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Here are a few examples of my experiments. Everything I use comes from nature in my surroundings. Except indigo, not yet, because blue is difficult to make with what I can find here.
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Sun-dyed with nettle
Dye bath with eucalyptus bark
Dye bath with indigo
Dye bath with mimosa pods
Sun-dyed with rosemary
Sun-dyed with nettle
Dye bath with eucalyptus bark
Dye bath with indigo
Dye bath with mimosa pods
Sun-dyed with rosemary
Natural dyes
Here are a few photos of some of the things I’ve been gathering from the woods around my house to experiment with:
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3 types of lichens
Marigolds and calendulas
Lung moss
Galls and lichens
Bovine Bolete
3 types of lichens
Marigolds and calendulas
Lung moss
Galls and lichens
Bovine Bolete
Sun-dyed
The wool is placed in the sun, in glass jars filled with water and plants from my surroundings. After about two weeks, the wool has absorbed the color sufficiently.
Below are some photos of this.
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Fermenting in ammonia and water
Naturally dyeing books
Iron and potassium baths
Sun-dyed
Sun-dyed
Fermenting in ammonia and water
Iron and potassium baths
Sun-dyed
Sun-dyed
Naturally dyeing books
Sun-dyed sweater
Sweater with 10 different sun-dyed colors and two natural alpaca colors.
