Botanical dyeing end result
2019, Mar 24
Eating avocado as much as possible, we wondered what we could do with the skins. Dye! Made a lovely pink color, but it didn’t last.
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I tried again with a homemade mordant, soaking rusty metal from El Terreno in a water/vinegar solution for … a week at least?
Then I soaked t-shirts and more of that 70% cotton 30% polyester drop cloth.
Before washing, they looked dismal.
After washing in cold water without soap (an energetic rinse, really), they look blah. Won’t try this again anytime soon!
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That’s okay, we have enough hobbies. And we’ve left avocado country.