My dear friend C gave me a whole bunch of fabric last night, following a major clean-out of her late mother's house. Some of it is very nice, lots of it is... er, very green. I am very grateful, however mindful of the fact that a person's wardrobe can contain limited amounts of bright green. So this was today's activities...Dyeing the paler green was my main aim, and it got boiled for the requisite hour. I love the dirty khaki brown it has become, and even though I originally envisioned a Pattern Magic 2 thing I am now leaning towards a skirt. The two darker greens were tossed in the leftovers, just because I thought "why not?". They are less "St Patricks Day" now, and more "wine bottle", so a bit better. I might do them over again, with a fresh batch of dye. Another reason they didn't "take" as well is probably that they are mostly cotton.
At the same time, I noticed my T-shirt that I boiled in turmeric eighteen months ago had gone very pale. Not enough salt? So it enjoyed a re-spicing up. Literally. This time half a cup of salt went in, plus 2tsp turmeric. We'll see how the colour holds up this time...And in case you are wondering, that top pot is only used for dyeing.... I have no intentions of poisoning my family's soup!
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