@@senpaiscenes thank you so much! Very interesting about your PhD research! I'm considering applying to a PhD program for next year in community psychology (with a focus on youth) and have been thinking of ways to weave this work in along with my background in mental health. I know how it applies to mental health but just need to make all components come together in a cohesive, applicable way. It's exciting to think about!
I love how you are experimenting! I dry my leaf and flower dyes and have begun leaving them for about a week before I wash . I find more color adhering to my cellulose fabrics. Good dyes to you!
So happy I came across your channel. I am from Puerto Rico and we have similar flora. I was googling on how to dye with annatto which we call ‘achiote’. Then proceeded to hyper focused on your page 😅 Love the way you communicate. You’re officially my favorite natural dye channel 😊🖖🏼
That is so sweet! ☺I'm glad your interest in using achiote as dye brought you here to share such great energy! And I hope you find something else on the channel that helps you learn more about making dye from tropical plants!
Thanks for sharing. Interesting results. But have you tried scouring and mordanting your fabric first? You seem to be adding the mordant to the dye bath and I'm keen to know whether this is as effective. Mango bark definitely works as a mordant and seems to have had much more effect than the other mordants you used.
I don't generally scour fabric ( although I did just post a video about it ruclips.net/video/tlUsMItlVOk/видео.htmlsi=fhxwVb177al3BmvC). In adding the mordant to the dye bath, I was mostly trying to change the color. I figured the tannins in the dye itself would be sufficient to make the dye "take". But as I was watching this playback, I was thinking about trying one of the scoured pieces to see if the color uptake would be better. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@plantdyefortextilesIf you don't scour, the chemicals and oils which have been added to the fabric will prevent a lot of colour uptake. For cellulose fibres (cotton, linen) you really need both tannin + mordant. Look forward to seeing more of your results, especially with mango. I found some of the younger leaves gave a green colour.
Yeah, it's definitely something I should do more of. Many of the fabrics I use are old, rustic scrap pieces that usually absorb dye pretty well. However, you've inspired me to scour some t-shirts I recently got from the thrift store. I'll scour them and redo the mango dye with one of them to show a comparison. Thanks!
Love your work. I'm doing PhD research on natural dyes and your videos are very insightful. Keep up the good work ❤
@@senpaiscenes thank you so much! Very interesting about your PhD research! I'm considering applying to a PhD program for next year in community psychology (with a focus on youth) and have been thinking of ways to weave this work in along with my background in mental health. I know how it applies to mental health but just need to make all components come together in a cohesive, applicable way. It's exciting to think about!
I love how you are experimenting! I dry my leaf and flower dyes and have begun leaving them for about a week before I wash . I find more color adhering to my cellulose fabrics. Good dyes to you!
@@wellnessarts thank you, and I really like that idea! Slow/delayed processes seem to offer great benefits with natural dyes.
So happy I came across your channel. I am from Puerto Rico and we have similar flora. I was googling on how to dye with annatto which we call ‘achiote’. Then proceeded to hyper focused on your page 😅 Love the way you communicate.
You’re officially my favorite natural dye channel 😊🖖🏼
That is so sweet! ☺I'm glad your interest in using achiote as dye brought you here to share such great energy! And I hope you find something else on the channel that helps you learn more about making dye from tropical plants!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. 💚 💐🙏🏼
Thank you!
Loved the mango bark dye the best!
Yeah, that one turned you nicely!
Thanks for sharing. Interesting results. But have you tried scouring and mordanting your fabric first? You seem to be adding the mordant to the dye bath and I'm keen to know whether this is as effective. Mango bark definitely works as a mordant and seems to have had much more effect than the other mordants you used.
I don't generally scour fabric ( although I did just post a video about it ruclips.net/video/tlUsMItlVOk/видео.htmlsi=fhxwVb177al3BmvC). In adding the mordant to the dye bath, I was mostly trying to change the color. I figured the tannins in the dye itself would be sufficient to make the dye "take". But as I was watching this playback, I was thinking about trying one of the scoured pieces to see if the color uptake would be better. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@plantdyefortextilesIf you don't scour, the chemicals and oils which have been added to the fabric will prevent a lot of colour uptake. For cellulose fibres (cotton, linen) you really need both tannin + mordant.
Look forward to seeing more of your results, especially with mango. I found some of the younger leaves gave a green colour.
Yeah, it's definitely something I should do more of. Many of the fabrics I use are old, rustic scrap pieces that usually absorb dye pretty well. However, you've inspired me to scour some t-shirts I recently got from the thrift store. I'll scour them and redo the mango dye with one of them to show a comparison. Thanks!