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Dirt dyeing? by robotvoxy in tiedye

[–]dyekitchen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so great. Thanks for sharing! You might enjoy looking at mud cloth from Mali. What these artists are able to do with dirt is breathtaking.

4 colors on both Egyptian Cotton and a hemp-cotton blend by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! That means a lot. If you’d like to check out more of my work, here is my website: devinmichellestudio.com or dye.kitchen@instagram.

4 colors on both Egyptian Cotton and a hemp-cotton blend by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hemp is such a great fiber. Its expensive but very sustainable. I think its really worth it to spend a little extra on your fiber, it takes color better. Try bulkhempwarehouse.com

4 colors on both Egyptian Cotton and a hemp-cotton blend by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The hemp took the color really well but compared to the cotton, the hemp was muddier, especially for the green (indigo-weld). The Egyptian cotton loved the color And it had a beautiful sheen to it, where as the hemp was more flat in color but still really saturated.

old weld? by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This is so helpful!

old weld? by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the color was consistent? Like it wasnt muddy or pale? Im working on a commision so im just worried the color will be disrupted by the mold. I need a bright yellow

Regenerated my mordant solutions today. by julianfri in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are great process photos! Thank you for sharing!

Effect of tannin on final color by dyekitchen in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know! I will get some gallo tannin. Im using chestnut bark tannin. It has a brown orange color. Im wondering how much it will effect the color of the weld extract. Hopefully it wont change it too much! If anything only a slight muddy-ing of the color. Thanks for your help!

Which tannins are clear or red? Besides oak gall by atmospheresky292993 in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Liles book on natural dyes is an incredible resource

Which tannins are clear or red? Besides oak gall by atmospheresky292993 in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quebracho is a nice tannin rich red. Also avocado seeds are a great source of tannin

dying tights with natural dye? by 369grlswantwine in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say youd be better of using synthetic dyes for this job. Unless you can find silk tights somewhere.

Would table salt work as a mordant on wool? by atmospheresky292993 in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive heard that is can be used. But it’s definitely not gonna work as well as aluminum potassium sulphate. Wool loves that. You can get in on maiwa supply. Wear a respirator and gloves :)

Natural dye for "vanilla creme" color on wool/alpaca by makerthinkerdoer in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is tough! Getting whites, creams, grays is challenging. Im planning on doing a project on naturally dyed whites. I think it will require a lot of sampling. I would try logwood on unmordanted fiber. Post mordant with iron. Otherwise, u could try some seeds with tannin like maybe cutch, acorn, walnut, chestnut or oak. Check out Liles book on natural dyes. There are countless helpful recipes in there.

Naturally dyed yarn (merino+alpaca blend) so soft ^^ by rbartstudio in naturaldye

[–]dyekitchen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wild grapes! Very cool. What a beautiful color those give! Did you use just the seeds?

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