Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Dyed Swatches




Here are the dyed swatches...I did not get the sage color or even a good green tone. So, I will be trying to do it with vegetables and roots next.
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  1. daveMarch 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    here're some results from a web page on organic/natural green dyes:

    http://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldyes.html

    "Artemisia species provide a range of greens from baby's breath to nettle green.

    - Artichokes

    - Tea Tree - (flowers) green/black

    - Spinach (leaves)

    - Sorrel (roots) - dark green

    - Foxglove - (flowers) apple green

    - Lilac - (flowers) - green

    - Camellia - (pink, red petals) - green

    - Snapdragon - (flowers) - green

    - Black-Eyed Susans

    - Grass (yellow green)

    - Pigsweed (entire plant) yellow green

    - Red Pine (needles) green

    - Nettle

    - Broom - (stem) green

    - Larkspur - green - alum

    - Plantain Roots

    - White Ash - (bark) - yellow

    - Purple Milkweed - (flowers & leaves) - green

    - Lily-of-the-valley (light green) be careful what you do with the spent dye bath. The plant is toxic so try to avoid pouring it down the drain into the water supply.

    - Barberry root (wool was dyed a greenish bronze-gold)

    - Red onion (skin) (a medium green, lighter than
    forest green)

    - Yarrow - (flowers) yellow & green shades

    - Mulga Acacia - (seed pods) - green

    - Peach - (leaves) yellow/green

    - Coneflower (flowers) - green"

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  2. daveMarch 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    the sumi ink and black tea dyes on the hemp thermals look amazing! we'll have to design underlayers for sure into a bunch of our collection's looks.

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  3. Melissa Ilinka FleisMarch 17, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    This is great Dave!! Thanks for the info!!

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