The beginnings of some experimentation with the dyeballs! Found 3 suitable friends in the park this morning and heres a look at the prepping process.
I used only one for this first test (2nd photo) using them fresh. The rest will be dried and tested in future experiments. They were thinly sliced and any excess spore powder on the older one was cut away. Its the black colored flesh around the peridioles (the lil yellow bits, they're like packets where spores are produced) that imparts the pigment. Then they were simply boiled in 4 cups of water!
I'll post updates on how the tests go and give details on fabric types and timing!!
The other day I wrote that I like white, and then, without much pause, I write this.
I like the colour dyed with persimmon tannin.
It is an indescribable brown colour that this chemical dye does not have.
When dyed with persimmon tannin and then iron-mordanted, the colour also becomes indescribable, almost black.
Dyeing with liquid made by crushing astringent persimmons when young and fermenting them in water is called persimmon tannin dyeing.
A typical example of the use of tannin is tanning of leather.
Cloth dyed with persimmon tannin is more durable and has antiseptic and mothproof properties. It also has waterproofing properties, so much so that in old Japan, paper was repeatedly coated with it to make rain umbrellas. Even today, it is used as a stencil for dyeing tenugui.(Please search for “Ise katagami”.
When first dyed, it turns orangey-pink. It is then exposed to sunlight and dyed again and again until it turns brown. The more it is exposed to sunlight, the darker the colour becomes.
The fabric is stiff at first, but becomes softer with use.
I love persimmon tannin dyeing, but its drawbacks are that it is very stiff when sewing and, what can I say, its smell !
My family seems to be very annoyed when I am dyeing:)
But don't worry. I sell my work after the smell is gone.
wool workshop!! these babies won't have their first sheering for some time, but thanks to their lovely mamas we have some delicate wool that's been carded and spun into yarn and dyed many colors from the plants this spring.
I’m dying some fabric for a dress I’m sewing later and I wanted to do something quaint and cute so I used instant espresso for a nice little tan/brown look. Long story short, my tongs are broken so I had to use my bare hands to stir it around and dunk it. Anyway I’m bouncing off the walls because I absorbed so so much caffeine through my skin
After confirmation, we shall start with pattern making and a toile in muslin.
After making the toile, we send you the images or one can also call for the sample ( shipping chargeable ).
Alterations can be made with in the designs as per the convenience before we move into production.
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Sampling charges of single size pattern and toile in muslin will be 3000/- (35% of sampling cost will be refunded on the production order quantity of above 100 pieces)
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Production sample will be produced after toiles.(in final selected fabric,dye or print)
Production sample pieces is subjective to design, print /dye, fabric and stitching. It can only be provided after patter and toiles are produced.
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atlas fact: as a First and devotee of sylaise, he took every aspect of her teachings to heart - herbalism, gardening, sewing, weaving, dyeing, etc - and he uses these skills a lot during the inquisition, both in Haven and after being named an Inquisitor. If he isn't in the gardens, he can almost always be found teaching the elven mage apprentices pieces of history (dalish or otherwise), and these crafts. he especially likes to teach them to make blankets and warm cloaks, all of which get distributed to refugees the inquisition takes in.