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 Red Maple Tree - BY BJ |
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The inner bark of the Red Maple
tree when combined with an iron mordant yields shades of Purple.
Shavings or sawdust from the
heartwood of the Osage Orange tree yields shades of yellow.
These were done on wool. I'm
not sure how they would react with other fibers. |
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Acorns -
BY M. LANGENFELD |
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When preparing acorns, the byproduct
of making them edible can be used as a natural dye. I cracked
open the acorns with a large stone. To make the nutmeats edible
you boil them in hot water and strain, then boil again with new
water, until the water runs clear. When boiling them the water
will turn brown (natural tannins boiling away from the acorns.)
This brown liquid (natural tannic acid solution) can be used
with a vinegar-based fixative for a very dark brown color to
cloth. The brown color was thrown away on my first try. As I
said, it is a byproduct of boiling hulled acorns, for eating.
Thought this might be useful to you. |
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