tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post8303619950462254472..comments2024-03-28T17:33:05.722-04:00Comments on Judy's Journal: goldenrod dye experimentsJudy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-78371006727677406742017-09-14T23:24:07.047-04:002017-09-14T23:24:07.047-04:00Kristin
Do you have Jenny Dean's wild-colour ...Kristin<br /><br />Do you have Jenny Dean's wild-colour book? Answers are likely in there. I would say yes, that you can leave out the lye. Now that I am more experienced with plant-dyeing, I have had success with allowing the plant-stuff to steep over night 2 or 3 evenings - and then straining the liquid off - and adding the alum-processed fabrics , bringing to a simmer for an hour - and allowing to steep over night. Repeat the simmer-steep another couple of times.<br /><br />All together - it takes me at least a week to dye cloth using plants - because I allow everything to steep.<br /><br />Also - when the fabrics have been dyed, I air dry them slowly and allow them to rest for a few days before rinsing. <br /><br />Time is our best friend. Good luck.<br />xoJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-22532100823281173602017-09-14T22:44:45.971-04:002017-09-14T22:44:45.971-04:00I plan to do some dyeing with goldenrod with my ou...I plan to do some dyeing with goldenrod with my outdoor nature class or 3-6 year olds. I do not want to use lye as I don't want them to touch it. Do you know if you can dye with a room temp or cook dye bath, just using alum and wet silks?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246848377352110462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-67752333893308896652015-09-18T20:26:39.177-04:002015-09-18T20:26:39.177-04:00Hello Leigh
In Canada, the goldenrod varieties se...Hello Leigh<br /><br />In Canada, the goldenrod varieties seem to come into bloom at slightly different times. Some are just buds while the others have their flowers nearly gone, they are so mature.<br /><br />To answer your question, no I did not keep the varieties separate.<br />I did separate the flowers from the leaves and stems, and that was time consuming but did make a difference. The fabric dyed with just flowers was clear lemony yello while the fabric with the leaves was more golden. It also depended on the fabric - and I didnt have enough of each variety to make really scientific experiments, so that's another variable.<br /><br />I would say that it seems to be fairly permanent. I have washed and rinsed the cloth and the colour remains. I am using the golden rod silk that I dyed in this post in a large quilt. It looks really gentle and beautiful.<br /><br />Thanks for your questions and good luck with natural dyeing. <br />xJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-9504166077654464122015-09-18T19:56:10.105-04:002015-09-18T19:56:10.105-04:00Question for you--did you keep the different varie...Question for you--did you keep the different varieties of goldenrod separate when you did your dye experiments, or did you just mix it all up. I'm curious as I'm in Central Oklahoma and we have goldenrod here, but I have no idea what varieties. Do you know how permanent the dye is?<br />ThanksLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010873062663572556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-29321148631720817502011-09-21T17:41:56.784-04:002011-09-21T17:41:56.784-04:00"Time is my main material." I love that...."Time is my main material." I love that.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-9371473572414674792011-09-20T17:18:34.361-04:002011-09-20T17:18:34.361-04:00What a beautiful stack of fabrics.What a beautiful stack of fabrics.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287294441230349196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-25316375394578689602011-09-19T20:21:44.743-04:002011-09-19T20:21:44.743-04:00i love watching everyone dye
but is it odd i rath...i love watching everyone dye<br /><br />but is it odd i rather enjoy the mystery of it ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-22165876120405855092011-09-19T17:36:17.835-04:002011-09-19T17:36:17.835-04:00Goldenrod makes a nice mellow yellow. Its beautifu...Goldenrod makes a nice mellow yellow. Its beautiful on the plant and on the fiber. I'm not a yellow fan,but this is one yellow I can live with. I have gotten some good results using iron and copper mordants with it as well.Brenda Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-65051305573982529902011-09-19T16:40:25.892-04:002011-09-19T16:40:25.892-04:00This is funny-- natural dyeing must be in the air....This is funny-- natural dyeing must be in the air. A few weeks ago I dug out my natural dye books, plus I borrowed a pile from the library. Your post convinced me to harvest some sumac for a tannic acid bath since I work with cellulosic fibres. Thanks!!Karen Thiessenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367131582438076366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-24847545180619591352011-09-19T10:09:56.827-04:002011-09-19T10:09:56.827-04:00our goldenrod this year was SO shortlived and so s...our goldenrod this year was SO shortlived and so sparsely fluffed, i barely got a handful of tufts--shall have to try the soda ash with my tansy--love the natural yellows as glowpoints and for mixing with other "primaries" :)<br />the silk velvet is sumptuousarleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036114069539254266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-66676805241092887952011-09-19T07:02:04.011-04:002011-09-19T07:02:04.011-04:00Quite a difference.Quite a difference.Penny Berenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-46091984754381424722011-09-19T05:23:49.484-04:002011-09-19T05:23:49.484-04:00Golden Rod looks very similar to our wattle (and w...Golden Rod looks very similar to our wattle (and we have quite a few varieties too). I will have to harvest some of the late wattle and see what I come up with.<br />I love the colour using the lye.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Jacky xoxJackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347191565099767347noreply@blogger.com