tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post6194085432454102842..comments2024-03-27T18:12:02.867+00:00Comments on Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing: More Dyeing with Yellow Cosmos Flowers on Wool, Cotton and SilkFran Rushworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-67792927979585582872016-08-23T00:00:20.168+01:002016-08-23T00:00:20.168+01:00Thanks :) What mordant would you recommend?Thanks :) What mordant would you recommend?Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-9799395318524555512016-08-21T10:04:38.591+01:002016-08-21T10:04:38.591+01:00Beautiful scarves and tee's. Plant dyeing with...Beautiful scarves and tee's. Plant dyeing with natural fibres is tricky, they resisist the dye. The deepest yellow/gold dye I've achieved was by using a cold 48 hour bath with fustic and flax.<br /><br />Susan (Pembs)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-43427515350036651932016-08-20T23:56:47.941+01:002016-08-20T23:56:47.941+01:00I think you are right - I have been far too impati...I think you are right - I have been far too impatient to let things 'cure', they are barely dry before I am rinsing them.Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-59210315590091535982016-08-20T23:54:18.617+01:002016-08-20T23:54:18.617+01:00Funny how mint never seems to survive in my garden...Funny how mint never seems to survive in my garden. It's supposed to be invasive ...Fran Rushworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742656242582509967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-39135048135931501552016-08-20T18:02:25.577+01:002016-08-20T18:02:25.577+01:00lovely scarf! have you tried leaving the dyed stuf...lovely scarf! have you tried leaving the dyed stuff for a few weeks before washing? my friend Ulrike, who is a whizz in dyeing veggie fibres with plants, told me that most results are more washfast after a rest of a few weeks between dyeing/drying and washing! no guarantee, but worth a try? the orange wool turned out nicely, too - pity that our average summers are so miserable that sun-loving plants have a hard time here:(Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585678210760195232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975233729836030720.post-72095226105418546992016-08-19T18:48:33.153+01:002016-08-19T18:48:33.153+01:00They are both wonderful Fran. I particularly like...They are both wonderful Fran. I particularly like the orange before washing t-shirt. The colour is so bright.<br /><br />Does that ewe bleat on all the time? Maybe you should offer her some mint! Don't worry Elinor.... I think you are a lucky lady to be a companion to Fran... All that time off!<br /><br />JakiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com