Yesterday was the third annual Fiber Day I've participated in at the
Huntington Library and Gardens. Weavers and spinners were there
demonstrating, as well as us dyers. The dyeing we do at this event
feature dyestuffs from plant materials. This year I tried dyeing with
kamala (
Mallotus philippensis) and indigo (
Indigofera tinctoria).
Top row, kamala on wool premordanted with (left to right) iron, copper and alum. Bottom row, left to right, indigo on unmordanted wool, and indigo overdip on the same three kamala-dyed as above. The indigo was such a strong color it overpowered the yellows, so I got teals instead of the greens I was after, but still pretty.
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