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Posted by lewmew on March 19, 2008, 1:49 pm
Oh all knowing fabric masters:
My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
(like berries,
onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
(I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
TIA!
Linda
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Posted by Elizabeth Fusina on March 19, 2008, 8:28 pm
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> Oh all knowing fabric masters:
>
> My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
> (like berries,
> onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
> recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
> (I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
>
> TIA!
I have never actually dyed anything, but I do have some herbals that
give as uses for some herbs you can dye cloth with, IIRC and off the top
of my head, achiote for orange and yellow, turmeric for yellow, red
cabbage for blue (chemical reaction to (again IIRC) the acid in vinegar,
onion skin for brown and tan. I can go look up others if you would like,
but again, I don't dye cloth, and I read them in passing as I was
reading about herbs.
Elizabeth
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay, Orkn on March 20, 2008, 6:02 am
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> My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
> (like berries,
> onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
> recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
> (I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
Have a look at these webpages:
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<www.colour-ed.org/activity/act_05/05_index.htm>
<www.earthguild.com/products/riff/rnatdye.htm>
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Bruce
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Posted by Lucille on March 19, 2008, 8:48 pm
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> Oh all knowing fabric masters:
> My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
> (like berries,
> onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
> recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
> (I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
> TIA!
> Linda
I remember reading somewhere that you could use Jell-O to dye fabric. That
might be fun for the girls.
Lucille
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Posted by on March 20, 2008, 1:02 am
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> > Oh all knowing fabric masters:
> > My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
> > (like berries,
> > onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
> > recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
> > (I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
> > TIA!
> > Linda
> I remember reading somewhere that you could use Jell-O to dye fabric. =A0T=
hat
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> might be fun for the girls.
> Lucille
You could suggest taking all kinds of Cytrus peels and put them on a
cloth , than wrap it with arope and let it sit for some hours ,,,
Bannaa flowers make a wonderful color ,, Pekan peels makes browns are
lighter when in water and get darker when dried.
mirjam
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> My Girl Scout troop has expressed an interest in using natural dyes
> (like berries,
> onion skins, etc.). I did this years ago, but if anyone has done it
> recently and has hints, I would appreciate it. Like - what did you dye
> (I was thinking maybe bandanas)? What did you use? What fixative?
>
> TIA!