beet pink
Last week, I tried dyeing some wool roving with the juice of pickled beets …
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Yesterday I opened the jar and rinsed the wool in cool water. Looks like a lot of the colour still went down the drain …
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And the final result? A pretty pink. Reminds me of the pink batts of insulation we installed in our walls! The wool is not scratchy at all, but soft and fragrant.
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Gradually I am building a rainbow of colour on my drying rack …
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from right to left: wool roving prepared with alum as a mordant; wool dyed with Tansy; wool dyed with Old Man’s Beard lichen; and wool dyed with pickled beet juice
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I am still working on the poem to capture this experience … it’s not quite ready to share.
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
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Your rainbow is very beautiful. 🙂
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Robin
May 9, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Hi Robin. It will get better … just hope I can get a shade of blue into the mix …Jane
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jane tims
May 9, 2014 at 9:21 pm
lovely result.
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kiwiskan
May 9, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Thanks!!! Jane
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jane tims
May 9, 2014 at 9:20 pm