Hello Everyone, Ida Grae lists several pomegranate recipes in her "Nature's Colors, Dyes From Plants" book. She indicates colors ranging from apricot to beige to various browns to black. Depending on the recipe the flowers, skins and/or seeds are used. I'm copying the one I've used several times on tussah silk. I've come out with colors ranging from a lovely irridescent green to brown.
POMEGRANATE OOZE (Punica granatum) Black: unmordanted wool, cotton, jute or sisal. Good lightfastness. TEXTILE Scoured presoaked unmordanted wool, cotton, jute or sisal (1 ounce). INGREDIENT (Old pomegranate ooze* 2 quarts.) WATER Tap (enough to cover textile) POT Nonreacting METHOD 1. Cover textile with old ooze. 2. Dilute with tap water if ooze is too thick. 3. Simmer for 30 minutes. 4. Cool overnight in ooze. 5. Rinse thoroughly. 6. Dry in shade. *To make ooze: Chop up or grind skins of 12 pomegranates and cover with water in iron pot. Simmer for one hour. I store the ooze in my freezer. It can be used over and over again. Randy Chelsey To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
