tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post6441534072442992581..comments2023-12-25T21:45:42.095+00:00Comments on Growing Colour Tyfu Lliw: Online shop and buckthorn barkHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-71151747943049469522007-12-01T22:31:00.000+00:002007-12-01T22:31:00.000+00:00Hi Leena it is the same buckthorn and I am really ...Hi Leena it is the same buckthorn and I am really excited as it is giving fabulous colours-more tommorrow! <BR/><BR/>You will love the Cardon book the best £75 I have ever spent!"Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-90749370757701534162007-12-01T16:50:00.000+00:002007-12-01T16:50:00.000+00:00Congratulations for your online shop, Helen!I know...Congratulations for your online shop, Helen!<BR/>I know, keeping a blog takes time, I don't have time to update mine as often as I would like to, but then I think it is better even once or twice a week than not at all. And it is fun.<BR/><BR/>To the buckthorn, I have also buckthorn bark that I bought from Germany as "faulbaumrinde" in German. I have been unsure if it is the same kind of buckthorn as we have here, even near our house. Then I googled and found out that Frangula alnus is synonym to Rhamnus frangula, so I quess they could be the same kind of buckthorns?? I have some local buckthorn bark dried and the one that I bought, one more interesting thing to do. Not to talk about the fermenting thing you do. Nice color you got with boiling also:)<BR/><BR/>I have to tell you, that I ordered Cardons book last week, I have been wanting it since last spring when I read about it and now it is coming to me. I am so excited.Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-61667872851507919982007-11-29T09:47:00.000+00:002007-11-29T09:47:00.000+00:00Hi Dorothy thanks for popping into my blog! The lo...Hi Dorothy thanks for popping into my blog! The longer you soak bark the better usually. At least 48 hours but if you put them in a bucket with a lid and forget about the bark all the better. I triedd acorns of our local oak trees and got a rathter uninspiring brown but acorns of red oaks might be quite different. Give it a try anyway.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-77416255973489476142007-11-28T21:50:00.000+00:002007-11-28T21:50:00.000+00:00What lovely colours you've obtained with the buckt...What lovely colours you've obtained with the buckthorn bark. I'm also interested to learn that different oaks are worth trying. I must find out what resources we have locally, one of our neighbours has a couple of huge American Red Oaks, and we've a couple of other varieties in our garden. I saved acorns from the Red Oaks last year, but haven't used them yet. I'm wondering how long you soak the bark before use?Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.com