On 8/10/07 4:34 PM, Jennifer Horsman wrote:
Also, I remember an earlier email about using onion skins
to get a rich chestnut brown color - is this from a
yellow onion? There was a comment that the color from
onions will fade quickly - so maybe there is a better
choice for a rich brown?
The stripes on my onion-dyed socks are still bright and
clear, though I'm not sure they are as dark as they were
originally. Using rhubarb as a mordant made the brown
darker and less red, but I believe the color did not develop
until I washed the socks in blue liquid detergent. Bit of a
shock the first time it happened: Whoa, things aren't
supposed to get *darker* in the wash! Or the startling
change may have been rhubarb and a tin-can lid -- the next
"upgrade" erased my records, so I can't be sure.
Try dying ten-yard samples in every weed that comes to hand,
then knitting striped socks to find out how the colors wash.
But keep your notes on paper, or at least print them out
after each edit.
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