I Tried to Plant Dye with Walnut and Madder
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During my last sewing videos, I have used fabrics for my sewing that has been plant dyed, and through that, I've got many questions about it. So in this video I take you with me, on a little journey, into the wonderful world of plant dyes!
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Fellow Natural Dyer here! If you are able to dry the Husks of the walnut in the fall, you can save them to dye all during winter when they aren't available(Here in Canada at least) they give the same colour as they do when they are fresh! As well, Walnut's have the ability to Plant based fibres as well, so Cotton and Linen are possible. A good way to get huge pot is to either get a canning pot, or to go to a second-hand store and just buy the biggest pot available.
A lot of flowers when used for Natural Dyes I find give better colours when Solar Dyed in Large (1 Liter) glass jars.
Fruit Dyes, Strawberries, Blueberries,(I think Billberries are the European version) Cherries, are best by simmering the dye bath for 30 minutes, then letting it steep for roughly 8 hours, then adding fibres, simmering briefly, then leaving for a two or so hours. Cherries make a soft purple, Strawberries make a soft Pink, Blueberries a soft purple, but with some baking soda a green-ish colour.
For both of these you don;'t want the heat to be too hot.
Here I'm just going to list Dyestuff that's commonly available:
Red Onion: If solar dyed for a week make a soft olive green, on Wool with Alum.
Yellow Onion Skins: Give a Burnt Orange if used in a high ratio, one of the natural dyes that gives a similar colour on Plant based Fibres.
Goldenrod: Not sure if it's available In Europe, but It gives the brightest yellow when the Dye stuff is cooked and alum and the wool is added to the dye bath together
Most Herbs will give a soft yellow-green if attempted to dye with.
Apple Tree: If you break some of the branches it will give a strong yellow colour.
Tansy: Also a Yellow
Privet Berries: Will give a blue, A teal, and a Sea-foam Green, if picked at different times of the year. This plant is a winter dye-plant and is best used from December to the end of January.
Jewelweed/tocuh-me-nots: Is a plant i'm pretty sure is native to North America, might not be available to you, However it will give an Orange colour.
Daffodils: If picked when the flower heads are dried, and solar dyed will give a strong and very pretty yellow, I leave them for a week, and the smell is terrible once opened, but the colour is beautiful. Since this one requires a large amount flower heads, unless you are overrun with Daffodils I'd recommend using it on a small amount of wool or yarn.
Dame's Rocket,:the flowers can give a blue-ish colour too, solar dyed for two days, and the dye bath should look like a strong purple colour before hand, then simmered for 30 minutes, then the fibres added for 30 minutes and simmered.
Willow twigs: Give a soft Orange, if the dye stuff is left to steep overnight, after being heated for an hour.
Rose of Sharon: Will give soft teal; Dyebath: 30 minutes simmered, an hour and half left to steep, dye fibres for 30 minutes, leave for an hour. this one is interesting because like Indigo it needs to be exposed to air to show the colour, after you take it out of the bath.
It is possible to get some shades of blue without using Indigo: Some Dark Red Lilies, cooked with the usual matter, of one hour heat for dyestuff, Wool and Alum together for an hour, then together for roughly an hour. Blue Potatoes, will also make a blue if done in the same way as the lilies. Rose of Sharon as well will give a
If you have a dyestuff that should give a blue-ish colour but for whatever reason is not, you can add some baking soda and it will turn it into a lime-ish Green colour. (Note: Not Indigo, Do not use with Indigo)
In regards to the Overdyeing of Green, Weld and Indigo: Yellow First, then blue gives a more standard plant colour green, while the other way gives a more teal green.
If you are planning on doing a lot of natural dyeing, and if you don't have one already a Dyebook is also helpful. That way you can add any new plants you find in the field, and how you did it, so you can repeat the process later.
Also, YES more plant dyeing video's please! It's exciting to see someone around my age as excited about natural dyeing as I am!
WOW!!! Thanks so much for your expertise.
This is the most informative comment of my life. Its weird this video came up. I was just discussing natural dye for a wall hanging yesterday...
Dyers woad is an invasive species where I live. How do I use that?
@@woodenkat8971 I've never used Woad, but here's a link to a blog someone else made about Woad: wooltribulations.blogspot.com/2013/06/making-woad-dye-from-plant-to-wool.html
Thank you for all this information 😍 Why I didn't mentioned more than those plants in the video was just because I wanted to focus on the plants that we now was used for dyeing with in history. But of course there's so much more to explore when it comes to this. Thank you again!
Also, I love the cute grey skirt you're wearing.
I wonder where she bought it
Me too!
I was about to comment the same thing... it’s so beautiful!
Ryoko Dragomir same here.
me too! It looks like the exact skirt I would wear all the time if I had the confidence too (and the money to buy it, it seems like a wool skirt, beautifully done!)
In English, a good word for this colour would be russet! It's glorious
you wear such pretty clothes while your dyeing! i would be so nervous.
I used dandelion roots one summer because there were dandelions.... everywhere that year.
Made a really nice tan brown I must say 10/10 would dye again
Yes would love to know too
You just harvest and simmer the roots (or the flowers if you want yellowish). Never boil it. Just like with any plant dye.
I left mine to steep in a jar of water at the widnowsill for a few days beforehand.
15:54 YOU HAVE THE FLUFFIEST CAT EVER.
Also, good job on the plant dyeing. BUT THE CAT, OMG.
If you want to do more dyeing in the future, check out home brewing supply websites, they sell 20L, 35L, and 55L pots (there’s probably other sizes, but those are pretty common)
Or like canning supplies. The pot my Granny used for canning when she made relish was HUGE, though idk how many liters.
in agreement..if you KNOW you are planning on doing some dyeing then invest in much larger saucepans..why make your job harder..??? besides, they always come in handy for other tasks..
“Stove, no stove. Stove! No stove.”
Idk why but this made me laugh so hard😂 love how it turned out☺️
Omg Elin! You are the most pure and genuine person on RUclips! I really like the honesty and realism you show.
Like at 6:20 when you knock the lid to the pan and then the expression on your face... That would happen to just about anyone, but instead of editing it out, you left it in your video's, which makes them a whole lot more relatable and approachable. (btw, it also reminded me of Rapunzel in the movie Tangled, when she knocks her frying pan to her head after she captured Flynn Rider..)
It's a joy to follow you on your journey through historical re-enactment and historical clothing manufacturing.
On a whole unrelated note, I absolutly love the grey skirt you are wearing from 11:34 onward. I wouldn't hesitate if I could buy the same one for myself somewhere in the Netherlands.
Thank you for all these kind words! Hahahah I took all of this as a big compliment😂
The skirt I am wearing is actually something I have made myself😊
@@elinabrahamsson9442 It was ment as a compliment! :-)
@@elinabrahamsson9442 I love the skirt! Can you maybe make a tutorial on how to sew it? I would love to recreate it, it fits my dream style perfectly!
One thing you can do with madder, weld, and other similar plants is a cold dye. Use that white bucket you transferred your wool in and fill it with the right amount of water and madder root, or weld etc and then leave it for a week or so. That way you can achieve the bright colours along with an even dye! I would also recommend soaking your fabric with a mordant first if you want it to take up brighter colours.
You ended up with a lovely rust color! What will you be making with you're freshly dyed wool?
I hope it will be enough for a 17th century jacket 😊
Aaaah, you're so adorable!!!
The fabric turned out gorgeous by the way... I'd love to see more projects like this.
Well done! I love experimenting with plants & seeing what colours I can get.
My only suggestion is to be aware if the dye is “food safe”. I have used flowers to dye & then found out they were poisonous so now I only use that pot for dyes not food.
(But food safe plants you can use the pots for food).
That is such a beautiful piece of fabric!
I wonder if the fabric is safe if it is dyed with poisonous ingredients. Stay safe!
orbiting Pluto as long as you don’t eat the fabric!
As I watched this I was knitting a sontag I dyed with onion skins and walnut. I usually soak my walnuts (husk, nut and all, mostly because they are black walnuts and I wasn't sure how good they are/am lazy) in water to ferment for a couple weeks or months. It gives me a super-rich dark brown that I love.
I have a very useful book on natural dyes. It's called Wild Color by a lovely woman named Jenny Dean. It divides plants and other natural dyestuffs up by color, larked with swatches at the edge of pages. Also lists different methods of fixing the dye like vinegar, alum, copper and iron baths, etc. Can't recommend it enough.
My friends and I have made yellow with onion skins, pink with lichens (and a urea mordant that I wouldn't recommend), and a gorgeous golden orange with turmeric.
When handling any of this stuff, it's a good idea to wear gloves. If it's meant to dye clothes, it will definitely stain your fingers. Many of the dyes and mordant baths can be irritating to skin, too, so make sure you're careful!
Cochineal is a beetle...used to be used for dye and colorant of liquors in times gone by. Not lice :)
Still used, sadly
Under the heading of good books for research? May I EMPHATICALLY recommend:
"INDIGO, MADDER & MARIGOLD -- A Portfolio of Colors From Natural Dyes" by Trudy Van Stralen
The book is available on Amazon. Hardback only, sorry to say, but not too pricey.
Ms Van Stralen concentrates on the three titled plants, and on the commonly used mordants. She also has some very...STRINGENT comments about the assumption she encountered, that natural dyeing required tons of plant material, and only produced dull, muted colors.
I'll not say anymore, go see if your Library has the book--or maybe they can do an inter-library loan, or just take a leap of faith, trust me and BUY IT!
oh man that's such a nice color. damn, now I want to plant dye
I love this!! I'm making my own kirtle (based off of your video, so thank you for that too!!) for a medieval festival in June, but I've been to my local sewing stores and I didn't like the colours they had/didn't know what kind of colour I wanted to use, I really want to try plant dyeing now because the colour you made is gorgeous
This makes me so happy! You have to send me some pictures when everything are ready😍
That skirt you are wearing is absolutely amazing! Where is it from? Did you make it yourself? Also, if you want to get the most out of your dying efforts, dye several pieces of fabric or dye yarn in the same water (the same colour soup). The shade of the colour lightens with each dye and gives amazing colours, for instance madder gives the most beautiful shades of pink after a few dyes.
I assume you noticed one of the main problems with plant dyes; they SMELL TERRIBLE while they're boiling.
Walnuts you say? Immediately click! Maybe the colour is copper? Nevertheless it’s beautiful. Also yes more plant dyeing please! 😂
Elisa Finlayson looks closer to burnt sienna, which is a common paint colour
brittianica that is true
I love how you phrased your comment
Who knew that the path to pretty plant-based colours would be riddled with so many unforseen obstacles, haha! I love the end result, though!
My electric scale is no where near as polite as yours 😂
Also, does dyeing fabric create a strong smell?
It depends on what you are dyeing, but typically most dyestuff give off an odor. Some stronger than others, Walnut Husks tend to give a kinda of citrus-ie smell, that's kind of over powering if you breathe deeply and aren't used to it. Madder Root I find gives off an earthly smell, more of a medium smell when compared to stronger smelling dyestuff like goldenrod and walnuts. You're essentially cooking the dyestuff until it bleeds it's colour. So 9 times out of 10 they tend to smell enough that when you walk into the kitchen you're like, 'there it is!' but with certain exceptions the whole house shouldn't smell too bad.
Taylar Marr thanks!
They smell a little bit, I could definetly smell the madder, but it isn't that unpleasant. It felt very natural and earthy, exactly like one could image cooking a plant would have smelled like😊
Loquat leaves & avocado pits & skin smell nice when simmering. Dandelion & goldenrod are very unpleasant & best done outdoors.
You should get a bigger pot, I recommend a goulash cauldron, they are really cheap, for example I got me a 30-litres bogrács for 25€
Unfortunately that size of pots are not so easy to find here in Sweden 😅
I think you can get that only in Hungary... I mean, i have a gulas cauldron but it was made back when Vojvodina was under Austria
@@gothsyalk9331 I'm from Germany and we can get them here. But yes not sure how the situation is in the Scandinavian countries
Absolutely, but I have searched and looked for one for almost 2 years. They are quite hard to find here in Sweden, and those who I do find are very expenssive. I hope I can buy a bigger pot some day, but this will do for now😊
@@elinabrahamsson9442 It might be cheaper to take a trip to Germany or another country - the more east you go, the better for your wallet! Seriously, in the Czech Republic for example, every decent houseware shop has at least 20 l pots - when you come in summer, you get better prices, because that is our main canning season (we love our pickles and jams). :P
Great, you've kick started an interest in plant dying... My husband will be so pleased. lol
Stove ? No Stove.
Stove ? No stove.
STOVE !! x)
it's really good to see you again ! interesting content, pretty videography, and a lovely personality, what more could you want ? :)
i was wondering, can you wash plant dyed fabrics ? i mean obviously i imagine a washing machine is out of the question, but how about hand washing with some soap ?
From what I've read (no expert by any means!) it should be safe to wash the fabric if you dyed it with the lice stuff in it. I dunno if you'll be limited to hand washing or not, but it should be able to deal with the typical mild soaps you'd use for fabric like lace and stuff. You should use the lice even if you don't plan on washing the garment, they help to preserve the colour and make it light-fast so it doesn't fade or shift with light and age. Or an avocado, bc they contain a similar substance that works the same way or something like that. Just remember that avocado seeds bring their own colour too, some are pink and some create a more purple hue.
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You can do everything to it today that someone in the relevant period would do to theirs.
Hahahah thank you for your kind words😍
I'd call that colour russet! It came out beautifully though. It looked like that strainer worked pretty well for this, but if you have something finer that you want to strain you could line it with a piece of thin scrap fabric. You'll have to be patient, but it'll keep all the bits out!
I love the color it came out! The only thing I've dyed with plants is my hair :)
And we eat walnuts at Christmas in the area of the US I'm from!
But probably not Black Walnuts, which I think is what she is using here. :)
They are expensive and difficult to source. The shells are nearly impossible to crack open! Even the squirrels give up often.
That is an amazing color and you should be so proud of yourself! I've been too nervous to dye, and I think that needs to stop. I love how you throw yourself into your projects and just make them happen.
I was just wondering when you’d upload!
I love the final color! And it's okay if you aren't an expert, you are a very capable person who can handle unexpected obstacles. Take pride and confidence in what you do, you are awesome! 😁😁😁
I love the Swedish accent. I think because there are several Swedes I have watched videos from and they were all so lovely :)
I missed watching your videos!! 🥰🥰🥰
It's a really beautiful color! Well done!
14:53 i seriously though the plastic bag was melting😂😂😂😂
Btw you got a new suscriber, i love your content👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
You and Jonna Jinton have a lot in common. Both from Sweden both blonde young artists and into plant based pigments. She makes them for painting her artwork and you are attempting simply a different type of artwork. I just want to applaud you for being a rare young person who still values the old traditional sewing weaving and dying skills.
omg i love how chaotic this gets, literally me everytime i try to cook or make anything ever
That turned out so well!!
Brilliant video as always. Can't wait for the next one.
Oh my goodness you are so adorable and I am only 5 minutes into the video. 😁😁
A charming example - and I love the color. Where I live, we leave the walnuts out on a country gravel driveway to dry and then drive a car over them to crack the nuts out.
Lovely colour you ended up with! In my eyes (and on my screen) it looks similar to red ochre. Then the important question: where did you get the madder-powder?
You clothes are really cute I'm obsessed with the pants you're wearing (I'm also obsessed with this entire video using plant dye is so cool)
I love your videos! Thank you!
I do have a tip, I didn't read the other comments so I don't know if anyone else suggested this. I am an artist and I use dyes and other things that have to be heated. I went to a thrift store and bought inexpensive pots and cookware and labeled them "For Art Only, Not For Food". I keep these utensils stored in a bin away from my cookware that I use for preparing meals. The bin is also labeled "For Art Only, Not For Food".
This keeps me from damaging the tools that I bought for food preparation. Also, just in case there is something in the art medium that is not safe for consuming, keeping separate pots and things keeps me from risking contaminating anything.
Because they don't really need to be nice or expensive for making art, I am able to get second hand or lower priced stock pots that are much larger than I would use for cooking.
I also found a camping stove at a thrift store so I can work outside and not make a mess in my kitchen.
Thank you for your videos!
Love the colour!
I have some tips I would like to share.This is some of the things I do when dyeing wool yarn.
1. Wash the fabric/yarn with wool sope, then soak it in cold water before dyeing, this will help securing a more even colour. (30-60 min)
2. If you have pots enough, heat up the fabric alongside the dyeing pot. This will ensure the same temperature in the fabric and the colour bath when you transfer the fabric to the dyeing pot, this is better for the wool.
3. The use of a mordant will give stronger and more light resistant colours. The different mordants also give their own caracteristicks to the colour = more colour options. I think walnut naturally has some mordant in it but I'm not sure.
4. Colouring with mushrooms is also really fun and you can get colours from earthy browns, reds, green, grey to intense purple and baby pink . but as mentioned earlier: Please use separate cooking and colouring utensils as some colours and mordants are toxic. There is a Swedish woman (don't remember the name) who has written a really good book on dyeing with mushrooms.
A hint on dyeing: you should try to ensure your fabric is wet before putting it into the dye. Otherwise the first part of fabric you submerge will "suck up" the easiest absorbed tones in the dye, and the last part of fabric may end up being a different colour or tone.
I'm not 100% certain this is AS important for natural dyes as it is for synthetic dyes, but just wanted to give the information anyway.
If you have a bathtub, you can mix the Walnut ink concentrate from the pot into the water in a tub and use that to dye your fabric.
And the fabric should be wet.
PS. One teaspoon of alum per bath to keep your color fast.
oh, what a lovely color u got in the end!! like cinnamon maybe? love it!
I love watching you nerd out on naturally dyeing fabric it's so sweet and pure
I love the aesthetic shots of your kitty while you were waiting for your dye to soak in. 💖
Love!! Please make more videos like this 😁 I love plant dyeing, and you are my favorite creative lass on RUclips!
I have limited experience in dyeing, but i loved making little samples of cotton that i used plants/vegetables/fruit to create. Tea and coffee also make lovely color's too.
Ohh, it turned out beautiful!
I can’t wait to see what you make from it :-)
"You need to wear..gloves..." rethinks her life choices. Honestly love it. Perfect humour
beautiful color. I don't think I could duplicate your recipe, though.
Hello, pronouncing cochineal, which is a beetle, is cotch in eel, it was also traditionally used in food colouring. I love watching your videos, keep up the good work xx
You kept me smiling all along the video! :-D
The most relatable dying video I've ever watched!
That is a most glorious shade of deep tannish, russety brown. Just love it! Elin watching you work is so magical and I love how fearless you are and even in your nervousness you carry on regardless of the glitches you face each time you do one of these dye baths. (Also you are just so entertaining and enlightening.) Keep going with your dye experiments as they are so inspirational!
Ah yes, stove - or not? Big pot - or not? Here's my fun experience.
Many years ago I bought 60 metres of canvas to make a large pavilion, enough to hide a modern car at an event. I wanted three pretty colours, in evenly-dyed but huge batches. I had some prior experience, but no way did I have a big enough pot, or enough stove, for this.
So my darling brought a (gasp) steel bathtub back from the dump, and that was my dye-pot! And some borrowed camp cook-stoves, going mostly on high, side by side on the dirt in our backyard. Bathtub was carefully propped across their tops, slowly-boiling dye baths inside, and me in gloves feeding long lengths of canvas around and around. Neighbourhood kids came to look, all asking for a turn! And their parents right behind, shyly asking many crafting questions... (This was before internet.)
Eventually there were the desired colours to sew up, but that's another epic. However, determination can inspire some strange but surprising (for me, backyard party!) hacks.
Anyway, you did a great job - nice, rich, multi-toned, and even colour, everything one could want, congrats! And thank you for a lovely video, brings back cool memories!
That's amazing! It sounds like something I would do. LOL.
My husband gave me a woollen scarf in a slightly deeper version of that colour years ago, and we used it as the inspiration for the drawing room in a Georgian house we used to own in Scotland. Although we colour matched professionally the paint came up quite red on the walls due to the south facing light. It was sumptuous (and was even on an interiors programme and in a few newspaper articles). I've still got the scarf and it's one of my treasured possessions.
I LOVED how you were looking for the stove top. It just felt like an issue I would go through, doing the same. The way of editing your video brought up the right emotions to the viewer. Your proud face when you showed the beautiful end result is so great! thank you for this video!
You could actually get a very bright red with such an amount of madder, if you "mordant" your wool before, or during the dye bath. There are various recipes you can find on the net, or in books. The way you did may not enable the color you got last with time, sunlight and washes. If you wanna try with coton or linen as some comments suggest, the recipes will be different, and the result less bright (wool and silk are the best for bright colors with plants). Welcome in the exciting world of natural dyes ! ;)
Thank you for your answer! I didn't use any mordant since walnut dyeing doesn't require it, when I later dyed it with madder I decided to just go without it there as well since my goal never was to achieve a bright, strong color. But yes, mordant is otherwise very helpful!
Beets and elderberry are also very good for a red colour
The color is a russet...a beautiful color, subtle and unique! I’m looking forward to see what you will make with it.☺️
look for an enameled waterbath canning pot, they are NOT very expensive, and the enamel is better for dyeing, because you dont have to worry about dye reacting to metal. I didn't catch what you used for a Mordannt? also several plants make green dye, so you really dont have to mix.
I don't think she used a mordant.
It's such a beautiful color!!!!
Does anyone know if the fleshy fruit of other drupes such as Plums, Apricots, or Almonds can be used in the same/a similar way?
A quick Google search should give you answers! Good luck!
is that a cat? or a bear? or a lion? who knows
I believe that color is called russet. Pretty I can’t wait to see the finished outfit 🥰 could you make your text just a little bit bigger I was having trouble reading it 😂👀 what breed is your cat?
This was really interesting to watch, great work! I didn't really know much about dying clothes naturally and for some reason it had never occurred to me that people in the past would double-dye clothes to get combination colours :).
I love your outfit! The light blue striped shirt and the grey skirt with the brown belt is such a cute outfit! Where did you get them or did you make them?
Not a common question: pls where does your pants come from? You look stunning.
Earth tones. Gotta love 'em. I've never tried doing natural dyes...and I've never heard of some of which you refer (Weld or Madder). What little I have gleaned from RUclips is that Turmeric is fantastic for producing bright yellow.
The piece that you did here is beautiful! I could see making a hooded poncho out of that. Any wool blend is always good at fending off the cold. I'm in the Pacific Northwest of America (where it is most likely to be wet and cold during the winter) and such a garment would be a nice thing to add to One's closet!
Petition to buy Elin a gigantic pot
I LOVE all the outfits you wore in this also
a standard oil paint colour is burnt sienna, which looks pretty similar to your fabric
I can't speak to the dye-process, but I wanted to say that your humor, video editing, and very upbeat way of doing things is amazing to watch. I'm very much looking forward to seeing more videos! Its great to see someone young doing historical things, speaking as another younger person.
Keep up the great work and stay safe- may your stitches be straight and your dyes well-colored!
If able to afford it, perhaps invest in a bigger pot as an option, since it seems you at least enjoy the end result. If not, consider asking some friends you know that are involved in a medieval re-enactment, like the one you took to the event with you. She may even know someone who has a pot large enough if she doesn't.
As for not knowing what you were doing with the walnuts, I think you did fine. I mean the people who discovered that plants did specific colors probably didn't know what they were doing either when they started their discoveries after all.
From what I can see on camera though, the color turned out beautiful, and I hope we get to see the project you're working on soon.
I love this topic. It's a fun one to think about. Sadly my dark greens I love are not super easy to find in a natural way. Or so I think. I see it sometimes.
Fun video.
I've never seen Walnuts like that before. It never even occurred to me that they don't just always look the way they do when they are ready to be cracked and eaten. I've seen Chestnuts though (which is what my family traditionally eats at Christmas time). They are so spikey and intimidating. How did our ancestors ever think to open all these weird looking things and eat what was inside? They were braver than any of us are today, that's for sure. Off-topic: Your cat is so majestic!!!
Our ancestors no doubt observed what wild animals ate when moving to a new area. *Usually* what one mammal eats is safe for others (but not always!)
@@EsmereldaPea Very good point.
4:30 - what she said!!
I was just admiring your clothes throughout the entire video! You have such a lovely sense of style
I loved this video! Elin, I am wondering - I have dyed cotton but never wool: were you concerned about the fabric shrinking when you immersed it in hot water? Was it 100% wool? Thank you.
I was thinking the same thing, does the wool fabric shrink?
Welcome to"" the strange in between shades"" club. This colour is cognac a very beautiful traditional colour that I have not seen in decades. truly lovely.
It turn out gorgeous...love the color....but...I don't think you have enough fabric to make anything out of it....but I bet you have something wonderful in the making....New subbie here and you have such a wonderful accent and speak English very good....coming from the USA...love your channel...tfs
I love the color you made. It's one of my fav colors. I would call it warm terra cotta. I'm not sure if you are familiar with that name but it is what we call the inexpensive orange-y clay pots you use in the garden.
Don't forget kermes (cochineal) red & byssum purple....
I have begun plant dying usually with spices like turmeric so PLEEEEEASE post more plant dying videos!
Beautiful video :) 👏 Maybe somebody has already explained this, but we just wanted to: the coochineal is listed often on plant dyes because this Mexican insect lives on plants (Agava). However - historically, before 1492 - the purple colour was achieved by using a different insect: the local Porphyrophora polonica that lived on a plant called Scleranthus perennis (perennial knawel). Poland and Ruthenia were once famous for exporting this purple insect and therefore it's called Polish cochineal. All the best from Poland 🇵🇱💚 Thx for sharing the videos, we're following with great pleasure. Cheers!🌞
Experimenting is worth the result..looks like a beautiful
colour..🐞
I'm sure someone has already mentioned it but I haven't seen it in the comments that I have read....you should always wet the fabric before you put it into the dye. The water will help the dye travel into the fiber more evenly. Also, I noticed that someone mentioned getting a canning pot for a bigger pot. This is fine BUT, most of them are aluminum and it will change the color of your dye! Metals like aluminum, copper and iron will all make the exact same dye come out a different color! It's so fun to see what you end up with and you have made a gorgeous piece of fabric! Good job.
Thank you! Yes dampen the fabric before is something I knew, but when I was recording this, I had so much in my head so details like that just completely fell away. You're right, dampen the fabric before is important, and should be done!
@@elinabrahamsson9442 - an enameled canning pot is the best choice. They are relatively inexpensive and can often be found at second hand stores. Just be certain the enamel isn't chipped or scratched on the inside
@@EsmereldaPea Yes, and also it would work on an induction stovetop. I assume that's why your large pot didn't work and you had to go get the portable stovetop? Most large soup pots are aluminum, which you do NOT want for this.
I was so worried the entire time that you would splash your pretty clothes and strain them. You need an apron. You should make one in a video.
Wow that is an amazing colour.
Well done!!! You made a perfect Russet colour. It's a brown with a reddish-orange overtone.
I enjoyed your video very much. You did a great job. You are so fun. I am a natural dyer who didn't start until 2019 and I've never dyed with black walnuts, but want to. I enjoyed your process. Did you boil both the green outer hull and the nuts? I love the cloth you ended up with. Excellent idea to overdye it to achieve the desired color.
i love your accent it just makes watching your video's even more fun ^^
You seem really nice, and how you walked us through the process; very humble....will be catching up with you..for sure😊😊
Your videos are very well done and I love your happy personality. Thanks for making great content!
You and Dior! Black, white, and rust! ^_^
Love your videos! Just got interested in historic clothing & love DIY. Can't wait to try something like this. Also don't ever apologise for your English! I’m Australian & could understand you perfectly.