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Part 2 of my weekend dyeing event with Danny, skeins dyed with saxon blue (a derivative of indigo), and padauk (a tropical wood).
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1. Misti Alpaca, dyed with saxon blue, post-mordant bath in 10% of weight alum and 5% of weight cream of tartar.
2. Fingering weight Fabel Superwash wool and nylon, treated same as #1.
3. Worsted weight wool pre-mordanted some months ago with alum and cream of tarter, then treated the same as #1.
3. Classic Elite Yarns, silky alpaca lace, dyed with padauk, post-mordent bath in 10% of weight alum and 5% of weight cream of tartar.
5. Fabel Superwash wool and nylon, treated the same as #4.
6. Worsted wool pre-mordanted with alum and cream of tartar, then treated the same as #4.
Flower of Wrightia tinctoria from Apocynaceae. The leaves yield a blue dye similar to indigo and where hence used as an alternative source for the dye.
My brows take exactly 13 minutes. My hair shaft is blonde, fine, and porous, so darker hair may take longer. It does not take as long as to dye your head hair.
dyeing silk scarves with natural dyestuff for
Michelle Workowski dyeing silk scarves with natural dyestuff for the driftless studio tour