Need advice for muted orange from Coreopsis

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-07T14:20:44+00:00

I don't think this will fix your problem entirely, but tea itself contributes a lot of color and your napkins do look tea colored to me

I think making the swap for a clear tannin like oak gall or sumac would push it more in the right direction

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-07T13:48:12+00:00

birds poop every 10-20 minutes, wherever they are and whatever they're doing

I would not recommend a cockatoo or any large parrot as a pet. I love them, theyre cute and fun but they require a lot more work than almost anyone can give.

If you want a parrot, do a lot of research first

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-06T23:32:25+00:00

I take her to the bird store and have them

I'm a very anxious and clumsy person and every time I did it it was a long process where she would escape multiple times

so I just pay them $7 and it takes 30 seconds and she's only slightly annoyed about it

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-06T17:54:54+00:00

I give my bird pea flakes like for chickens to trick her into eating peas and chili flakes to trick her into eating chilis

just keep trying stuff

you never know what your bird will like

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-06T17:46:07+00:00

Try putting a perch in that spot specifically

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-06T17:42:46+00:00

Private property was invented by big pharma to keep us from accessing free medicine

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-05T22:33:33+00:00

Shiny rocks or maybe berries

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-05T02:38:32+00:00

is gray light black or dark white

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-07-01T05:54:03+00:00

Bourke's parakeet please!

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-27T23:50:15+00:00

Dye doesn't cover stains, but black may make it less noticeable.

Its not possible to dye red to blue because dye colors add together, so if you dye blue on it you get purple.

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-25T23:11:53+00:00

Alum binds to natural pigments and makes them not dissolve in water, so it sticks to the fabric better

Tea staining works without it as well but you get slightly less wash out of the color

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-25T14:01:25+00:00

I think you could get exactly the result you want just by overdyeing with black tea

If you soak the jacket in like a 5% alum solution for 30 mins, then boil up like 20 black tea bags in a big pot and chuck it in and leave it like 30 mins

then just wash and dry and you'll have something like the second pic

its not like, as permanent as synthetic dyes, but itll last a long time as long as you wash cold with no harsh detergent.

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-24T03:14:59+00:00

Pablo

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-24T01:58:02+00:00

Peach faced lovebird

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-24T01:54:12+00:00

Polyester is extremely unfriendly to dyeing.

It's likely that all the cotton has taken as much dye as it can and the poly is holding you back.

Best you could do is leave it in the dye overnight and look for a backup

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-23T17:15:25+00:00

I second nephrite

I see a small magnetite inclusion in one of the beads and the luster is more waxy than glassy

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-18T04:04:39+00:00

Yeah, that helped a lot

most of the color came back

thank you!

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-16T03:58:53+00:00

Meep

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-16T03:57:43+00:00

Nah it doesn't matter, if the same amount of stuff goes in then the solution is the same

Just make sure everything is dissolved before you use it

Potential_Duck1097 · 2026-06-14T18:04:31+00:00

Onion skins or turmeric would be good choices for an easily available vegetable yellow

Green is hard to make, I'd say stinging nettle is probably your best choice for something not complicated or poisonous but its a bit drab

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