tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post5274826299737858660..comments2024-01-13T21:09:57.051+10:00Comments on Country Cottage Cats: something new ...selinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-30685300019461175882017-09-26T15:55:44.181+10:002017-09-26T15:55:44.181+10:00Gosh Selina you must feel so chuffed with how it t...Gosh Selina you must feel so chuffed with how it turned out ... it looks amazing & what a gorgeous colour. My friend has dyed wool using onion skins before ... she likes to use natural things to dye her wool & not commercial dyes. Happy sock knitting Selina XxxJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301647145550214950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-56180322207640612822017-09-24T15:49:08.154+10:002017-09-24T15:49:08.154+10:00the salt in the mix should help keep the colour in...the salt in the mix should help keep the colour in, mmm, i wash my other soaks after every time i wear them, should i not?<br />thanx for the commentselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-57919459739684827002017-09-24T15:47:30.426+10:002017-09-24T15:47:30.426+10:00no, it doesn't work in soaps, i think the lye ...no, it doesn't work in soaps, i think the lye neutralises it, have tried mulberries & blueberries to colour soap to no avail, it just comes out a dirty white. <br />yes, plant a mulberry tree if you have the room, they are a beautiful shade tree.<br />thanx for commentingselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-80692400782935099122017-09-24T12:28:44.191+10:002017-09-24T12:28:44.191+10:00I hope it doesn't wash out, Selina. I have not...I hope it doesn't wash out, Selina. I have noticed that the mulberry stains on clothes eventually wash out but you probably won't be washing what you make with it too much anyway. Looks like a lovely colour. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-48216567297011258502017-09-24T11:02:11.023+10:002017-09-24T11:02:11.023+10:00It turned out such a lovely colour, Selina. It turned out such a lovely colour, Selina. Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322236537807536688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-23197191573566276832017-09-24T09:23:23.044+10:002017-09-24T09:23:23.044+10:00Your wool looks just beautiful, Selina! I'm so...Your wool looks just beautiful, Selina! I'm so impressed. I wonder if mulberries could be used in some way to color soap? I've tried purple clay, but it comes out too brown for my taste. I'm excited to see your socks. I just may plant a mulberry tree, too. I used to have a fruitless one for shade. I loved it, but it died after a few years of drought. TheAwakenedSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636961399581011120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-67911141769777797162017-09-23T22:44:24.694+10:002017-09-23T22:44:24.694+10:00yes! i saw that on little house on the prairie, La...yes! i saw that on little house on the prairie, Laura made a scarf for her dad & used onion skins to colour, very interesting.<br />thanxselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-40236137048875357372017-09-23T18:41:27.987+10:002017-09-23T18:41:27.987+10:00Interesting shade, can't wait for the socks.Interesting shade, can't wait for the socks.DbrhH.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13052036567121618203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-91419094795732732712017-09-23T17:05:21.662+10:002017-09-23T17:05:21.662+10:00Simply wonderful! Onions apparently give a nice c...Simply wonderful! Onions apparently give a nice colour tooPhil Poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528068263542083696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530385219049793292.post-80476247482284420352017-09-23T17:01:19.923+10:002017-09-23T17:01:19.923+10:00That colour is so beautiful, Selina. Whatever you ...That colour is so beautiful, Selina. Whatever you make will be lovely. I did a workshop on dyeing with natural fibres in at the Northey Street City Farm here in Brisbane. We used all sorts of plant material from the permaculture gardens there. I loved the different colours and effects of the dyeing. I still have some of the fabric I dyed here and use it in projects from time to time. I've never dyed wool though. Meg:)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.com