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And yeah, I've seen urine used for various purposes, but not as a dye mordant... Not for the squeamish!
20 Natural Dye Plants You Can Forage and Grow in Your Garden
By Catherine Winter
Excerpt: "Would you prefer to go a super-natural route, since you’re using plant-based dyes? If you’re aiming to be as self-sufficient as possible, there are also all-organic mordant options as well.
Natural Mordants:
- Sumac: Simmer fresh sumac twigs for about an hour, strain out the twiggy bits, and reduce the liquid by half
- Urine: human urine is ideal for mordanting, but you’ll need to age it. Collect it in a jar and allow it to age for several days. [🤢 ]
- Salt: You can use standard table salt as a mordant, but Kosher salt can yield some of the strongest color-fastness. [I've used that]
- Vinegar [That too]
- Wood ash lye"You’ve probably noticed that some of these are alkaline, and some are acidic. Alkaline mordants tend to work best with plant-based fibers like cotton, linen, and #hemp. In contrast, acidic mordants like vinegar are better with animal fibers like #wool, #alpaca, and #angora.
"Note that if you use an acidic mordant and your colors still run, you can set the color by dipping the fabric in a 50/50 vinegar/water solution. In contrast, if you’ve used an alkaline mordant like lye or baking soda [another one I've used], an acidic solution will strip the color rather than setting it." [Been there, done that!]
Learn more [includes a list of #DyePlants -- does not include #BlackWalnuts though]:
https://morningchores.com/dye-plants/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Gardening #Foraging #Goldenrod #Elderberries #Chicory #Beets #Onions #RedCabbage
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:firefish_love_happy: Dear friends of ... Other things,
Meanwhile ...
- You can #bake #chicory, #onions, #garlic and #bread (what you mean you #GNU #knew)
- #Nobody get's out '#Alive' ... you knew that too? #OK try the next one
- #Brain #Plasticity is refined but not from Oil (ah ha now some #thunking?)
- Obey the laws you #create not the #lawless haters and #hatter #mad as
- #Disagree with #unacceptable, #artificial #constrictions
:ablobcatpopcorn: You know #better? Of course! #Everyone does! Do you #share, #stare or #stir? As a semi-mythical #creature #soon to be extinct, we have to #imagine a #Utopia to create and aim for. Mine is very simple. In fact nearly as simple as #Baked #Alaska. In the words of my #favourite #octopus 'In space everyone can here you scram' 🦋 -
"This year, I've been #Cultivating #Weeds #Indoors to ease those #Winter #Doldrums.
I've got #Chicory, #Dandelion, & #Poke #Potted in #Buckets in a #Kitchen #Corner.
I've got #Watercress stretching out of a #Pot standing in #Freshwater.
I've got #Chickweed going to #Seed - three months early - on the #Windowsill.
My wild Winter Garden...#Garnish-es winter #Meals w/ #Sprigs of wild #Flavor, #Nutrients, & #Color."
- Susan Tyler Hitchcock, #Garden #Writer & #Forager, #Gather Ye #Wild Things