tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post7446685336533403850..comments2023-12-25T21:45:42.095+00:00Comments on Growing Colour Tyfu Lliw: Extract and solar dyeingHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-44860216209417516112008-06-27T08:17:00.000+01:002008-06-27T08:17:00.000+01:00Hello,thank you for this idea! it sounds great and...Hello,<BR/>thank you for this idea! it sounds great and it IS a good option for small space appartments !<BR/>VictoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-40028045938402276002008-06-20T18:05:00.000+01:002008-06-20T18:05:00.000+01:00Hi Fi if you scroll right down to the bottom of th...Hi Fi if you scroll right down to the bottom of the blog you will see the black that I got with my eucalyptus tree leaves last year. Someone has given me load of leaves form which I got yellow and a nice green with iron this year but it is much earlier in the eyar and the depth of colour will probably get better as time goes on. India told me that you can get E. Cinerea which gives red from florist . Look forward to meeting you at the Woolfest.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-78717164669220515422008-06-20T12:28:00.000+01:002008-06-20T12:28:00.000+01:00I've just got the India Flint book too. Isn't it a...I've just got the India Flint book too. Isn't it a beautiful book. Have you tried our common form of eucalyptus in this country? I'm eyeing up the neighbour's overhanging tree just now. Thanks for the tips on red cabbage. I've got a hot south facing bay window which I think is going to end up littered with jars.<BR/>See you at Woolfest.Fiona Rainfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999589680607984696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-68779513072343696582008-06-19T08:57:00.000+01:002008-06-19T08:57:00.000+01:00Hi Leigh Ima glad that my workshops sound excellen...Hi Leigh Ima glad that my workshops sound excellent ! Very encourging.<BR/>I find that silk is the certainly the best if you are bundling fabrics up with dye plants- and for these you can use red cabbage & onion skins to very good effect if nothing else is available but leaves of trees can be good. Eucalyptus,and birch but elder and oak might give you interesting effects although I ahven't tried them I have used cotton but the colour takes along long time to seep through the fabic. Solar dyeing in pots is easier and yarns are very nice as you get some lovely randon effects. I hope your experiments go well for you. bw HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-16839453599636917572008-06-18T12:04:00.000+01:002008-06-18T12:04:00.000+01:00Very timely, Helen. :) Actually I have some silk...Very timely, Helen. :) Actually I have some silk. Perhaps that would be the way to go for my first solar dyeing experiments(?) Your workshops sound excellent!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com