T19:53:23.706+01:002017-04-15T19:53:23.706+01:00Interesting results, Fran! Though I think browner ...Interesting results, Fran! Though I think browner eggs do very well for onion dyeing, at least in my practice. this year I also dyed Easter eggs in refosco wine. It gave a very dark colour which I can't name, English being my second language; I would describe it as violet to black-blue. They have a mist of crystals on the surface, very interesting. The colour and the crystals seem to be only poorly attached so the eggs must be handled with care.Ladkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-70527689885080430752017-04-15T12:22:52.483+01:002017-04-15T12:22:52.483+01:00argh, I just remembered my own childhood days, whe...argh, I just remembered my own childhood days, where we tried the same process:) it turned out that trying to spread the leaves on wet eggs makes the covering easier, though not by much! I think we eventually used pins to spread overturned leaf parts, once they were covered loosely by the tights... I love the results, but I don't like cold hard boiled eggs, so I decided that only freshly dyed (with food dyes) eggs will do tomorrow morning - again... happy easter and bon appetit:)<br />BettinaWoolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.com