tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post6205157897672498582..comments2023-07-23T00:46:10.116-07:00Comments on Art by Jeanne Beck: What Matters: Bubble Bubble, Toil and TroubleJeanne Raffer Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17080286350374492967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-26643052824727313872008-04-19T14:52:00.000-07:002008-04-19T14:52:00.000-07:00Jeanne, you might find this new book of interest: ...Jeanne, you might find this new book of interest: "Eco Colour" by Australian textile artist India Flint. See my <a href="http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2008/03/25/plant-dyes-eco-colour/" rel="nofollow"><b>recent blog post</b></a> for more details.Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05117195205038571265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-36677642163014194822008-04-19T17:47:00.000-07:002008-04-19T17:47:00.000-07:00OK, I'm reading this after spending the last 4 day...OK, I'm reading this after spending the last 4 days with Kerr Gabrowski doing soy wax, thiox, and MX dyes and I'm thinking I'll probably start glowing soon, but I know myself well enough to know I wouldn't have the patience for the natural dyes.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-68425312660750198902008-04-19T18:59:00.000-07:002008-04-19T18:59:00.000-07:00I love, love indigo. I think the thing to do is ju...I love, love indigo. I think the thing to do is just do lots of dyeing once you have the mordants and dyes mixed and do enough to last for awhile. I would love to try the direct application - haven't seen that done.Gerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-14826575858587529922008-04-20T03:11:00.000-07:002008-04-20T03:11:00.000-07:00Welcome to the world of natural dyes! It is always...Welcome to the world of natural dyes! It is always very interesting hear how people turn from synthetic dye to natural! You might be itnerested in learning to use extracts of natural dyes of which there are a number on the market. They come in a powder from and can be mixed with water and used immediately-no soaking heating etc although you still have to mordant. <br>with best wishes Helen, a very passionate natural dyer!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-24200595408316752452008-04-22T21:27:00.000-07:002008-04-22T21:27:00.000-07:00You can do a lot with natural dyes that is not dis...You can do a lot with natural dyes that is not discussed in most traditional natural dye books! <br><br>Colour has been applied to surfaces for thousands of years using natural dyes and earth pigments, whilest chemical dyes for a little more than 150 years. <br><br>Unless your going for a solid color with no mottling it is NOT necessary to stir the fabric, or fiber, every 10 minutes! On the contrary I do a lot of cold water dyeing and simply leave my cloth to sit, in the dyebath, for days or weeks on end.k baxter packwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894633518508627271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-25771184132775556842008-04-22T21:32:00.000-07:002008-04-22T21:32:00.000-07:00If your working primarily with silk or cotton fabr...If your working primarily with silk or cotton fabric you do not need to heat your indigo dye vat, period! <br><br>Only wool requires heat, heating the wool opens the fibers to recieve the pigment (indigo is actually a pigment not a dye as it sits on the surface of the fiber).<br><br>I keep my vat year round in my stuido sink, it lives in a 4 gallon bucket with a lid. <br><br>Also you don't have to use lye you can use fermented urine for your vat - this I recommend you keep out of doors.k baxter packwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894633518508627271noreply@blogger.com