Plant Dyeing - Tumblr Posts

We closed on Tuesday and so now the little house in the big peanut field is ours.

I didn't notice it before, but we have pomegranates. And two big fig trees. Pomegranate and fig make good dyes.

It was meant to be.

Took some time off from unpacking to forage.

It is a good day to dye. Pomegranate rind, fig leaves and goldenrod. And that's it for the season. I have a feeling winter will come early this year.

I don't usually dye anything in February.

February is a stagnant month for me. It's too cold. There isn't much change. Everything is grey. And dye plants are scarce. August is my other least favorite month. And interesting that they are 6 months apart.

But I want to use this chunky yarn soon. I decided on yellow onions because, well, that's what I got!

I tossed some cotton into the pot too. I was surprised at how the cotton took up the color more than the yarn. With an alum and cream of tartar mordant no less!

The yarn is alpaca. I have a feeling sheep wool would have been a bit more dramatic of a color change.