Along with the wonderful memories, I also dragged home a bag of black walnuts from my trip a few weeks ago. I've had them fermenting in a big dye jar on the porch since I got back and yesterday seemed a good time to see how the dye liquor had progressed.
That gorgeous brown in the middle is the first dye bath with plain, undyed wool. I love it! Totally love it. The mocha color on the far right was the next bath, and the many hues to the left are other naturally-dyed pieces that I over-dyed with the walnut. It makes me eager to work with them, these earthy, natural tones.
And work, I shall. I hope to be able to share a naturally-dyed piece that I've been working on, soon.
What sorts of oddities do you drag home in your suitcase when you travel?
8 comments:
Gorgeous colors! I bring rocks home. And feathers. And if I'm by the ocean, piles of shells and beach glass (when I'm lucky). My husband even brings rocks home for us (he's a rock hound too) from his hunting trips!
I love your colors! I am waiting to do some walnut this fall as well as mullein, tansy, and goldenrod. I have been writing a blog since May with all the dyeing I have been doing. It is addictive! Love your site!
Graham Crackers, wine, Red Vines, sand dollars, vintage hand bags, books, beads. That was just on my last trip back home.
I love that brown so much, fantastic result!
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Well, as you may already be aware, I also drag home rocks but I seem to have a big obsession with pine cones as well. Last summer, I brought home four *large* tubs of pine cones. My husband just rolled his eyes every time I showed up with more little finds. It was a wee bit difficult to find places to stash the things in our trailer where they wouldn't fall out on you. ; )
I really enjoyed your post on the natural dyes. I read some earlier posts you have done on the subject. I have a blog, too Arachneyarn.blogspot.com. I have been blogging on spinning and dyeing with natural dyes as well. I have been enjoying your blog for some time now. I love your felted rocks! Like I said before, I really enjoy your posts on dyeing!
Wonderful colours! Just love them. I bring home seashells and rocks...and beads.
Love from Norway.
I hope to dye my own wool someday. It's one of those things that I know I'll eventually do, but nows not the time. Also I tend to collect acorn caps where ever I go. I have a purse full of huge "hairy" acorn caps that I collected on a recent day trip to Old World Wisconsin.
Lovely range or browns! Really interested to see you using black walnuts, Lisa, as I've just located a source of the same and was looking forward to having a go this autumn.
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