• CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net
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    3 months ago

    Something to appreciate with thoughts like this are the more natural dyes that come from plants, such as Iris Root, Black Walnut, Reed Flower, Hawthorn, so forth.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve seen folks online use Virginia creeper and pokeberry to dye fabrics, a soft green and vibrant purple respectively. I’d love to take a crack at them on cotton, maybe even a natural tie dye!

      The US Forest Service has a chart with plants and their corresponding colors. I wonder if there’s a dye community on lemmy 🤔

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        3 months ago

        I did not know about that chart, I am going to have to download that and keep a copy of it around.

        If there is not one, perhaps you could make one? I would love to learn in good detail how to make my own dyes, and work on dying clothing myself!