Når man plantefarver, er der nogen farver det er sværere at få end andre. Underligt nok er det svært at farve grønt og rødt. For flere år siden fandt jeg en kilde til lysende grønt, tagrørsblomster, og senere også stokroser og røde hasselblade til de mørkere grønne. Men rødt? Rødt var stadig et problem. Mit bedte bud var hestekastanjeskaller, men det lykkedes kun ind i mellem. Så fandt jeg skønhedsøjer, der rent faktisk gav rødt, Der er bare det problem, at dræbersneglene æder de nye planter. Og så forleden dag på indkøb, fandt jeg en staude-coreopsis. En stor flot én. Og den farvede nydeligt orange. Her har jeg brugt 30 blomster til en ottendedel fed garn (et helt fed er 100 g). Hvis jeg nu bruger lidt flere blomster bliver det nok rødt. Herligt
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When plant dyeing some colours are easier to get than other. Strangely two of the most difficultly obtained colours are green and red. Some years ago, I found a source of bright green. Reed flowers. And more recently Hollyhocks for dark, deep green. But red? My best try so far was chestnut husks, but it only worked sometimes. Now, some days ago I went shopping, and I found a plant, a tickseed (Coreopsis), and not one I have to grow from seed every year like these, which the slugs unfortunately love to eat. But a perennial tickseed. I used 30 flowers for one eighth of a skein (100 g). If I use more flowers, I think I'll get a decent red.
Linking to Jude's Life in Colour.
That is a truly lovely colour. Well done you.
SvarSletThank you! Plant dyeing is fun, but sometimes frustrating.
SletThat's a pretty good red. Dyeing from plants must be very interesting. Not quite knowing what colour / shade you will achieve.
SvarSletI have a general idea of the colour, but the shade oten takes me by surprise. ONe of the other colours of this skein was a dreary grey, where I expected a greenish blue. But the green proper turned out a deep bottle green, very satisfactory.
SletI'll have to show off the whole skein.
You get some lovely colors, even if they are not always the exact shade you wanted.
SvarSletVery true, and the surprise is a part of the exitement.
SletSurprising to me that a yellow flower can produce a red dye, that almost red/deep orange is beautiful. like a stormy sunset.
SvarSletPlants almost never dye the colour they show to the world ;) else blue and red and green would be easy-peasy, and they so are not.
SletThere's so much dye stuff in those small flowers, I put in one more eighth of a skein, it is only a bit lighter in colour, I have to try one more.