Daffodil Dye

When my lovely daffodils had lost their sunny glow, I chopped them up put them in a dyeing pan filled it with water and heated up and simmered for half an hour. It was then left to soak for a couple of days then strained.

Chopped Daffodils soaking after being boiled

Several different wool fibres and throwsters silk waste were put in heated for 30mins then left over night.

The fibres used were Merino, Wensleydale, Alpaca and throwsters silk waste. Each fibre took up the dye differently none of them were mordanted.

I modified some of the fibres to see what happened, although you can't tell from the picture there was some subtle changes in colour.

Merino soaked in copper water gave a bright soft green, Wenslydale + iron water + soda crystals gave a warm soft yellow and the Alpaca was put in after the Wenslydale and gave a lovely warm yellow.

                         This is what it looks like on the bobbin I'm quite pleased with it.




Thanks for visiting

  JL