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Naturally Dyed Fleece CakesĀ 

31/8/2015

 
As I experiment with natural dyes more, I thought I should share what I have been up to.
I like to use little energy, so the whole process takes rather a long time, which means I don't produce that much!  However, here are a few piccies of the end results.  As I build up, these things will hit the website with a shop, but all in good time, as this is slow production!


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This is merino dyed with madder.  I use an Alum mordant, but there are no other modifiers.  It is salmony in reality and very pretty.





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Here are three cakes being logwood purple (my goodness it is hard to exhaust that dye bath), valonia oak, and lac.

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Five colours on the drum carder making a mixed batt of the above three plus madder and goldenrod

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And finally, the same five colours in a striped batt.  Yummy!

The mixed batt off the carder.

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