Life is funny when it comes to how you get an idea for something.
I was watering a pot of dark blackish hearts ease flowers that we have near our front door. I flicked one fo the flowers and it left behind a purple stain on the tiles. And I thought ohhhhhh....I wonder if they would dye thread?
And just like that I was back at the solar botanical dyeing I was in a frenzy for two years ago!
Into their glass jar they went, and sat in the sun they were.
As I was preparing to throw this bunch of lavender out; I thought wonder if... so into a pot they went as well.
And this is how the lavender came out. A soft green from the stems. and the 'juice' smelt divine.
And here they both are wrapped around their old pegs, after having been rinsed and dried.
And so then, I wondered about the tibouchina flowers.
But I have to report that thus far, they are very uninspiring
that blue is beautiful from the heartsease!
ReplyDeleteI was astonished Mo - blue is quite hard to get and they were so generous! I love it, even it fades a wee bit over time...go well.
Deletethe color in the hearts ease is as saturated as I've ever seen ...
ReplyDeleteand thought you'd appreciate knowing that I sent a bit of your hand-dyed thread to a friend in California who is weaving little bags and leaving them as gifts to the world (she calls them her Community Medicine Bags)
http://pomegranatetrail.blogspot.com/2021/08/welcome-to-my-madness.html
another way your peace is spreading in the world
Oh Liz - thank your letting me know some thread is playing in California! What marvellous little bags they are and can you imagine the excitement of finding one in the wild?!?!? And I agree with the depth of that blue - I hope it holds. Go well.
DeleteCame here via Liz...and oh my! The color of the hearts ease is wonderful and all of your photographs are gorgeous. I love the old clothes pins! Take care.
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