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søndag den 3. maj 2020

Solfarvning -- Sun Dyeing

     I flere år har jeg forsøgt mig med solfarvning. Uden stort held. Her er en sammenligning; to bundter garn farvet med vild kørvel, det til venstre fik 30 minutter ved 80 grader i den vidunderlige gryde. Det til højre har stået 14 dage i domen, det kan vist ikke kaldes en succes.

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  For some years now I have been experimenting with solar dyeing. Without any luck. My latest try can serve as an illustration: The bundle to the left was put in the wonderful pot and boiled for half an hour at 80 degrees. The one to the left has stood in a jar for 14 days in my greenhouse.
  Both skeins alum mordanted and dyed - or not - with Cow parsley. 
     Ansporet af et opslag i vores platefarvergruppe rullede jeg de afkogte planterester og en håndfuld friske ind i det sol'farvede' garn. Så fik der 30 minutter i den vidunderlige gryde. Bundterne har byttet plads, men det er vist også alt, der er sket. Jeg må plukke mere vild kørvel i morgen, og måske nogle regnfanblade. Heldigvis kan det stadig overfarves igen.

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  I read a post in a plant dyeing group and made an experiment. All the old plant matters and a handful of fresh leaves were placed on the yarn, which was rolled into a bundle and put in the wonderful pot for half an hour. Well the bundles have changed places, and that's all what happened.
  Tomorrow I'll go hunting some more plants and try again.  

8 kommentarer:

  1. What a fascinating experiment. I look forward to learning/seeing more.

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  2. As Thomas Edison would say, the experiment has not failed, it has successfully shown you a way that does not work.

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    1. What a way to put it. But it still buggers me, as other people can make this work.

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  3. Jeg tror kun det var birkeblade som gav mig noget ved solfarvning - og det er i virkeligheden meget mere besværligt end at bare få det overstået på en time!

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    1. Jeg er enig. Det er bare at andre kan, og så kan man jo spare på strømme samtidig.

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  4. Do you think perhaps the plants need a bit more heat in order to release their dye? Have you tried this in the heat of summer? I will be interested in seeing how your future experiments go.

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  5. And I meant to say what a beautiful yellow that bunch you did in the pot is!

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