tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429470276407666364.post2141313950239281463..comments2024-01-23T08:34:42.583-05:00Comments on folktale: Fresh startfolktale fibershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06068501191688495388noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429470276407666364.post-80173431585085392422010-03-20T14:23:55.020-04:002010-03-20T14:23:55.020-04:00Thanks! I mordant/pre-dye with either alum (the ki...Thanks! I mordant/pre-dye with either alum (the kind that is sold in grocery stores, not the kind sold specifically for natural dyeing - there are several different kinds of aluminum. The grocery store version is used to make pickles and is less concentrated, but still works well enough for me) or plant-based mordants. Anything with a lot of tannin, like oak galls or pomegranate peels, works to help fix colors, but they also are dyes so will affect the color of the fiber. <br /><br />I highly recommend the book Wild Color by Jenny Dean for tons of information about mordants and natural dyeing! It's out of print and super expensive to buy used, but most libraries have a copy. She even has a recipe for making your own iron mordant from water, vinegar, and rusty nails.folktale fibershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068501191688495388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429470276407666364.post-72909104499179776182010-02-24T07:31:20.733-05:002010-02-24T07:31:20.733-05:00Hi!
You make fantastic yarns!
I have a question -...Hi!<br /><br />You make fantastic yarns!<br />I have a question - when you dye with natural dyes do you always "predye" with aluminium or copper then? Or are there ways to dye natural without this?<br /><br />Thanks and good luck!<br />/MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com