I’m going to make a second sewn-over-straps book. The first used yellow onion skins on the cover, this one will use red. I procrastinated dyeing this paper because the dyeing process all seemed like too much, but then one day I just got up and did it. Took photos too.
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In garden news, we finished spreading hay mulch today except for the flower beds. I harvested three red cabbage. Snow is in the forecast later this week.
And I love these little British soldiers growing along the wood frame of our compost heap. They are really flourishing.
You have achieved such wonderful results, markings that I so love. I’ve never dyed paper but have spent many a happy hour with red onion skins, copper pot, a splash of vinegar and cloth and have gotten similar results but also when I have just loaded my copper pot with red onion skins, water and vinegar, heated for a short time and left outside for a few days, voila! without cloth in the pot, the most wonderful green color has magically appeared. Then I pull out the skins, leaving just the dyed liquid, put my cloth into the pot, let it live there for a few days and it turns into such gorgeous green cloth.
You have achieved such wonderful results, markings that I so love. I’ve never dyed paper but have spent many a happy hour with red onion skins, copper pot, a splash of vinegar and cloth and have gotten similar results but also when I have just loaded my copper pot with red onion skins, water and vinegar, heated for a short time and left outside for a few days, voila! without cloth in the pot, the most wonderful green color has magically appeared. Then I pull out the skins, leaving just the dyed liquid, put my cloth into the pot, let it live there for a few days and it turns into such gorgeous green cloth.
Ooh, exciting. I want to try that!
hmmmm … I’ll bet those red cabbage leaves would makes some lovely marks as well … but I’m thinking the colors are probably fugitive
Yes … and yes. I don’t often dye with fugitive stuff, too disappointing to have it fade away.