H again - must be free-range yolks.:-)
...of fustic in relation to the concentration of kermes you'd get orange
rather than yolk yellow.
Jen/pixel/Margaret
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Hmmm.
Kermes is a related insect to the cochineal bug--it gives that lovely deep pure
red. Fustic is the heartwood of one of the trees in the Mulberry family, and it
produces yellows and oranges. You could
Thank you all for the information on kermes and fustic.
It does indeed relate to old dyes--the book in in question is set in the
fifteenth century, and the protagonist started life as a dyer's apprentice.
Jane in No VA
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At 03:42 PM 1/15/2010, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/15/2010 6:17:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com writes:
Kermes is a related insect to the cochineal bug--it gives that lovely deep
pure red. Fustic is the heartwood of one of the trees in the Mulberry
family, and
I have a question for the dyers on the list.
Some listmates on a list discussing works of our favorite author came noted
this sentence:
He had a beard which was the yolk yellow of floss dyed with kermes and fustic
Anyone have a idea of what color(s) she may have in mind?
Jane, feeling wan and
Hmmm.
Kermes is a related insect to the cochineal bug--it gives that lovely deep
pure red. Fustic is the heartwood of one of the trees in the Mulberry
family, and it produces yellows and oranges. You could, in theory, use
kermes with fustic but I think unless you had a very large
In a message dated 1/15/2010 6:17:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com writes:
Kermes is a related insect to the cochineal bug--it gives that lovely deep
pure red. Fustic is the heartwood of one of the trees in the Mulberry
family, and it produces yellows and oranges.
I think unless you had a very large concentration
of fustic in relation to the concentration of kermes you'd get orange
rather than yolk yellow.
over-dyeing fustic with even a weak concentration of kermes would give
yolk yellow. I agree that orange would be much more likely.
The
I agree. My immediate thought was a rather orangey yellow. I still don't
think that eggs should have a pale yellow yolk.
Ginni Morgan
landofoz lando...@netins.net 1/15/10 4:51 PM
I think unless you had a very large concentration
of fustic in relation to the concentration of kermes
