#anyways i have a dedicated dye pot now and can use mordants without worrying about poisoning the cooking pots
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Huh, upon cursory search everyone talking about black bean dye talks about dyeing cotton yarn even though cellulose-based fibers have a reputation for being trickier to dye. I think I forgot the extent to which animal fibers are foreign to a general audience...
#to be clear this is not a dig#it was something i experienced#'tis hard to find protein fibers at your average craft store. though felting has made unspun protein fibers more common#with the caveat that you can find a few wool blends and maybe some 100% superwash wool#and one brand of feltable singles (paton's classic <3)#but i've been so immersed in the animal fiber world of late that i forgot that people don't use it#because 'tis actually hard to find and thus more inaccessible to a general audience#though i must say. if you've got alum lying around and aren't pickling then i'm surprised you're not reaching for protein fibers#but maybe it's the reputation for uncomfortable fabric or the cheapness of cotton#(should not be so cheap with how resource-intensive it is to grow and process it imo)#anyways i have a dedicated dye pot now and can use mordants without worrying about poisoning the cooking pots
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