Progress report avocado dyeing. As usual pits - right - give a more true red, whereas peels - left - give a more orangey hue.
Og så de sidste billeder af det nøgle. Farvet med restebad af skaller og sten sammen, resterne af vanlnøddegryden og havens sidste vilde kørvel. Der var ikke ret meget farve tilbage nogen af stederne. Og rigtig meget af avocadofarverne blev vasket ud sammen med noget organisk - stivelse? - der er i skaller og sten. Jeg må eksperimentere med at undgå dette.
- Måske ved at farve garnet flere gange,
- eller ændre pH værdien
- eller ved at si væsken grundigere.
- Måske noget enzym-noget til at ligesom spise stivelsen? (𝛂-amylase?)
- Tinbejdse?
- Friske sten og skaller?
Godt at jeg har en familie til at hjælpe med at spise avocadoerne.
And the last photos of this skein. Dyed in pits+peels exhaust, the very last cow parsleys and the walnuts exhaust where the yarn was still white. Not much dyestuff was left in any of these. And much of the avocado dye washed out with the sticky organic matter from the pits and peels. I'll have to experiment some more with how to prevent this.
Maybe:
- dyeing the yarn several times.
- adding vinegar or ammonia
- straining the dyebath better
- neutralizing the starch (𝛂-amylase?)
- tin mordanting
- fresh - as opposed to dried pits and skins.
I see avocados in our future.
Vundet til et fint krydsnøgle -- Wound in a cake
HOW I love those colours. Many thanks for taking us on this journey of experimentation, discovery and learning.
SvarSletYou do excellent work, i hope you find the combinations you like best to give you the colors you want.
SvarSlet