tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post7257760563154855043..comments2023-05-08T09:23:58.847-04:00Comments on kate the hunter: natural dying round two: sumacKate Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-51370820919119127282010-09-15T12:55:16.330-04:002010-09-15T12:55:16.330-04:00Thanks Kate. I really am interested. I'd be up...Thanks Kate. I really am interested. I'd be up for a natural dye day. Lets do it. Jesse's parents live on a big farm, so I am sure we could find some things to use....Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303811026251307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-53529468036291960752010-09-09T08:51:24.581-04:002010-09-09T08:51:24.581-04:00I used alum as a mordant and it produced the brown...I used alum as a mordant and it produced the brown colour I got. I washed it after dying it, and the colour stayed. I suggest reading "Indigo Madder and Marigold" by Trudy Van Stralen. In it, she says that for sumac you actually don't even need a mordant since it has acidic properties which set the colour itself. But adding mordants can intensify the colour and improve fastness. I think the colour I got from the sumac would have been a softer beige if I hadn't used the alum. Also, if you use iron as a mordant with sumac you can get a gorgeous soft grey colour. I think you can make your own iron mordant by using rusty/non-rusty nails at some point in the process (I'd google that).<br /><br />Hope that helps! I think the picklebee society was contemplating having a natural dye day at some point, possibly the end of September. That would be fun!Kate Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-83380616343251399052010-09-08T18:58:10.859-04:002010-09-08T18:58:10.859-04:00Kate, how does the colour stay? have you washed it...Kate, how does the colour stay? have you washed it yet? Do you need to do anything special to set the colour?! <br />I am really interested in trying this. It has been something I've been wanting to do for a while!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303811026251307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-2882736712545416592010-08-21T10:22:15.533-04:002010-08-21T10:22:15.533-04:00thanks karyn! give it a try, its fun. but again, w...thanks karyn! give it a try, its fun. but again, watch out for gross bugs.Kate Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541074014564485332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858078864223087265.post-54208541223642716232010-08-19T21:22:57.600-04:002010-08-19T21:22:57.600-04:00what an awesome brown shade you got! i haven't...what an awesome brown shade you got! i haven't tried sumac to dye yet, but now i want to!karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046769684699969104noreply@blogger.com