http://www.terminalverbosity.com/2008/05/05/dying-wool-with-natural-dyes/ I write, therefore I am Sun, 16 May 2010 13:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.terminalverbosity.com/2008/05/05/dying-wool-with-natural-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Julie Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:10:57 +0000 http://chezartz.com/?p=247#comment-332 You know, I found several articles saying that dying with beets would produce a golden color, but I also read that different mordants encourage different dye colors. Try alum alone, that's what I did here http://chezartz.com/?p=271 and was able to get a nice pink color on wool and a play silk that I used for wrapping a gift for a zero-waste party...Good luck! You know, I found several articles saying that dying with beets would produce a golden color, but I also read that different mordants encourage different dye colors. Try alum alone, that’s what I did here http://chezartz.com/?p=271 and was able to get a nice pink color on wool and a play silk that I used for wrapping a gift for a zero-waste party…Good luck!

]]> http://www.terminalverbosity.com/2008/05/05/dying-wool-with-natural-dyes/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Lanette Earley Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:50:33 +0000 http://chezartz.com/?p=247#comment-331 Hello! I found your website looking for more information about dying wool with Bulls Blood Beets! I just recently tried dying wool yarn that had already been premordanted with alum and cream of tartar and I got an golden orange color! I was hoping to get a red dye with the Bulls Blood Beets I grew, but maybe I put too much boiling heat in the dyebath or did something else wrong? Do you know if the Bulls Blood Beets are supposed to give a true red dye on wool? I've found out that other beets have not given the true color they look like they would give, but more of a golden or orange color. I wondered if you had tried dying anything with these beets yet and how it turned out!? Sincerely, Lanette Earley Hello! I found your website looking for more information about dying wool with Bulls Blood Beets! I just recently tried dying wool yarn that had already been premordanted with alum and cream of tartar and I got an golden orange color! I was hoping to get a red dye with the Bulls Blood Beets I grew, but maybe I put too much boiling heat in the dyebath or did something else wrong? Do you know if the Bulls Blood Beets are supposed to give a true red dye on wool? I’ve found out that other beets have not given the true color they look like they would give, but more of a golden or orange color. I wondered if you had tried dying anything with these beets yet and how it turned out!? Sincerely, Lanette Earley

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