tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142907709154772138.post1425460116383190836..comments2022-03-27T14:06:19.215-04:00Comments on 44 Clovers: Apple Barks; a foraging and dyeing tutorialRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002127964855420189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142907709154772138.post-10417350202513491512014-01-09T20:48:06.390-05:002014-01-09T20:48:06.390-05:00Hi and thank you so much for your comments and que...Hi and thank you so much for your comments and questions! I'm so happy to share whatever I can:)<br /><br />Regrading Lichens; When using lichens there is no need for a mordant. I'm going to be dyeing with all my fermented lichens for the first time on Monday and will be posting the tutorial here on Wednesday. Be sure to check back then as I will have a lot of information that won't all fit here:) <br /><br />I am curious about your lichen though. What color is the liquid in the jar? Is it dark magenta or purple? I've got two jars of umbiicilaria going right now too that I started in September that i collected near Squam lake. Along with golden shield lichens from Ireland and here in Portland and Peaks Island. I also have some interesting orange juicey bath going on from some I collected in Prince Edward Island. I look forward to sharing the experiments next week. <br /><br />Jamie, regarding your question, I have SO MANY DYE books. I've been collecting them for a while now. I love all of them for different reasons. I do own Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess which is a lovely laid out book. What do you think about?<br /><br />For me, A really straight forward (visually) is Jenny Dean's Wild Color. I recommend it to all my students when I teach natural dyeing and foraging here in New England. It's just awesome and covers basics while getting very in depth but in a language even I can understand. <br /><br />Dyer's Garden by Rita Buchanan has been in my library since I started just dreaming about natural dyeing years ago. Focusing more on how to lay out a dye garden, it has an attractive lay out. <br /><br />If you want to get super intense and scientific, The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing by J.N. Liles has an enormous amount of really intense recipes that use a lot of chemicals that I've never heard of or will ever be able to use (because I dye in my kitchen right now) But it has a lot of very interesting and historical information. It's also a book the dyers at Swan's Island Yarn uses. <br /><br />The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes is also nice. Another beautiful lay out and easy to navigate book. <br /><br />I have several others, but these are the newest in my stack and I highly recommend them all. <br /><br />I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. <br /><br />~ RachelRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002127964855420189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142907709154772138.post-75833020409893225002014-01-09T19:47:13.408-05:002014-01-09T19:47:13.408-05:00Thanks for all the great info. I was wondering wha...Thanks for all the great info. I was wondering what books you would suggest for natural dyeing? I have only one in my collection right now and would like to add some more (Harvesting Color). Thanks<br />JamieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636454323941652379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142907709154772138.post-39154112914185020812014-01-09T10:40:52.631-05:002014-01-09T10:40:52.631-05:00Thank you, Rachel, for sharing this!
I have some...Thank you, Rachel, for sharing this! <br /><br />I have some lichen aging in three jars, I think it's umbicilaria, that I foraged last November... and I was wondering if I need to use a mordant or heat when it's done aging. Jaxie985https://www.blogger.com/profile/17884203203119150014noreply@blogger.com