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Readers' Dye Tips

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Grass - BY D.BOYLE

Grass makes a nice shade of green. Just boil it in water, remove grass and use the remaining as dye.

Red Cedar Root - BY LANEKNIT

Red Cedar root = Purple dye (Alum mordant.) Cameleon plant gives you a beautiful golden color (Alum mordant.)

Tea- BY DERRICK

Don't forget tea. Any style of tea bag you can buy from the store or homemade tea if you live in an area where growing that is possible makes a very light nice brown.

Yellow Dyes - BY RICHARD H.

Two new dyes for your "Yellow" list:

(1) Red Clover (whole blossom, leaves and stem); alum mordant; Gold.

(2) Yellow cone flower (whole flower head); chrome mordant; Brass to Greeney-Brass.

One new dye for your "Peach" list:

(1) Virginia Creeper (all parts); alum mordant; Peach.

3 Best Dyes - BY CAITLIN

Madder, weld, and Japanese indigo are the three very best natural dyes for temperate areas. Madder makes shades of red, weld yields a bright yellow, and Japanese indigo gives deep blues. They are all quite colorfast.

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